Jefferson Co. Okla. The Cornish News 1910

The Cornish News
transcribed by Anita Emberlin
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The Cornish News
Published in Cornish, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

August 19, 1910

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Dixie

The farmers around Dixie are certainly looking hopeful since the nice little rain that fell last week. Cotton and young corn, cane and corn which was already made is only an average crop.

Our blacksmith, W. A. Wagner, is all smiles; it is a girl.

Messrs. Oscar Albright and Grady Benson came in from Waurika a few days since. They came to see Miss Lena Benson who has been quite sick of measles and fever. We are glad to report that her condition much improved.

It is rumored that Dixie is soon to have a new business building.

School is progressing nicely under the guidance of Prof. W. A. Oxford. Teacher and pupils both concur in reporting the house more comfortable than in the spring.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hall were taken very ill suddenly last Sunday afternoon. We are glad to say they are much better.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Taylor are visiting their son, Rev. B. S. Taylor, of Elk City, Oklahoma.

Mr. E. P. Burgess is visiting friends and relatives in Texas.

Sunday morning, the writer with his wife started on a few miles drive north of Dixie. After making some six miles, we came to the house of W. A. Odell. This enterprising farmer owns a quarter section of land and is rapidly developing a "real" home. He has a good dwelling, a fine young orchard, and the largest barn in Southern Oklahoma.

Here we drew rein and after a hospitable dinner, the writer with Mr. Odell drove east. A half mile on, we came to Dan Odell’s. He also owns his farm, and like his brother, is building it up.

We stopped here to see Mrs. Dan Odell and child who were very sick with the measles. After we drove a mile further east, we stopped at Uncle George Wright’s, another hospitable home. We first secured a drink and then with Uncle George leading the way, proceeded to the peach orchard, where Elbertas and other peaches hung in abundance. Uncle George has the finest orchard I have seen in Oklahoma. His trees were three years old only last spring, but hey have a full crop of the finest kind of peaches. Like his neighbors just mentioned, Uncle George is a homeowner. On his place, he has set out peaches, pears, apricots and grapes. He has a fine diversified crop, corn, cotton, cane, peanuts, and watermelons. We also saw at his place some extra sleek hogs, cattle and horses.

After viewing all this, we returned to the house to be further entertained. Here Uncle George with his violin and Ernest Emberlin at the organ made us fine music. When they grew tired, their places were taken by Griff Wright and John Hodge. After music, we feasted on watermelons and admired the beautiful flowers growing around their home.

If more farmers would own their homes and bring up their children in pleasant and healthful surroundings, there would be no problem of "Back to the farm" for the coming generations. As the song drew to a close, we left these good people and returned to Dixie well satisfied with our days outing.
Written by S. S. Garrett.

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Richland Items

Murray Moody is cutting hay this week.

Frank Ritter went north Sunday.

Sam Bettis is running for bailiff on the socialist ticket. The socialist cast 21 votes in the primary in this voting precinct. The democrats in this precinct will vote solidly for the democratic nominees.

The Richland boys go to see the Bugscuffle girls.

W. A. McClain tried to preach at Sappington.

J. B. Collier says he will make a half bale of cotton to the acre.

Richland people will make plenty of corn to do them.

If the socialist party continues to die out, there will soon be no socialist. Uncle Joe Colliers says they are dying fast; he thinks they have the republican grubs.

Mr. A. G. Robberson is on Richland today urging the raising of peanuts as a sideline.

General Green has taken possession of some crops around Richland. Let everybody guess what church and political party they belong to. Everybody around Richard that worked has made plenty of corn.

There is no division now on the democratic candidates; let all democrats take the advice of the Cornish News. He says push for Cruce, climb the Clift, take the Sap and try the Steele, vote for Fisher and accept the Bond and keep Wright.

Cake Brings $10
The ice cream supper given last Saturday night for the benefit of the baseball team was a success from a financial standpoint. The total proceedings amounted to about $50, the cake for the most popular young lady bringing $40.10. Miss Burnice Dulaney was the winner. The boys were able with this assistance to almost pay out of debt, the expenses having been very heavy for the past two weeks.

Dentist Locates
Dr. Sneed of Oklahoma City, Dentist, has located in Cornish and is prepared to do all kinds of dentist work. He will locate an office at once where he will be glad to receive those needing work done. The Doctor has had six years experience in the practice and was formerly located in Ardmore. He will move his family here soon.

Harris-Pruitt
At the beautiful county home of Mrs. Nora Pruitt, three miles northwest of Cornish, last Saturday evening at 3:30, Justice of the Peace E. W. Woods united in marriage, Mr. G. C. Harris and Mrs. Nora Pruitt.

Only a few intimate friends and relatives witnessed the ceremony. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. L. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Gupton, H. A. Watson, W. R. Harris, jr. brother to the groom, and A. McCrorey. After the ceremony, the guests were invited to the dining room where they partook of an appetizing supper.

The bride is well known in the Cornish and vicinity, having resided here a number of years and is a highly respected and industrious lady.

The groom is one of our most prominent businessmen and a gentleman of sterling worth, having moved here from Waurika some eighteen months ago, engaging in the general mercantile business.

The News joins their many friends in wishing for them a peaceful, prosperous and happy life.

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Oil City vs Cornish
Three interesting ball games were played on the local diamond the last three days of last week between Cornish and Oil City. The Oil City team, as announced last week, was composed of the tip-tops from the teams of Hewitt, Oil City, and Fox, all three of which places have good ball teams.

The first game resulted in a victory for Oil City by a score of 11 to 7, the second game Cornish won out by a score of 14 to 10. The third game wound up in a squabble in the last half of the ninth inning. Oil City had a score of 6 and Cornish up to this time had scored 3 times and went to bat for the last time in the last half of the ninth. They had scored twice which made the score stand 6 to 5 in favor of Oil City, two men were out and one man on second. The man on second made a run for third when the pitcher delivered the ball to third. The umpire ruled that the pitcher made a balk and called the man safe on third and then came the squabble. The Oil City team left the diamond without finishing the game, refusing to abide by the ruling of the empire and claimed the game.

C. A. Dulaney was at the bat and V. A. Williamson was on third when the Oil City team left the diamond, and the chances are, had the game been finished, there would have at least been a tie, which would have called for the tenth inning to play off the tie.

The umpire followed the rules and declared Cornish the winner of the game by a score of 9 to 0.

This made 9 games the Cornish boys had played, with only one day’s rest between the games. Out of the nine games played, they won six without a squabble, and the last game, according to the umpire’s decision, gave them seven games out of nine.

Otto Ash of Terral and Maud Croft of Hastings pitched for Cornish, and West of Healdton, Horton of Hewitt, Lyle of Fox and Greenwood of Healdton pitched for Oil City and Hewitt. These four men are the cleverest pitchers in this country and they gave the Cornish Sluggers something to do.

The teams were well matched and the games were close each time.

Gin Burns
Last Sunday morn about 4:00 an alarm was sounded by the firing of pistols and guns and the yells of the excited citizens which awoke the entire populace to witness the burning of the Cornish cotton gin, belonging to T. J. Dulaney.

The origin of the fire is unknown and the plant was so completely enveloped in the flames before it was reached by any party…. The plant was only partially covered by insurance…

Notice of Sale of Real Estate
In the matter of the guardianship of Belle Parker, a minor…. Dated the 15th of August, 1910 by Mrs. M. C. Parker, guardian.

Holman-Harris Entertains
Last Monday evening a merry crowd of young people met at the "Union" home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Shurley Holman for a few moments of enjoyment.

Notice of Sale of Real Estate
In the matter of the guardianship of Addie Woods, nee Addie McClain…. Signed by W. A. McClain, guardian.

Ed V. Parsons and real estate agent Harris of Waurika were in Cornish Tuesday on business.

Wanted: to rent 3 or 4 room residence, give location, condition and price. Signed Joe Bryan of Middleberg, Oklahoma.

Local and Personal

W. T. Hilton of Claypool passed through Cornish headed east the first of the week.

For dress trimmings see Boles

Miss Alice Allred returned from Colorado Springs, Colorado the first of the week where she had been visiting her brother, Harvey Allred, for the past 60 days.

Gupton builds homes the right way at the right prices.

The News received a letter last week from Frank Duke, who formerly lived here with a U. S. money order enclosed for six months subscription to the News. Frank is located in Davis, Oklahoma.

Go to Fish & McQuaid for meat and groceries.

Mr. and Mrs. William Dulaney attended an association meeting of the Primitive Baptist church at Vernon, Texas last week.

Davis hats wear longer. Z. L. Boles has them.

G. C. Fore, a farmer who lives near Cornish, dropped into the News office Friday and had the News sent to his son, M. L. Fore, who is at Sherman, Texas. M L. formerly lived in Cornish.

Star brand shoes are better. Z. L. Boles

Mrs. J. A. Moore, we are informed, accompanied her sister, Miss Lessie Carter, to Whitesboro, Texas where she will spend several days with her parents.

Ladies muslin underwear at Z. L. Boles.

County treasurer of Stephens County Little and wife visited J. H. Cornish and family here a few days this week.

It may cost a little more, but remember the best is worth more. Let Gupton build your house.

H. A. Watson of Hewitt spent Sunday here visiting friends and attended the Harris-Pruitt wedding last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Dulaney got home the first of the week from a 30 day outing at Colorado Springs, Col. Otto says he likes Colorado, but Oh! You Oklahoma.

Some bargains in ladies shirtwaist and ready made skirts at Z. L. Boles.

Sam Roberts returned home last week from Greer county where he worked in the grain fields for a month.

Lowest price on dry goods and shoes. Fish & McQuaid

Otto Ash of Terral, the famous "Hot Shot" ball tosser who played ball here with Cornish for two weeks, returned home.

Earl Morris of Waurika spent several days in Cornish visiting relatives and friends, returning home Sunday.

Walter Hodges of Orr, cashier of the First State Bank of Orr, was here Tuesday on business.

Mrs. G. W. Johnson went over to Waurika Saturday and spent Sunday with her husband while carrying the mail from Waurika to Cornish.

John Wright, democratic nominee for sheriff, attended several of the ball games played here last week and apparently enjoyed the games. John boosted for the Cornish team. He says that he will move to Cornish as it is the warmest place he knows about. John is proud of the vote that he received at Cornish in the primary.

W. H. Rader and Jim Leftwich of Loco were here yesterday looking over the ground with a view of locating a gin plant here.

We learned it rumored that a law and order league had been organized at Cornish, however, the News has not been officially informed of the fact.

The holiness are having a great meeting in Cornish. They have preaching services twice a day and divine healing meetings in the afternoon of each day. Many of them have reached that point in spiritual perfection that they are able to speak in tongues as was spoken by the Saints on the great day of Pentecost after Jesus had ascended to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit as the comforter to guide the Christian world down the ages.

Z. L. Boles left Wednesday for Dallas where he went to purchase his fall supply of dry goods.

J.S. Roche, who was a candidate for sheriff, and who became ill while here to attend the candidate speaking on July 26 last, has recovered and went to his home near Claypool last Thursday.

Bant Jones transacted business in Waurika the first of the week.

C. A. Dulaney is attending the big three days carnival at Comanche this week.

L. Jackson is attending the Comanche carnival this week.

Dick True of Ryan transacted business here this week.

Several carpenters are busy this week creating a new residence for Z. L. Boles on East Main Street. A. L. Gupton has the contract.

Jake Palmer of Orr was here Tuesday figuring a proposition of building a cotton gin here. We are informed, however, that he will rebuild in Orr.

Frank Scivally of Orr passed through Cornish Tuesday en route to Loco.

Sam Stotts is taking in the carnival at Comanche this week.

Notice of Foreclosure of Mortgage
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance to a chattel mortgage given by Sissie Moore to J. A. Moore dated on the 23rd day of April, 1910 and file din the registrar’s office of Jefferson County… which the amount due to this date is $25.00 I will sell the property secured by said mortgage or so much thereof as …. One bay mare about 10 years old, branded and a colt 1 year old belonging to said mare…

Notice of Foreclosure of Mortgage
Ntoice is hereby given in pursuance to a chattel mortgage given by Joel Connely to J.A. Moore….one black mare branded T on left shoulder…

Order for Hearing Petition to Sell Real Estate
In the matter of the guardianship of Odus W., George, Edgar R. and Ora P. Folson, minors…comes W. S. Folsom, guardian…estate of said wards… signed by G. M. Bond, County Judge.

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