Jefferson Co. Okla. The Ringling Eagle Mar 1922

The Ringling Eagle
transcribed by Anita Emberlin

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The Ringling Eagle
Ringling, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Some Items

March 2, 1922

JACKSON-MAYFIELD
MISS CARRIE JACKSON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. JACKSON, and NATHAN MAYFIELD, whose relatives live in Hill County, Texas, stole a march on the old folks last Saturday afternoon and through the services of the justice of the peace J. P. WADE were united as man and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield boarded the evening train for Hubbard City, Texas where they plan to make their home. The Eagle joins with friends in good wishes for their happiness and prosperity in this new adventure.

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIE BURCH welcomed to their home in Ringling on February 22 a fine ten pound boy. All parties, even to the grandfather W. S. GILLISPIE, are doing well.

Local News Items

G. A. YOAKUM will do your shoe, saddle and harness repairing.

RICHARD HOGAN who has been holding a position as clerk in Comanche came home Monday.

HAMP HARWELL, W. B. HARWELL, T. A. HARWELL, and D. F. SPRADLING were in Ardmore Monday attending to legal business.

MRS. L. FISH returned Monday from Abilene where she visited her son Orville at the Abilene Christian College.

MRS. W. J. DOSSEY and baby boy ORVILLE , wife and son of DR. DOSSEY, have been sick for several days, but are now improving.

MISS WAINSCOTT has taken a wise turn in her plans for the remainder of the school term and moved to MRS. SUSIE CUMMINS for board where she will be near her school.

The many friends of MRS. C. M. ELDER, who left Ringling for Clovis, New Mexico a few months ago for her health improvement, will be glad to learn that she has the encouraging report from her physicians that she is well on her way to recovery of good health.

ROY WALLACE has sold the Fort Towson News to A. G. HARDIN of Fort Towson. Mr. Wallace will be missed from the newspaper field in Choctaw County. He gave the people of Fort Towson one of the best papers in the county… printed in the Valiant Tribune.

Thursday, March 9, 1922

Ragtown’s Contest for Supremacy
Elmore City, March 4--With activity rapidly increasing in the Elmore City district, an interesting contest for ‘rag town supremacy’ has arisen between Carver and Peters Ridge, with the odds on March 1 in favor of the latter. Carver sprang up somewhat like magic after the Magnolia Petroleum Co. discovered oil in Section 14-1n=3w and Peters Ridge grew because of the Robberson gas field on the one hand and the developing oil territory on the other. Peters Ridge now has 50 more buildings, including two or more three hotels and a supply house….

REV. and MRS. COOK Go to Madill
Rev. M. A. COOK closed his pastorate at Ringling Baptist Church with the month of February and he and Mrs. Cook will go to Madill. …

Thursday, March 23, 1922

MRS. J. W. DALLAS Entertains
On last Saturday evening, MRS. J. W. DALLAS entertained with a six o’clock dinner, after which guests played games. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. WOODWORTH, MISS MAGGIE WILSON, MISS DOT YOUNG, MISS BERNICE DULANEY, MISS ANNA ROFF, MISS INEZ ROFF, MISS EDNA DRISKEL, MISS EUNICE LONG, MISS VELMA ELLIOTT.

CRAIN-STEVENS
MISS MAE STEVENS and MR. GEORGE CRAIN were married Monday, March 12. Miss Stevens has been reared in this vicinity and has many friends here. Mr. Crain for the past few months has held the position of clerk in a dry goods store here. They will move to Comanche and go into business there.

BRAZILE-MCINTYRE
MISS ONA MCINTYRE, daughter of JAMES J. MCINTYRE, our night watchman, and OTTIE BRAZILE of Healdton were united in marriage Sunday afternoon. Mr. Brazile holds a position in the Healdton oil fields and has taken his bride there to make their home.

Local News Items

J. L.HARPER is assessing taxes at Oscar and Woodrow this week.

T. A. HARWELL reports oil prospects looking very fine in the Robberson fields.

MRS. D. F. SPRANDING is spending a few days with her daughter, MRS. CAPPS near Waurika.

REV. J. W. BULLIS of Stratford preached two very able sermons at the Baptist church.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. CORNISH of Wilson are visiting friends and relatives in Ringling.

THOMAS TAYLOR of Marietta returned home from a visit with DR. W. J. DOSSEY and family.

MRS. J. A LEAVER of Magnolia City visited relatives in Ringling.

G. M. ROBERTS was recommended Sunday for admission to district conference for license to preach.

DR. J. S. LAMAR, presiding elder of the Ardmore conference, held quarterly conference and preached at the M. E. Church Sunday.

R. E. RAGSDALE, one of Wirt’s most enterprising merchants, paid the Eagle office a pleasant call recently.

Mrs. JACK URE, who has been a Magnolia City visitor for a few weeks, returned to Ringling.

R. B. TRICE of Ryan, candidate for sheriff, was shaking hands with old friends and meeting the voters in this vicinity last week.

JACK STIDHAM, candidate for county commissioner, made a friendly call Saturday and subscribed to the Eagle.

Mr. and Mrs. S. A. PRICE was called to the beside of a baby relative, the little child of W. E. CECIL of Duncan on Monday.

PERCY NEWTON and ARTHUR SAMPLES of Loco were business callers in Ringling.

H. J. ALLEN, the leading druggist of Atlee, spent the weekend with his family in Ringling.

J. C. ROBINSON, candidate for sheriff, and R. J. PARKER of Waurika were among the Ringling visitors Tuesday.

W. E. RUTLEDGE of Atlee made us a call last Saturday and subscribed to the Eagle.

MARY MCANULTY and HAZEL BRYAN won first and second prizes, respectively, in the Jefferson County contest on the best written discourse on themes assigned in high school work. Miss McAnulty got $7.50 and Miss Bryan $5.00

C. C. GRIGGS was on the streets of Ringling Monday exhibiting a pair of registered blood hounds. Hen houses, fruit cellars, watermelon patches, etc. and petty thieves will not be associates during the coming season.

Thursday, March 30, 1922

C. C. STROUD Loses Barn and Contents
Monday morning an hour or so before daybreak, C. C. STROUD’s barn was discovered on fire. … Mr. Stroud had recently sheared his fifty head of sheep and all the wool was in the bar. Besides the wool, his feed, automobile, farm implements, harness, fine bull and other articles of property were lost.

Healdton Christian Church Dedication
REV. GEORGE G. HAMILTON, principal of the Cornish school, assisted in the dedication of the new Christian Church at Healdton last Sunday, which has just been completed.

BROWN-NEWCOMB
MISS GUSSIE NEWCOMB, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. T. NEWCOMB, farmers near Ringling, and ARTHUR BROWN of Wilson were married Saturday night at the Holiness Church in Ringling. Miss Newcomb is well known here and Mr. Brown is to be congratulated on his selection of this young lady as his life mate.

BARNARD-WALCOTT
MISS MYRON WALCOTT of Madill and MR. IVY BARNARD of Dillard, formerly of Ringling, were married in Ringling Sunday afternoon. Mr. Barnard is a mechanic and holds a good position with the Texas Company at Dillard and will take his beautiful bride there to live.

The Healdton Herald Changes Ownership
Last week’s issue of the Healdton Herald carried the farewell message of GEORGE H. WYATT as editor and the first greetings of FRED L. YATES who succeeds him. MR. YATES goes from Wilson to Healdton and carries with him a rich fund of newspaper experience and ability that should serve a good purpose in Healdton.

Local News Items

MRS. J. C. COX is reported ill this week.

MRS. FRANK BLEVINS and children are visiting relatives at Watonga.

MRS. JORDON RIGBY returned to her home in Shawnee after visiting DR. and MRS. BURGESS.

MRS. JOHN FOTHEREE is reported ill.

T. T. GOLDSMITH, our veteran mail carrier on Route 3, was in the Eagle office, planning the map for the proposed extension of his route to Grady.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. GARDNER are giving a large portion of their time and attention to poultry this season.

EDGAR ROY FOLSOM, Pentecostal evangelist, has returned from a two month’s trip in Missouri where he conducted several revival meetings.

JAMES S. HARWELL of Los Angeles, California, has been with his brothers and sisters at Hatfield, Arkansas for a few days, having been called here by the death of his father, W. A. HARWELL.

Mr. and Mrs. ROY E. WALLACE motored to Iowa Park, Texas Saturday where they visited CLYDE H. SLATON and family, relatives of Mr. Wallace. MR. E. WALLACE returned with them to Ringling and is spending a few days with his son.

Music Appreciation Club
MRS. FAGERQUIST assisted by her daughter, MRS. J. F. SMALLEY, entertained the Musical Appreciation Club Saturday afternoon, March 18 with most members present. The club will meet in the home of MRS. J. M. ROBERTSON Saturday, April 1 with MISS TEAGUE and MISS FERGUSON as hostesses, MISS BLANCHE HARRIS will be leader of the lesson.

MRS. LOYCE RATTAN, plaintiff, is suing her husband FRED. M. RATTAN for divorce.

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