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February 9, 2022
Looking back 100 Years

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher)

Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher)

Feb. 6, 2022

TELEPHONE CO. BEGINS WORK ON EXTENSION

The telephone company has made good its promise to get to work on the improvement, repairing, reconstruction and extension of its lines in Henryetta. It has a large construction force here today, organized and ready to go to work.

Mayor Hawes has had an extensive correspondence with the officials of the company in which the crying need of this city for additional and better service has been well gone over and while company officials expressed a willingness and desire to improve the plant here, they have insisted they could not secure the necessary material and in the last letter the mayor had from them, they said they did not see how they could get to it before March, but that they would begin by that date. They made it nearly a month better than that and the work starts today.

Mr. Reed, of the local office, said today the work would consist in putting in larger cables, adding new ones extending the lines and generally overhauling the plant, putting it in shape to be of the very best. He said he could not tell how long it would take to do this work, but he judged it would require fully three months.

The business of the city is growing rapidly that there is a constant demand for additional phones.

200 BARRELS PER HOUR LAST WELL REPORT

Another big well came in late Saturday evening when the Lyons Petroleum Company struck the sand at 2,716 feet in 24-11-11 and had a well said to be flowing at the rate of 200 barrels per hour. If this is correct, it is easily the largest well yet found in the Quinn or Lyons pool.

MORGAN TONIGHT

Hal Kiter’s “Live Laugh and Love Revue” is called the wonder show of Miniature Musical Comedy. There is a good reason, for this as more money is invested in scenery and costumes and talent than any organization of its kind on tour. A cast of talented musical comedy starts and a chorus of youthful maidens who sing and dance in perfect unison.

Billy Allen, the producer who presents Hal Kiter and his company, has produced shows for twenty years, and has kept pace with the times – sailing under the motto “give value received,” as he knows the public has come to a stage in theatricals where they refuse to patronize anything but first-class entertainment. You are getting a show of merit when you see one of Billy Allen’s attractions in his proud slogan. “Live, Laugh and Love,” with Hal Kiter, opens at

“Live, Laugh and Love,” with Hal Kiter, opens at the Morgan Theatre tonight for a week’s engagement. Several changes of play will be the policy on the week’s program in connection with a first class feature picture.

MUSKOGEE VS. HENRYETTA

The young men’s basketball team of the Central Baptist Church of Muskogee will play the young men’s class of the First Baptist Church of this city tomorrow evening at 8:00 o’clock at the high school auditorium.

NEED MORE CLOTHES

Rev. C. Bowles, pastor of the First Baptist Church has made a general call to the public for clothing to be given to the poor. He states that there has been a constant stream of humanity to the church today for clothing and that the demand is greater than the supply. This morning he received the following note:

“This little boy hasn’t got no mother and there is four of them and if you have got any clothes for them, give them some to wear.”

If anyone has any clothing phone 921 or 983 and Rev. Bowles will call.

THIEVES ARE DARING

Three men drove a Ford truck into the O.K. & G. yards last night about 12:00 o’clock and leaving it, went along a string of loaded cars, holding up a flash light and examining the reals on the car doors. Two special officers were hidden under a car and were discovered by the night prowlers. One of them said, “There is somebody under that car,” and all three started to run away. The special officers caught two of them and one got away, but the officers learned who he was an also found who was the owner of the truck.

BOSTON ROOK CLUB

Mrs. Harry Lantz of North Seventh Street was hostess on Saturday afternoon to the Boston Rook Club, Mrs. E. Mundell, Mrs. Nicholson and Mrs. E. W. Smith being additional guests.

Red roses were used in the decorations and the hand painted place cards were very attractive. A delicious one course luncheon was served at the close of the afternoon. Following are the members of the club: Mesdames. H. T. Cash, F. P. Watson, M. Payne, C. O. Blunk, E. H. Francis and J. R. Lamont. Mrs. H. T. Cash will be hostess to the club in two weeks.

CHARGED WITH THEFT

Friday night Assistant Chief of Police Don Stormont recovered a car stolen from a man at Hitchita and Saturday night Deputy Sheriffs Floyd Ledbetter and Engle, of Dewar, caught Tony Morton, charged with the theft of the car.

The officers found him at a house on East Bluff Street where he was visiting. The owner of the car saw the man take it, he said, after he had remarked that he was going to Henryetta Saturday night to see his girl. The sheriff of McIntosh County came here yes

The sheriff of McIntosh County came here yesterday and took Morton to Eufaula where he will be tried.

DAY NURSERY MEETING

There will be a meeting of those interested in the Day Nursery at the Christian Church on Tuesday night, the 7th at 7:30. All those who are interested in this movement are invited to be present. Representatives from any and all clubs or organizations not now represented are urged to be there. This movement is for the whole town to participate in. Much progress has been made during the past week in getting plans in shape. This meeting will be Tuesday night instead of tonight.

SUPERIOR AND COUNTY COURT BOTH SITTING

Two courts are in session here today, both the county and the superior courts beginning the February term in Henryetta this morning.

In the county court Judge Hugh Murphy is presiding. Tim Hart is here as bailiff and Earl Jones, as reporter. Judge Murphy this afternoon is hearing a petition and a counter petition by the mother and widow of David White, for the appointment of an administrator of deceased’s estate.

The following proceedings were had in the superior court: I.G. Bean vs. H.D. Mode, dismissed by plaintiff.

I.G. Bean vs. H.D. Mode, dismissed by plaintiff.

J.M. Hammersley vs. Josephine Hammersley, decree of divorce granted the plaintiff. This case had just been filed and the defendant had entered her appearance, waived the process of summons and agreed that the case might be set for trial at any time. In the petition filed in the case the plaintiff alleged that they were married in Montague County, Texas, September, 1878, and that on July 8, 1912, the defendant, while in a rage of temper, drove him from their home and ever since that date has refused to be reconciled and refused to allow the plaintiff to return home or to be a wife to him in any way. Opal Photoplas vs. William C. Photoplas, decree

Opal Photoplas vs. William C. Photoplas, decree of divorce granted the plaintiff.

M. Meracle vs. Miners Mercantile Co., judgement for the plaintiff in the sum of $350.

Mrs. John Johnson vs. Clint Ratcliff, appeal dismissed.

The State vs. Beverly Williard, possession; defendant released on his own recognizance and subpoena issued for Deputy Sheriff Floyd Ledbetter to appear in court next Monday.

T.W. Wright vs. James Davison, judgement for the defendant.

Pear Alt vs. Max Janes et al., dismissed by the plaintiff.

RUMOR OF WHIPPING

There have been no stories lately coming from the Ku Klux Klan, and we have wondered if the organization be still in operation here. It should be remembered that we published an authentic statement from the Klan bearing the seal and official signature stating that all the publicity they sought would bear the unmistakable seal and number 24. In the absence of authentic matter we have heard nothing until yesterday, or last night rather. The story is a bit nebulous, and is not authentic.

The story is a bit nebulous, and is not authentic. It may or may not be true. As it reaches us, through a story told by a man who declined to give his name, it is about as follows: A man came here from Okmulgee. He was

A man came here from Okmulgee. He was accused of mistreating his wife. She was working in Okmulgee and seemed to be a good woman who was doing her best. It was said that she worked for money to pay some of his debts. But in addition to mistreating her, he took up with a bad woman, and spent most of his time as well as his earning s n the bad woman.

Some propaganda was put out, some way, the report of which was that his “woman” was in Henryetta and wanted him. He started from the oil field to town, but was held up on the way and captured by masked men supposed to be Ku Klux. When they had finished with him, they brought him to town, and left him at the Frisco station where his wife found him. This is the high lights in the rumored story, and all that we have been able to get on it. Ture of only a dream, we give it as we got it – and could not learn the man’s name.

CASE NOT DECIDED

The argument in the case of the accused election officials of ward one in this city was not decided last Saturday as was expected. The defendants, Sullins and Kersting, through

The defendants, Sullins and Kersting, through their attorneys, moved to quash the indictment, and this was the phase of the case that was under consideration. It was argued by defense counsel that there was

It was argued by defense counsel that there was not sufficient evidence before the grand jury to warrant an indictment, and several of the members of the grand jury were placed on the witness stand in support of this contention. The allegation that County Attorney Hepburn

The allegation that County Attorney Hepburn had been present when the indictments were voted seems to have been successfully denied.

The testimony of the grand jurors is said to have indicated this, but on the other hand the statement was made that the witnesses in court did not disclose all of the testimony adduced before the grand jury – just how they avoided this was bot explained.

The case is to be kept under advisement until Friday, according to the Okmulgee Democrat, which paper gave what se3emed an unbiased account of it.

Judge R.E. Simpson appeared for the defense, and explained that the ballots now in the box might not be those placed in it at the time of the election – in other words, these might have been substituted.

OIL DROPPING ON DOORSTEPS IN HENRYETTA

The sporting editor of the Okmulgee Times does not think much of the propaganda flying around relative to the possibility of there being no western association in the ball game this year. Neither does he see anything to worry about as to

Neither does he see anything to worry about as to the forming of a new league out of the Western and Southwestern. More than that he finds that E.A., Daniels, the new president of the Western, has never yet fallen down in the great game of ball. Among other things, he says: Henryetta is fixed for the start with Drap Hayes

Henryetta is fixed for the start with Drap Hayes at the helm. He had a bunch of good players already lined up and with the help and advice of Doc. Sanderson who is regarded as one of the best sports on the circuit, the city in the south end of the county is going to be in good shape.

With things going fast as they are now, and bidding fair to go faster while oil keeps on dripping all over Henryetta’s back doorsteps, there oughtn’t to be any difficulty in playing to crowded houses there every day. The Western association meeting at Tulsa next

The Western association meeting at Tulsa next Sunday will determine just what the lineup is to be at the start of the season. It looks now as if it would be the same as last year except that Chickasha’s franchise will be shifted to McAlester and Drumright’s to Miami.

It is not at all unlikely, in the event Miami fails to pull that the franchise will go to Joplin since that city is fading out of the Wester league company. But that is problematical.

Talk of supplanting certain Western association towns with Southwestern association members is not regarded seriously in W. A. circles for the reason that there are only two towns at best in the Southwestern that can even faintly hope to meet the ghost on play days.

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