Caddo- My Home Town

More News from 1911

The Caddo Herald

February 3, 1911

To My Friends

I desire to thank you for the patronage you have given me in the past and to announce that I will be with the Bass Company next season and hope to have a continuance of same. I am now in the Eastern markets buying a line of spring millinery for the Bass Co. and studying the latest styles in millinery. Will be glad to have all my friends call and see me when I return. Mrs. Mattie Bloom

Tom Odil a Benedict

On January 22, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Davis, in Dallas, Texas, Mr. Tom Odil of Caddo, and Miss Margurette Kennedy of Dallas were quietly married. After the marriage ceremony the young couple, after motoring over the city, departed for this city, where they will make their future home.

Mrs. J. H. Cossart Dies Suddenly

Mrs. Eunice Riviere Cossart, wife of J. H. Cossart of this city, died suddenly at the family residence Wednesday evening at 9:30 o’clock. Deceased had not been in very good health for several months, but her death was by no means expected by her friends here. The bereaved husband and the sister, who has been her constant companion for the past year, have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral services were held at the family residence yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Internment in Caddo cemetery.

 

December 2, 1910

The Caddo Herald

December 2, 1910

Of Local Interest

Miss Vista Slack came over from Bee to spend Thanksgiving.

Bring your cotton and corn to Caddo, the best market in Bryan County.

Rev. Young, of Canyon City, Texas, is visiting Charley Ellis in the country.

For Walk Over Shoes, try a pair. Ben Siegel.

Mrs. Mary Hightower is a guest at the Cobb home.

Mrs. O. R. Nicholson is here this week visiting relatives.

E. O. Allen was a Durant business visitor to Durant this week.

See Clinkscales for high grade photo work. Tent on Buffalo St.

Thedin’s place is full of toys and presents for the little ones, and also for the grown-ups.

J. H. Williams was here from Durant Monday.

Don’t forget to follow the crowd to Thedin’s.

Mrs. B. E. Homer was a business visitor to Durant Monday.

U. S. Markham had business at the county capital this week.

Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Rutherford and children are visiting in Durant.

Mr. and Mrs. O. Slack from Atoka, spent a few days in Caddo.

Claude Smith came in Wednesday from Virginia to spend the holidays.

Thedin’s stock of Fruits, candies, and nuts will be the best in Caddo.

Mrs. L. C. Leflore, of Atoka spent several days in the city this week.

Mrs. G. S. Cobb and daughter Miss Ethel were in Durant Monday shopping.

Floyd Maytubby entertained a number of his young friends last Friday night.

John Malcolm of Sterrett is her visiting his daughter, Mrs. John Walker.

Guy Crossett returned Thursday from a trip to Davis, Sulphur, and Okla. City.

Twenty Years of The Caddo Herald

The Caddo Herald

January 5, 1912

Volume XX

With last week’s issue The Herald starts its twentieth year. For nineteen consecutive years The Herald has been published in Caddo. Naturally it has had its ups and downs, mostly ups.

Mr. Crossett has been with The Herald twelve years and Mr. Carraway has been with it five years. Prior to that time Mr. J. S. Hancock, Mr. White, J. Y. Schenk and others had been in charge.

In the Oklahoma Historical Society files at Oklahoma City there are copies of The Caddo Banner which are dated as early as 1874, but it seems there is a break in the continuity of publication until 1878, when the Banner again appears. The old Banner advocates the opening of the Cherokee strip to settlement at that time and was suppressed by the U. S. Government, but ten years later this strip was opened.

The present management has seen Caddo grow from a mere village of a few stores, and few homes, to its now magnificent proportions. The town when we first saw it was void of sidewalks and had only four brick buildings, narrow crooked streets, many vacant lots, no public school. The city government was just starting; the roads were simply fierce, no bridges, no country schools. There were no banks.

Now things have changed. We have good business houses, and many of them, cement sidewalks all over town, straight streets, one good brick school house and another in course of erection; our public schools are as good as those of any town. There are good roads, good farm houses, good bridges, and a thousand other advantages which might be mentioned. Now we have three excellent banks with aggregate deposits of more than $300,000.

Caddo has grown immensely, and will continue to grow; her progress has been steady and along right lines. Permanency seems to be the watchword.

In all this growth The Herald has had its share, and has contributed to it in the fullest sense. It has rejoiced with its people; it has sorrowed with them; it has labored and it has played; it has sung peons of praise and lamented in times of stress. The Herald is an integral part of Caddo and has endeavored faithfully to represent the town.

The local newspaper naturally falls into the station of being the historian of the town. We have recorded Caddo history truthfully, considerately, and concisely. It has endeavored to adhere strictly to a policy of saying nothing but good things. We have let the past forget the bad things that may have happened.

Now for our twentieth year The Herald expects always to keep pace with the growth and business of the town. It has no other promise to make. If every other citizen will as well perform the work set out for them as will The Herald, Caddo will have no reason to complain of its prosperity.

Scott Powell

The Caddo Herald

January 5, 1912

Scott Powell

In this issue appears the announcement of Scott Powell for county commissioner for this district. Mr. Powell is well and favorably known to all the citizens of this part of the district, and needs no introduction. To those who are not acquainted with Mr. Powell, The Herald will say that he is a man not only well qualified for the place, but for any other place. He is a farmer, a young man, experienced in business, bears an unassailable reputation for probity and fairness.

Mr. Powell believes strictly in economy as applied to county government. He believes in demanding to know where every dollar of the people’s money goes and to know that the county gets full value for every dollar spent. He does not believe in useless expenditures, and has an idea that the county’s business should be conducted with the same degree of watchfulness as one’s private business.

If the democratic voters elect Scott Powell they will have no reason to regret their choice we firmly believe.

W. M. Society, 1927

The Caddo Herald

December 16, 1927

W. M. Society

The Woman’s Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. F. Parsons.

The meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. Slack.

Prayer, Mrs. Nettelton.

Minutes read and approved.

Mrs. Pace reported sending a box to Picher.

Mrs. Nettelton gave a good report of the work of the young people.

Mrs. Pace reported the church committee had the church cleaned and the choir curtain put up.

The topic was harvest Day.

Leader, Mrs. Nettelton.

Song. Lord’s Prayer.

Bible Lesson, Rev. Parsons.

Stewardship, Mrs. Pace.

Missionary Bulletin, Mrs. Wood.

A Christmas story, Mrs. Johnson.

Song, Silent Night.

Free Will Offering.

Each member was asked to tell just what the Society had done for them.

We were glad to have Mrs. Bass and Mrs. Long with us.

This being Mrs. Black’s birthday, a handkerchief shower was given her.

Hostess served delicious refreshments to 16 members present.

 

Sale, 1926

No Place Like Home

I'm finally back from vacation!! And let me just say that after traveling 4104 miles through seven states, there is still no place like Caddo! I'm so glad to be home.

The Caddo Herald

January 6, 1926

(News Bits)

Seed Oats

Have 3000 bushels Texas Red Rust-Proof Seed Oats free from Johnson grass for sale at my place two and one-half miles west of Caddo, 75c per bushel. Hatsell Powell

Watch Party

Thursday night a large number of folks gathered at the Baptist Church to watch the old year go and the New Year come. Beginning at eight o’clock the last four hours of 1925 were spent in joyful singing, conversation, contests, serving refreshments and as a last number, Rev. H. T. Wiles delivered a short but appropriate sermon. When only a few minutes of 1925 remained the bell tolled out a sad farewell to the old year and a happy greeting to the new.

The occasion was a delightful one. Not a dull moment was endured. Rev. Wiles is a splendid entertainer and he manipulated affairs in such an interesting way that the four hours flew by almost unnoticed.

Sale Week in Caddo

The Sales of Boone & Styron and I. Schaffer started with good crowds in attendance. These two stores offer many attractive price savers and the people being thrifty, are taking advantage of the reductions to lay in winter supplies of dry goods, for they know there are several months yet in which to use the goods.

Caddo is a good trading town, and folks come here because they get more for their products and get more goods for their money.

Tom’s Barber Shop

Come to Tom’s Barber Shop. Three barbers. No long waits. Hair cut for 25c. We save you money and make you feel at home. We wear blue shirts exclusively. Not Tom, Dick and Harry, but Tom, Joe and Louis. Open all hours.

Maytubby Announces

Bud Maytubby is getting out some advertising matter announcing that he is a candidate for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma in the August primary on the republican ticket.

Everybody around here knows Bud Maytubby. He is now farming on his place ten miles northwest of Caddo. He is 53 years of age, well-educated, and experienced in life. In territory days he was deputy marshal and Indian Policeman. He is a son of the late Peter Maytubby, and is a member of the Chickasaw tribe.

Bud has not asked any of the higher-ups whether he could run or not, but is urged by many of his friends who know his qualifications.

Bud is an affable, agreeable gentleman, and politically always has been a republican.

Vacation

I am leaving for CA in a few minutes and will return in two weeks. This is your chance to read the archives and make sure you didn't miss anything. Later...

Politics and more, 1930

The Caddo Herald

July 25, 1930

Politics

Oklahoma City and Tulsa seem to want all the offices: both have candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, U. S. Senator and congressmen. The average downstate man has little chance of getting any sympathetic government from his city cousins. The idea of democratic government is that all kinds and conditions of people should be represented in governmental affairs.

**

Next Tuesday is the first primary election day. It is the duty of every qualified man and woman to vote, and to vote intelligently, not as someone else says. The primary is the legal means whereby nominees of the several parties may be made. In several races there will be no second primary for the reason that only two are running. In the others a second primary will be held August 12th to select nominees from the two high persons in each office. This is a good law, as nothing but the first election can convince those who had no chance that they had none. But every democrat should vote, and having voted should stay by the nominees made in the primary. The republicans also have a primary, but their races are attracting little attention. Ira Hill and Jim Harris for governor; Pine will be the nominee for senator.  

**

Owing to an extra large amount of political and legal matters this week, and extra printer were not to be had, The Herald is a day late, and a large number of local items are omitted.

Mrs. Dan Mason visited friends in Durant Tuesday.

Mrs. Jim Goddard visited friends in Atoka Wednesday.

Joe Black of Durant visited F. L. Booker and family Tuesday.

C.O. Markham transacted business in Ada the first of the week.

Miss Clyde Blanks has returned home from a visit with friends at Colbert.

Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Wood visited relatives in Mena, Ark. the first of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Joe Hogan have returned from a visit with relatives at Chickasha.

Mrs. H. I. Meadows, daughters, Misses Hazel and Mary, and son Joe, left Tuesday for a visit with relatives at Chickasha.

Ernest Black, an old Caddo boy, was here this week visiting friends and asking them to vote for his boss, Mr. Rogers, who is a candidate for State Examiner and Inspector.

News came to Caddo of the death Thursday of Bruce Castleberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Castleberry, at Oklahoma City. A sliver of steel was imbedded in his arm and he died from blood poisoning.

**

Mrs. Droke is Dead

Mrs. John Droke died Monday evening and was buried in Caddo Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 4. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Scholl of Durant.

Mrs. Droke was 71 years old, had made her home in Caddo the past 30 years, was the wife of John Droke, a member of the Presbyterian Church and is survived by her husband and granddaughter, Valentine Moon.

At the funeral Judge P. L. Gasaway, long a friend of Droke’s said some very touching words about Mrs. Droke.

Deceased was beloved by all who knew her, a kindly soul who went about doing good as opportunity offered. She will be greatly missed.

 

 

 

 

Turnbull Brothers

The Caddo Herald

August 19, 1927

W. P. Turnbull Died Sunday Evening at 8

W. P. Turnbull died Sunday evening at 8 o’clock after an illness of some two years, at his home twelve miles east of Caddo. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 10 at his home; the remains were buried in Turnbull Cemetery.

Deceased is survived by his wife, four small children, two brothers, Walter J. and Charles, a sister, Mrs. John L. Boland, his mother, Mrs. Turner Turnbull, and other relatives.

W. P. Turnbull was 37 years of age, a son of Turner Turnbull, a prominent man in Choctaw Nation affairs. He was owner of large tracts of land and engaged in cattle and farm operations on a large scale. He was a progressive enterprising citizen, a kind husband and father, a useful and helpful neighbor.

The large attendance and floral offering at the funeral attested to the esteem in which he was held by the community.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. J. Raulston, an old time friend of the family who came to this country forty years ago as superintendent of Armstrong Academy.

 

 

August 26, 1927

Chas. Turnbull Dies Tuesday at 6:30 A.M.

Tuesday morning at 6:30 Chas. Turnbull died suddenly at the home of his sister Mrs. John L. Boland.

Mr. Turnbull came here a week ago from Arizona to attend the funeral of his brother. He was to start back Tuesday.

The body was embalmed and held to await the arrival of his wife and children from Arizona. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be in Turnbull cemetery.

About midnight he awoke Mr. Boland who found him suffering severe hemorrhages. Medical aid brought temporary relief, until early morning when death put an end to all struggle.

Chas. Turnbull was 40 years of age; he was born on the Turner Turnbull place east of Caddo, attended local schools and Oklahoma University at Norman. He went to Arizona in the hope of staying the ravages of a lingering malady that seized him early in youth. He is survived by his wife and three children, mother, sister, and brother.

The friends of the family offer sincere condolence in the double bereavement.