Garvin County News, 1895

1895 Chickasaw Enterprise
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Chickasaw Enterprise, Pauls Valley, Chickasaw Nation, I.T., Thursday, January 10, 1895

Mr. Langran, the cotton buyer, was once again on the streets of our city this week.

A new meat market has started on Smoky Row. Tom French is one of the propriators.

Judge Joe Paul and his wife passed through the Valley Sunday evening on their way home down the road.

W. G. Doak, son of the popular grocery drummer A V Doak was registered at the National Saturday.

Mrs. Turner died last night in Johnsonville, IT from heart disease. She leaves a husband and infant child.

T. B. Ward and T.B. Ventress left for Purcell Monday Evening, they will go into the restaurant short order business.

W.T. Harris was in the Valley Saturday and began the new year by plunking down a big silver dollar for the paper for 1895.

H.C. Tucker has just opened a new store at Paoli, IT with a complete stock of staple and fancy groceries. Mr. Tucker is a brother of Dr. Tucker and his place of business is east of the Post office.

E.R. Spears of White Bead, was in town Saturday. Mr. Spears reports the loss of a black filly, 3 years old, 14 hands high, branded E S on the left thigh. He offers a $10 reward for the return of the mare and $10 for the capture of the theif.

John Roady, brother in law of J.A.Roady, arrived in the Valley last friday from Brooklyn, NY, where he was sentenced for manslaughter about a year ago. He recieved three years sentence but was recently pardoned by the president. Mr. Roady was glad to inhale Paul's Valley ozone and enjoys his liberty immensely.

E.A. McDonough, of Ardmore marble works, was in the Valley last Thursday and placed a magnificent $500 monument over the grave of Charles M.B.Brooks. Hamm Bros. took the order for the work, which is one of the most aristic pieces of sculptuary ever seen in this section. The main shaft is of pure white marble, seven feet high and rests on a base of undressed marble. A bouguet of fern leaves and lilies are artistically sketched upon the monument with the initials J. M. B. B. near the base. The monument stands in the southeaster part of the cemetary and is a noble tribute to one of our most lamented citizens.

N.H.Byars of Johnsonville, offers for sale on reasonable terms his stock of general Merchandise and blacksmith shop. The store carries a well selected stock of new, fresh goods, has a well established business and is situated in the heart of rich farming country, Johnsonville being a live, growing town of 100 inhabitants, sixteen miles northeast of Paul's Valley, and contains a church, school house, grist mill and saw mill. This is a good chance for some one who wants to go into business. Mr. Byars desires to sell so he may confine himself exclusively to the stock business. Address N.H.Byars, Johnsonville, IT.

In a great many instances our settlements have been very troublesome and unpleasant--an in order to avoid this we have decided to quote charges. From Janurary 1, 1895, we will charge as follows: Obstetrics, strictly cash, $10; any distance over five miles we will charge 50 cents a mile per mile extra; prescriptions 50 cents, if the case requires examination, $1.50; veinalysis $2.50. If specimens necessitate microscopal examinations, $5; bacteriological examinations, $5. We will keep up our old charges pertaining to medicine and surgery. yours truly, Branum & Becker

Strayed or stolen, Xmas day, one pointer dog, white with liver colored ears, small spot on forehead. A suitable reward will be paid for its return. W.S.Clayton, Paul's Valley, IT

C.D. Crane of Enid, has taken charge of a department in the Business College at Oklahoma City.

J.C. McKran an ambitious travelling man, has undertaken the task of making all towns in the territory on a bicycle.

Jim Cook, who was serving a one year sentence for the murder of Sequoyah Houston broke out of prison on the 3rd.

Jewell who broke jail at Woodward last week, had been recaptured and now languishes in jail agaion where a heavy guard has been placed over him until his execution which takes place sometime this month or next.

C.T. Campbell, a farmer living near Yukon, sold a thousand bushels of wheat this week, realizing $300. He says he expects to clear and even $1000 in 1895 over and above expenses and that too on a piece of up land.

W.T. Smith died Tuesday night near Tulsa Mountain leaving a wife and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Carlis Crisp attended Ardmore's masque ball and banquet Monday evening.

Deputy Marshall R.H.Scrivner received a dressed bag Monday from some admirer up the road.

Ed Burch and his wife of White Bead returned from Purcell yesterday where they had been visiting friends.

Miss Bertha McDaniels who spent the holidays with freinds and relatives in Delon, Texas, returned home Monday night.

T.H.Fields and sister, Miss Nadule, returned Monday afternoon from St Joseph, Texas, where they spent the holidays.

James Watson and family arrived Wednesday morning from Norman, OT, they will again make Paul's Valley their home.

The North canadian at Woodward has frozen over and the people of Woodward are gloating over the expectation of seeing fat Bill Bolton don a pair of skates.

John Milligan, the condemned negro who broke jail on New Years day, has been recaptured. A close guard will be placed over him until the date of his execution.

Tom Mitchell, the colored man who did odd jobs around the Valley for a year, and who afterwards went back to his home in Okolua, Mississippi, died recently of consumption. Tom was an industrious young fellow and deserved a better fate.

Those who think that Paul's Valley is not having a building boom should take a stroll on the north side of town. Among those erecting houses are Dr. H.B. Woods, Jesse Janeway, John Bowman, Prof McKee and George Schrimpuer all on Willow avenue.

Rev MacMinn was up from Wynnewood the first of the week with the plans for the steeple to be added tot he Presbyterian church, which has been projected for a long time.

Mulkay Hall, in Wynnewood was destroyed by fire Sunday night. The ground floor was used as a Billard hall and carried $200 insurance. One or two small buildings were pulled down to keep the flames from spreading. The building was owned by S.T. Mulkey, of Roff, IT.

The jury in the murder case against Joe Morris and Fred Schwartz was out eight days without coming to an agreement.

W M McCarty of Roberson, was in the Valley Monday laying in a supplyof furniture for a newly wedded couple of that place, the groom being James McCarty and the bride Miss Mintie Brock.
The wedding took place at the residence of the groom's parents, one and one half miles from Roberson on Sunday, Dec 23rd. The ceremony was performed by Rev Elmore Mr. and Mrs. McCarty have the best wishes of the Enterprise in their new relation.