The Democrat-American from Sallisaw, Oklahoma • 1

mitovah (Eir until jjcmacrat SEQUOYAH COUNTY DEMOCRAT VOL XXL NO 09 'ULISAW OKLAHOMA RIDAY OCTOBER 14 1927 xAR GAZETTE VOL 31 NO 39 Wed UK War Moffett and A CORRECTION October Term of CountyCourt to Convene Tuesday Paris Thrill says ex Judge SALLISAW GETS HEAVY RAIN OR RENT OR SALE mounted Garde in red and yellow with mets and long horsehair a stirring sight at the Republicans shining hel plumes were head of the mil the The the more mov Salli little by nagging litigations report given the Governor by resi here WITH RECORDS CON PROGRAM GOVERNOR JOHNSTON IS URNISHED TRACTS LET ON ROAD The list of jurors to serve' in tlm aunty court beginning next Tuesday has been announcer! by Court Cb rk Raymond Drake They are John Smith Gore Tack Vian: Moore Gore John Mobley Gore Can Roland red James Gore Leser Tackett Vian Cherry Muldrow Rl LaBars Box Dan Shamblin Roland Paddy Mof fett II Hamilton Vian Dan Mat thews Sallisaw Jay Holder Sallisaw and Will Hughes Roland paralysis of respiration He had come home from his office Monday evening and read until midnight be fore retiring He had informed his two daughters that he was feeling ill and about seven Tuesday morning the doctor was found in a dying condition by one of his daugh terr who immediately summoned medical aid He passed away at 8:30 Tuesday morning He was bom January 2 1863 at Charleston Arkansas and was the son of Dr and Mrs IL Kelleam BIG TRADE WEEK OR SALLISAW the contrary at least one lion people lined the route and wild enthusiasm is indescribable very aged seemed to vie with children in shouting and when we returned the answering cheers were almost High winds accompanied by heavy rain fell here early Tuesday night but caused no material damage other than a few minutes suspension of elec tric light service which was knocked out by lightening Reports from the rural sections indicated no other than a heavy rain Roads were quickly drier! out by a sweeping rain from the north which blew Tuesday night and all day Wednesday Anderson was a business vis itor in Van Buren Arkansas Wed readay afternoon HARVE SHERRELL BURIED AT PAW PAW WEDNESDAY HUNDREDS ATTEND LAST RITES NOTED COUNTY PHYSICIAN Continued fair weather has facili tated gathering the smallest cotton crop in trade territory in the history of the town Indications are that the number of bales ginned here during the season will not sur pass the 500 mark The crop has been more than cording to number of not exceed The cotton failures is giving more promise of re adjustment to a safer and sounder basis for all agricultural operations than has marked any prev ious crisis since statehood it is said armers realize that cotton acre age must be curtailed in order to get rid of the weevil Many of them have planted straw berries and other fruits while farms have added milk cattle to their place in order lo secure money from cream sales Shipment of ream from Sallisaw territory has more than doubled dur ing the past twelve months according to red Ingram county agent A substantial increase is noted on many farms of hogs chickens and cat tle and these fanners have mapped out an agricultural program culling for more feed potatoes peanuts grain and ther products that the old man weevil will not harm EVENTUALLY WHY NOT NOW ORMER SALLISAW GIRL SERI OUSLY INJURED The the highway department is an excel lent one and it should curtail the propaganda being spread over the state by the session advo cates that the highway department has not been accomplishing anythin in the road building line Sequoyah county has received more road attention since Governor John ston has taken over the state govern ment than any other time since the birth of the highway department sev TWEN'TY IVE case are sched uled to be tride in the October (erm CASES MOSTLY VIOLATION THE WHISKEY LAW ILL BK HEARD BY JURY Wood McDonald Jake Shipman and I) McAnally Clayton Burns was in charge of the funeral arrangements 0 George Gunter commissioner from district one was in Sallisaw Wedncs DR I KELLESM li NER81 SERVICE HERE WEDNESDAY In our news article last week concerning the resolution passed by the city commissioners seeking bids for the power plant we said AND WATER DEPART was for sale We were mistaken the resolution passed was to seek bidders ONLY for the LIGHT plant and this does not in clude the water department STATE HIWAY DEPARTMENT MAKES GREAT ROAD BUILDING RECORD sion of liquor 1707 Buck ami Jim Risenhcover and (Teo Jones and Jim Martin Tres passing upon lands 1708 Dick Anderson Malicious mis chief 1710 Robert Cotner and Cleo Jack son Manufacturing liquor 1711 John Jones and Eddie Pan nells Disturbing Religious worship Oliver Whitworth et al Appeal 1714 Tom Calcote Pointing a gun 1719 Clifford Walker Malicious mischief 1725 Buck Crapo et al Disturbing religious worship (l JURY PANEL OR COUNTY COURT SELECTED Oscar Capps 3 Sallisaw and La valle Cassidy age 20 of Sallisaw Baryon McCray age 22 of Vian and Audra Patterson age 18 Webbers alls Kenneth Talley age 21 of Sallisaw and Augusta Ross age IS Sallisaw Dave Allen of Diack Jack commu ity was in Sallisaw Thursday after noon on business give up after his recovery from a long siege of illness The physician leaves two sons Dr annin Kelleam a dentist of Ama rillo Texas and Robert Kelleam also of Amarillo and two daughters Miss rancis Kelleam and Mrs ren of this city million dollars over gain con crete asphalt and brick and the amount approaches close to that of the record year in the placing higfl type surfacing which was 1925 appears that the present year holds the record for the amount of money obligated by the State High way Department in letting contracts for highway construction up to the date indicated This it must be re membered is in the face of the that weather conditions so far this year have made extraordinary de mands on maintenance and despite the further fact that the Department lias been (onsiderably annoyed and tea not without a touch of humor Osage Indians in full regalia made the hit of the parade The rench are quick to learn ami after they heard a few war whoops the avenue and streets wrre wild with and as Oklahoma ivanccd her colors at the Trocadero with Commander Savage Marshal och General Pershing and the en tire rench cabinet and the impas sioned elosumcc of Louis Moran dl minister of pensions the message of the rench covernmort and of Prcsi Ige keying our delegates to We have farm and city property for sale or rent desirable locations reasonable rents or bargains if you want to purchase tf agent McDonald Richard Wheeler son of Mr and Mrs Perry Wheeler who is a student at Oklahoma A and col lege at Stilwater has been assigned to the art staff of the Collegian the newspaper also ha been doing his stuff in athletics such as wrestling boxing and football three fourths gathered ac local cotton men and the bales ginned to date will I 300 Saturday night was the culmi nation of a big trade week in Sallisaw The fall business re vival had set in in earnest rost in the air suggests fall and win ter supplies and a fair cotton crop but a bountiful corn crop gave good reason why things needed could and should be bought Thus the new trade started off at a lively pace Ac cordingly the business district was filled with happy shoppers from early Saturday morning until late that evening and mer chants were kept busy meeting growing requirements Never bcfcre in history of Sallisaw have the people of this section been offered their winter needs at such wonderful bargains that are now offered by the Sallisaw merchants McDonald and Mat thews Gus Warshauer and com pany Eoykin and Bradley Cher ry and Winter Hawkins Red Line were among those report ing their largest busi ness of the year McDonald and Matthews are now in the midst cf sending out their monthly rtme bulletin four large pages i ages crammed with news and prices to appeal to all Gus Wuishauer and Company are cn ti ring' upon the first week of their big their first in his tory of their business career in Sallisaw Coming weeks promise to put increased momentum be hing trade conditions here eni imntly justified by increased stocks low level of Prices and improved standards of service Sallisaw business district is pre pared to sell CITY GOODS AT COUNTRY PRICES PLAN ARMISTICE DAY OBSERV ANCE Harve Sherrell a widely known far mer of the east section of the county and a brother in law of Jess Baker county treasurer died suddenly early Tuesday morning at his home near Lone Oak 4 miles southeast of Mul drow Death was attributed to acute indigestion He was 48 years of age Mr Sherrell had retired to his room at his usual hour Monday even ing but was complaining of not feel ing well He got up Tuesday morning at 4 to feed his working an imals On his way from the house to the barn he was stricken and befor medical aid could be secured he passed away Mr Sherrell came to Scquoyah co in 1903 from his native state of Ten nessee He settled in th Paw Paw com munity where he resided for than 16 years Last January he ed to a farm near Lone Oak uneral services were held resday afternoon and burial was nuule in the Paw Paw cemetery with Rev Mitchell pastor of irst Methodist church of Mul lrow officiating The services were largely attended by fri nds of the deceased awl family I Mr Sherrell was a bachelor He made iiis home with his sister Mrs Liza Smith He was well known in this vicinity where he lived for several years He is survived by threb sistes: Mrs Liza Smith of Lone Oak Mrs Jess Baker cf SaPisaw and Mrs Horace brother Sherrell of Sallisaw The aulkner rank Gammill Kidd aulkner George Dyei anil Kidd uneral services were conducted i one of the early pioneers of Western Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 Arkansas He came to the Indian Ter for Dr Robert Kelleam prominent ritory now Sequoyah county 37 years Sallisaw and Sequoyah county physi 'ago He married Miss Mary Quesen cian who died suddenly Tuesday bury eldest daughter of the late' A morning after a long illness I Quesenbury who was the first white Dr Kelleam was near 60 years ofnian in this section of the Indian Tor age and was one of the first physi ritory who donated large tracts of cians to come to this section of thelland to churches schools and induced Indian Territory which was nearly 40 thc Missouri Pacific railroad to come years ago through this section by granting free A short funeral service was held at i way the Kelleam home with Rev I Dr Kelleam suffered from a evere Bryan pastor of irst Methodist (attack of rheumatism about 13 years church reading Dr obituary I which made him a cripple for which was followed by a prayer Ae rier to the attack he enjoyed song Only a was ren il fge practice in the rural sections dered by Mesdamcs Sam Pointer of thc county which he was forced to and Max Reager anil Messrs Harry Weaver and Roy Holder with Mrs Chas rye at the piano Services were held according to Dr wishes who had on several occasions requested a brief service i Burial was made in the City Cem etery following the service at the home The 'Doctor was buried in the family plot where his wife who died two years ago last August is buried with two children who had passed away more than 25 years ago Dr Kelleam was an active member of the irst Presbyterian church and also was a regular attendant at the Bible Class and on various oc pnctAna Ko ndilrnccoil fhic hnrlu Dr death was attributed day on business pallbearers were: George 1031 bcaroorough selling liquor 1641 Jack ears Possession of li quor 1651 Arch' Russell et al Unlawful possession of liquor 166" Cale Patton Selling whiskey 1661 Clarence Sells Selling liquor 1667 II Beal Making malicious statements 1678 Don Anderson Unlawful pos session of liquor 1682 Charley orrester Sailing in toxicating liquor 1694 Tom Moten Manufacturing liquor 1701 leetwood Unlawful possession of liquor Wednesday Oct 19 1927 1701 Dud Pollard and Arthur Ha rey Manufacturing liquor 1705 Bud Pollard Unlawful posses Mr and Mrs Cox are former dents of Sallisaw having left last' September for ort Smith in or der to be nearer to Mr work who is a traveling salesman for a I wholesale hardware concern there Mrs Cox taught expression in Sal of the county court which will convene lisaw schools for several years and here Tuesday morning at nine she has been making trips back to County Judge Moore will pre Sallisaw since the opening of the local side during the term and according to school to continue her profession with the court docket prepared by the court the local students Several Sallisaw people went to ort Smith late Wednesday night fol lowing a telephone call from the hos pital announcing the critical condition of the little girl She was very popu lar among her class mates OOTBALL SQUAD TO EUAULA Mildred Cox 12 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Cox of ort Smith is in St hos pital suffering from serious injuries sustained Tuesday afternoon about one when she was knocked a car said A special meeting oi legion mein to nave oeen driven oy ncneiier as she was crossing the street enroute i is said to make definite plans for the to school after lunch hour She was i observance 1 It Oklahoma Legionnaires Gavedd 1 I i men in oequoyan county to uvtenu icccrain Several noted state legionnaires will iaw early Thursday morning be asked to come here for the oyster hope is held for her recovery supper and appear on the program OSAGE INDIANS BIC SHOW OR RENCHMEN WRITES 1 EDGE I SA 4W COTTO croP't" CRITTENDEN OKLAHOMA CITY i' npu jsijitiv rs jo 'i i ij The march of a triumphant army city Some of our American papers the way the American Legion after the Sacco Vanzetti case predict convention in Paris appealed to Wil ed that our reception would be at the liam Crittenden former county st only lukewarm judge of Haskell county now an at torney of Oklahoma City is well known to many ex service men I in Sallisaw and Sequoyah county as he lias been here on various occasionsH rtaining to legion work Crittenden wrote to Ray Weems editor of The Democrat a letter tell deafening ing of his experiences during the le was a mighty panorama of the gion meet in rance which closed United States unfolding as delega reveral days ago I tions from every state in the union He was among the many Oklaho Alaska Hawaii and the I'hillippines mans to make the trip and his letter marched by It was a business like ser outlining his experiences is a thrill ious gay in some cases tragic and ing one so here it is: i Havre the mayor other city of 1 fieials and rench war veterans marched by It was a glorious country and as the train de parted one of the crack militia bands of the republic1 bur forth with the 'Star Spangled and the thrilling strains of the he wrote through the beautiful fields of Normandy the population from chateau and castle as well as the toil ers in the fields yelled hut when we arrived in Pari ku iduuu hiuw 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 a 1 1 mt riaiai burst upon our sight like dent Coolid a mighty conflagration of flags and the highest pitch mid a wave of pa bunting Of course the high spot of triotic fever followed us to the meet the convention was the I ing place of the big paiade have witnessed several inaugural pa radas and reviews of our returning was given a place o' veterans in JO but I have neveri honor being 11th in the call of states seen anything which could compare Ve formed in the Avenue President with the one of today Wilson and swung into line at the massive statue of President Washing rench papers estimate our ton in the Place at 30000 Legionnaires and 6T10 women Starting tit 1:30 tho parade with eight abreast march ed continuously until 5:30 covering over five miles in the heart of the provements of state highways from January first to September 15 in each of the years 1925 and 1926 and those under contract for the same period in 1927 Bridges: $106 476616 1926 1927 $173326691 Grading and structures: 1925 $1 17682816 1926 122330338 1SE7 $150980951 Concrete Slab: 1925 $2 978 752 TH 1926 168942315 1927 $262375310 Brick Surface: 1925 $31811327 1926 $10633737 1927 $4303433 Asphalt Surface: 1925 $4526700 1926 8 11085902 1927 $58702494 Gravel: 1925 $34765408 1926 $2157570 1927 Amiesite in 1925 $4680000 Macadam in 1926 $400000 Total Contracts: 1925 $597618140 1926 $157138925 1927 $64968887 igures showing amount contracted up to September 15 inclusive in the years 1925 and 1926 are compiled from the official report of the pre ceding highway commission as sub mitted to Governor Trapp last' De cember or the current year the fi ures are taken from the records of contracts awarded by this commis sion Tn 1925 a number of contractu were let on September 15 They are included in the above figures Il 1 1 lUUll llUUKt tiic ivuit officials most of the defendants are cnargcu wnn violating me piuiuuuuu laws of Oklahoma Among those who will be tried are Cale Patton Clarence Sells and Oliver Whitworth of Sallisaw and leetwood famed Moffett citizen The jury panel for the two day term has already been drawn and the prospect jurors have been notified ac cording to Raymond Drake court clerk The following cases will be heard: Tuesday Oct 18 1927 1670 Cleo Jackson Manufacturing whiskey 1623 Nelson Ross Unlawful pos Coach Ogle left this morning with I 22 men for Eufaula where the Black Diamonds are seek revenge for the I defeat Eufaula pasted cn them last year Ogle announced that all of his I men are in perfect condition for the fray with the exception of John Tuck er veteran tackle who is sufferinc from a leg injury John Moore the Rt SP'on liquoi 170 round understudv will occupy 1621 Jim Martin Jr Possession of place The lineup will prob 1 whiskey i i ably be Kenard lb brank th llairis) rh Agent qb Adair le Tiger It ine 1 1g Wilcox Agent rg Moore rt ami I Duncan re On September 17 Governor Henry rassed Johnston wrote to Clark Man digo state highway engineer seeking information conrerning the amounts rontracted by the state highway de partment for road improvement cov ering the period from January 1st to September 15 inclusive in each of the years of 1925 1926 and 1927 According to John Rightmire as sistant state highway engineer the records show that the improvements contracts entered into during the per ion indicated in 1927 exceeds by near ly half a million dollars the contracts oral years ago let in 1925 which year covered the Below is the amounts expended by next largest amount of work let by the state highway department for im thc highway department Rightmire continued in his letter to the governor saying: the matter of bridges grading and structures the total for 1927 shows an increase over 1925 of 417 pi rcent and an increase over the same $11 103 1063 period ot 1926 of 389 percent I Ins indicates a substantial growth in the highway construction program since these items supply the essential foun dation for all permanent improvement of the highways type surfacing in tho con tracts let this year shows an increase of more than a the same period last year or a of 157 percent This includes and brick Plans for Armistice Day observa tion have been undertaken by the Car nic Welch Post of the American Le rrinn Wnvno nnci ndhif'Ant 1 announced this week down to tne pavement by i A cfnrw'inl nHwfintr nf ipomAYI fn houn hnmn rlrivnn hv I I bers will be called early next wcck 11 a injured about the head and body and io ri 1 rrVil iLn Incrinn will nn Annrnlirm wnc nnrfnmri an oyster supper on Armistice ed late Wednesday afternoon at the' evening inviting all ex service hospital to word reaching The pallbearers were Dr A Check Dr Jones Dr Ioftin Mr Greene Dr.