Caddo- My Home Town

News, August 1925

The Caddo Herald

August 7, 1925

 

J. F. Dendy Killed

News came to Caddo that Prof. J. F. Dendy was thrown from his horse last Thursday on his farm near Linsey, and received wounds from which he died Saturday.

Prof. Dendy taught in Caddo High School last year and has many friends who will regret to learn of his death. He was a high type of young man, a member of the Baptist church, and was consistent in his life.

 

Pace to Build

R. L. Pace has bought the Amos K. Bass lot on West Buffalo street and plans to build a nice home there right away. He thinks the structure will be of brick.

When completed this well be one of the nicest homes in town and one of the choicest residence lots.

 

Notice, Dog Owners

License tax on dogs due on May 1^st of each year. Tax is $1.00 on male dogs and $2.00 on female dogs. All dogs running loose on the streets must be muzzled. This Ordinance will be enforced. Get license tag from City Treasurer.

Dated July 28^th, 1925.

By order of the Board of Trustees.

G. B. Moran, Chairman. Attest: G. C. Braudrick, Clerk.

 

Notice- Cut Weeds

All weeds within the town must be cut. If the owner neglects to cut the weeds the town will have them cut at the owner’s expense.

Dated July 28^th, 1925.

By order of the Board of Trustees.

G. B. Moran, Chairman. Attest: G. C. Braudrick, Clerk.

 

Burrough-Harris

On July 24^th at his home east of town, Rev. Roy Ellis united in marriage Mr. Oliver Burrough and Miss Rady Harris.

The groom is a Texas young man and has many friends there. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Kate Harris of Caddo, was reared here and has a host of friends.

The young people left Saturday for Turkey, Texas where they expect to make their home. It is the wish of their friends here that wedded life will be a happy journey for them.

Rescue

These items were interesting to me for several reasons. Bravo to Mr. Dorsey for rescuing a child! I’ve never heard of Conrider Crossing and have no idea where that might be. I looked in several more issues of the paper and didn’t see an article about Mr. Dorsey getting better. I will search again. According to the census there was a Tom Dorsey in Albany and later in Durant.

The Caddo Herald

July 17, 1925

Dorsey Cuts Foot

Sunday morning while bathing in Conrider Crossing, Mr. Tom Dorsey cut his foot upon a stone. The accident came about when a small child belonging to a Durant man was about to drown, having gone under the water once. Mr. Dorsey was on the bank and seeing the predicament of the child, he went to the rescue. Infighting through the water to reach the child his foot struck a sharp-edged stone and split the skin. He is going about now with his foot bandaged, but will be well again within a few days. The child was rescued safely and restored to its parents.

August 7, 1925

As a result of a stone cut on the bottom of his foot, received July 12^th while rescuing from the Blue River the 3-year-old child of Hugh Bonds of Durant, Tom Dorsey is still crippled and hardly able to be about his business of barbering. The injury to his foot was worse than he anticipated. His many friends are in hopes that he will be well again soon.

Manning, 1925

The Caddo Herald

April 17, 1925

Manning-Gossett 

A surprise was sprung on their friends by Mr. Lloyd Manning and Miss Mae Gossett by the announcement last Saturday of their secret marriage in Sherman April 6^th.

Lloyd went to Calera last Saturday and brought home his bride- and they have been receiving the congratulations of their friends ever since.

Mr. Manning is one of the proprietors of the City Garage, and is the son of F. Manning, was born and raised in Caddo, and is a popular young man. The bride lived in Calera and is a handsome and accomplished young woman.

For the present they are making their home at his father’s just north of town.

Mrs. Manning is 86 Years Old

Last Tuesday Mrs. Matilda Manning took dinner with her daughter, Mrs. John Crutchfield, in Durant, the day being her 86^th birthday. She will remain two weeks in Durant.

Mrs. Manning is the mother of 9 children, 4 are living: has 15 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She was born at Doaksville, Oklahoma, of Choctaw parentage and came to Caddo when she was 13 years of age, living here since. Her husband, who has been dead thirty years, was Dr. T. J. Manning, formerly of Tennessee. She was a LeFlore before her marriage.

Mrs. Manning’s many friends here wish her many more happy years.

Dark Moon Society

The Caddo Herald

January 7, 1927

Dark Moon Society Progressive Party

The D. M. S. celebrated the holidays with the long-talked-of progressive party that was a complete success. It began last Thursday evening with a six o’clock dinner with Doris and LouCylle as hostesses. Candles threw a mellow glow upon the snowy white cloth and beautiful silverware and a tiny Christmas tree glittered in the center of the table. When each guest had found her palace at the table fruit cocktail was served. This was followed by a delicious meat and salad course. After the third course of angel food and ambrosia LouCylle entertained for a short time with popular music.

The earlier part of the evening was spent at Helen’s where table games were played. Hot chocolate and cake were served just before the guests “progressed” to Vivian’s to dance until midnight. Then the boys departed and the girls retired (but not to sleep).

Sunshine was streaming thru the windows and the clock was striking nine before anyone stirred. After breakfast was served each guest returned to her respective home until lunch.

Curiously enough the hostesses for lunch seemed short of silver and glassware as well as pianos and food choppers for each guest. ___ was phoned and a male voice informed each one that she should bring silverware, glasses, a piano, or a food chopper. It did seem a bit unusual to find so many boys congregated in Crossett’s neighborhood but we were unaware until we arrived that we had been the victims of a practical joke. At once Janice, Sewell, and Frances led the way to the dining room where covers were laid for eleven. Pink georgette handkerchiefs, with “D.M.S” painted in one corner were found at each place card as favors. A large mirror, representing a lake and bearing D.M. S. in gold letters was placed in the center of the table and reflected each guest’s face in the candlelight. A three course lunch, consisting of a meat course, a salad course, coffee and cake was served.   

The next stop was at Hilda’s for another six o’clock dinner. The table was beautifully decorated and all the girls had donned their “best bib and tucker” for the dinner and dance that followed. Fruit cocktail was followed by a delightful meat and salad course. Ice cream and cake were served for the third course. Tiny dolls with 1927 written on their pink ribbon dresses were given to the guests as favors. We’ve learned that Hilda make s a lovely hostess and we’re going to invite ourselves to her house again sometime.  

After supper the crowed gathered at Beth’s to dance the old year out and the new year in. Dot and Beth were hostesses to the closing event of the progressive party. Despite the fact that everyone was tired as a result of the week’s activities the fun continued until the wee small hours. When the party broke up everyone declared themselves “worn out but gloriously happy” and perfectly willing to begin again.

Liquor

The Caddo Herald

June 19, 1925

Nobody Can Have any Liquor for Any Use

Federal Judge Williams at the last term of Federal Court at Hugo issued instructions to enforcement officers to enforce the law to the letter about introducing liquor of any kind for any purpose in the part of Oklahoma known as Indian Territory. He stated that the Supreme Court had held that the law against introducing liquor of any sort for any purpose was still in force in this part of the state and that if offenders were brought before him he would make it hot for them. Under this law no one can even introduce or ship in any liquor for any purpose.

It is an air tight law, and the enforcement officers are at work enforcing it. Dealer or would-be dealers are being warned about the matter first, given a chance to clear their decks. Then if any are caught hereafter they will be required to tell their trouble to the Federal Judge.

These officers also have been quite busy raiding stills. Several have been captured and the operators placed under bond. When they get before the Court there is not much sympathy for them because they did not accidently get into this trouble. Most of these liquor cases are being turned into the Federal Courts as it saves the county the expenses of trial and conviction is somewhat more certain- and it is quite more expensive.

So if people do not want to get into trouble they had better let liquor alone.

Liquor is poison; it is dangerous to the man who drinks it; it is dangerous to the man who makes it; it is dangerous to the man who sells it.  Just why people should want to handle it is beyond the comprehension of the editor. Nobody makes any money out of its manufacture and sale; nobody does any good by distributing the stuff; and surely nobody gets any satisfaction out of it.

Our advice is to let it alone.

And keep on letting it alone.

 

More Fair Results

The Caddo Herald

September 7, 1928

More Fair Results

 

4H Club

10 ears corn, Davis, 2^nd Ballard

30 bolls cotton, 1^st Grover Burk, 2^nd Ernest Thomas

Irish potatoes, 1^st Freeman, 2^nd W. C. Seago

10 heads sorghum, 1^st Joe Horn, 2^nd Grover Burk

Pig for club member, 1^st James Stevens, 2^nd Parish

Club display, 1^st Midway, 2^nd Robinson

Canning, Demonstration No. 5, 1^st Lucille Thompson

Demonstration No. 7, 1^st Earline Ballard, 2^nd Imogene Jackson

Demonstration No. 2, 1^st Joe Ellen King, 2^nd Esther Burk

Demonstration No. 3, 1st Geneva Mahana, 2^nd Pauline Hale

Demonstration No. 4, 1^st Jewel Seago

Home improvement, 1^st Vada Banker, 2^nd Jewel Seago

Sewing, Demonstration No. 3, 1^st Pauline Hale, 2^nd Geneva Mahana

Handwork, Demonstration No. 4, 1^st Vada Banker, 2^nd Jewel Seago

Pictures, Demonstration No. 3, 1^st Pauline Hale, 2^nd Geneva Mahana

Cap. And Apron, Demonstation No. 4, 1^st Jewel Seago, 2^nd Gladys Horn

 

Livestock

Jersey bull, over two years, 1^st W. E. McIntosh, 2^nd S. A. Kimbrough

Jersey bull, under two years, 1^st R. M. Morgan, 2^nd Will Smith

Bull, any other breed, 1^st J. W. Freeny, 2^nd Will Smith

Jersey cow, over two years, 1^st Ellis Smith, 2^nd H. I. Meadows

Jersey Heifer, under two years, 1^st Joe Horn, 2^nd S. A. Kimbrough

Cow, any other breed, 1^st J. W. Freeny, 2^nd J. W. Overstreet

Team farm horses, 1^st H. A. Castello, 2^nd G. Anderson

Team farm mules, 1^st Joe Horn, 2^nd F. G. Rasbery

 

 

Free Fair, 1928

The Caddo Herald

September 7, 1928

Caddo Free Fair was Huge Success 

The Caddo Township Fair held last Monday and Tuesday in the ___ and Baxter building was a success from every standpoint. (The rest of the article is very difficult to read and I need to go back to the original microfilm to see if I can enlarge it. However, the results from several categories are quite clear.)

Horticulture

Irish potatoes, 1^st W. C. Thrower; 2^nd Ruel Choate

Sweet Potatoes, J. L. Foster

Pumpkin, 1^st H. W. Thompson; 2^nd J. M. Shofner

Watermelon, W. T. Barker

Onions, John Sweet

Bell Peppers, 1^st J. C. Honsinger; 2^nd J. L. Foster

Tomatoes L. M. Towery

Honey, J. T. Seago

Sorghum 1^st H. B. McGraw; 2^nd John Sweet

Liberty

This is about the little community north of Caddo where my mom grew up. The Bantas were her grandparents.

The Caddo Herald

August 3, 1928

Liberty Notes

The Liberty Hill 4H club met Friday night July 27^th and had a nice program. The boys and girls of Liberty are making substantial progress under the management of their teachers.

B. L. Henninger went to Atoka last Thursday on election business.

Mr. C. W. Banta is visiting her children in Wewoka, Oklahoma this week.

A fine girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Green last Friday night. Mother and babe doing well.

Mr. R. W. Snow is sick at this writing. We have not learned the nature of his sickness but suppose he has the mumps.

Locals, 1928

The Caddo Herald

September 7, 1928

Locals

Misses Sewell Barber and Beth Moore were Durant visitors last Friday.

Mrs. W. E. McIntosh and Mrs. Pace were Durant visitors last Thursday.

For Sale- 200 gal. sorghum, see L. M. Wood.

Miss Frances Schwartz was in Caddo Monday attending the funeral of Louis Schwartz.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fryer from Allen, Oklahoma, are visiting their daughter Mrs. Claude Nail.

Miss Odessa Faudree was a visitor in Caddo over last weekend. She is now employed in Oklahoma City.

Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Smith are enjoying a week’s vacation with relatives in Chickasha and Comanche Oklahoma.

Mr. and Mrs. John Schwartz were here from Fort Worth, Texas, Monday to attend the funeral of Louis Schwartz.

Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Green and family are visiting Caddo for a few days. They are now in their new home in Okmulgee.

Miss Gladys Stevens, little son Harry, and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Stevens enjoyed an overland trip to Sulphur Springs.

Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Shofner and children have returned from a two weeks visit in Dallas, Houston, and Galveston, Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hancock, Miss Phyllis Hancock, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parker were visiting in Caddo over last weekend.

Mrs. Harve McGraw and daughters and Miss Mae Ware spent a few days last week with relatives and friends in Honey Grove, Texas.

H. T. Chiles left a few days ago for Milwaukee, Wis. where he will spend a few days with a sister who is a patient in the Mayo Sanitarium.

Mr. and Mrs. Sim Braudrick were in Caddo last Sunday and Monday from their home in Sulphur to attend the funeral of Louis Schwartz.

Last Saturday afternoon a man was caught in the act of going through the home of Finley Booker. He was taken to jail at Durant for further investigation.

Next Saturday is Trades Day in Caddo. Remember that someone is going to get $50 in cash. It might be you. Everybody should come to Caddo on Trades Day.

I.Schaffer has returned from a ten day business trip in St. Louis, Chicago, and New York where he purchased fall and winter merchandise for his store in Caddo.

Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Shoffner and children arrived home a few days ago from a two week’s vacation spent in different --- in Texas, enjoying a few days at Galveston.

Miss Nina Craig was in Caddo Monday afternoon judging the women’s division of the Township Fair. Quite a large number of articles were put on display and the competition was very keen.

 

 

 

 

Park, 1925

It is a shame that this park was abandoned at some time in the past. It’s in a lovely area and with a few improvements would be a great asset for Caddo.

The Caddo Herald

March 13, 1925

Editorial: Caddo has a nice tourist park which has been established by the Lions Club, aided by the ladies of the several clubs in town. People of the town who use the park should take enough pride in it to keep the park clean- that is, do not distribute trash in the park. When you make a litter, clean it then and there. The park is for public use, and the public is welcome to use it for appropriate purposes. Let us take pride in our park, and when visitors are there let us give them a glad welcome to the town so that they shall want to come again or stay long. Besides, it is no more than common courtesy to treat our visitors as we should wish to be treated were we at some other town. Be cordial.

June 19, 1925

Picnic at the Park on Monday Evening

Next Monday evening in place of their regular meeting, the Wesley Brotherhood will give a picnic at the Tourist Park for their families, to which all members of the Club and their families and all members of the Woman’s Missionary Society and their families are invited.

The entertainment committee consisting of Dr. Nettelton, G. A. Crossett, L. M. Wood, L. S. Hancock and C. H. Grayson, will furnish the ice cream cones and ice water. The various families will bring sandwiches which will be served just before dark. The folks can come as early as they like, but most of the men will come after the stores close.

One new member, Allen Potter, was received at the last meeting.

The Club plans several other interesting meetings during the summer, believe that summer time is just as good a time as any other to do the work laid out for them.