It’s tax time

25 Years Ago

—It’s tax time at the Sequoyah County treasurer’s office for County Treasurer Martha Taylor and her staff. Taylor said Sequoyah County residents’ tax statements will most likely be delivered within the coming week.

—The investigation of an auto theft Tuesday led to a drug investigation by the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office that netted more than two pounds of suspected methamphetamine and over $55,000 in cash.

Sheriff Johnny Philpot said one woman was arrested as a result of the investigation, which continues and more arrests are expected.

The sheriff said officers found over two pounds of a white substance believed to be methamphetamine, packaged in bundles, and equipment and chemicals normally used in the manufacture of methamphetamines.

Officers also found bundles of cash which totaled over $55,000.

50 Years Ago

—Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. strikers were back on the job Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. following agreement with their company on a new two-year contract. Sixty-nine members voted approval at a union meeting Monday night, Dec. 2. Nineteen voted no.

According to a member of the union, gains were made in the area of cost of living increases, but not regular income.

—Lake’s Package Store, East Cherokee, was broken into Sunday night Dec. 1. Witnesses reported that boys, about 17 years of age, threw a rock into the window on the east side of the liquor store and took several bottles of alcohol.

Police officers Roy Rogers and Gary Philpot are investigating the incident.

75 Years Ago

—Akins News, by Marie Cook Everyone was sorry the meeting closed Sunday night. Rev. Crabtree delivered the sermons.

Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Folsom and children of Muldrow spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Watters and family.

Mrs. Frank Masterson of Prices Chapel spent Sunday in the home of Albert Masterson and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Rual Moore and family spent Sunday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Roberts and family.

Rev. and Mrs. Crabtree of Vian were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor.

Everyone was glad to hear of Rev. Mitchell and family moving into this community.

Mr. and Mrs. Dossie Floyd spent Sunday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd.

Mr. and Mrs. Winchester Allen returned home from western Oklahoma where they have been employed.

—McKey News, by Mrs. H.B. Kight Sunday School was very well attended Sunday.

Junior Stites returned home from a Fort Smith hospital Thursday.

Mrs. Faxon Stinnett will be the hostess of the McKey Home Demonstration club meeting Dec. 13.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kight and children spent the weekend in Tulsa visiting relatives.

100 Years Ago

—A jealous love affair is given as the reason for the death of Miss Jewell Taite at the home of James Milan, near Seven Oaks Sunday afternoon. Miss Taite went to the barn of Milan’s home and drank three ounces of carbolic acid and then came running towards the house calling for aid, Mrs. Milan, it is said answered the dying girl’s appeal and rushed to her aid, but the deadly poison had been at work and she died two hours later.

According to those who have been associated with the girl, she was in love with a neighboring boy, but in the past few weeks her lover, it is said, had been paying attention to another miss in the community. The Taite girl could not stand the loss of her lover and took the suicide route to ease her broken heart.

Miss Taite was born near Alma, Ark., 19 years ago and moved to Seven Oaks community following the death of her father and mother and made her home with the Milan family.

—“Advertising pays” said Earl Ivey, head of Ivey’s Drug Store, Monday, to a reporter of the Democrat and Mr. Ivey continued, “We inserted an advertisement in the Democrat asking the people to watch our window Saturday and they were six to fifteen people deep during the entire day.”

Mr. Ivey is one of the keenest business men in our city today, and he grasped the opportunity to advertise judiciously when he secured the female monkey and her babe from Col. Todd and had them on display in the window, with a window filled with toy monkeys and a large placard with these words, “This is no Monkey Business, we have the holiday goods.”

Mr. Ivey is running a series of holiday advertisements that the buying public should notice.

—One of largest crowds of the year paid Sallisaw a visit Monday to participate in the monthly trades day event. All of the stores in town were enjoying a good business, in fact, equal to a Saturday’s business. The people in the rural communities are strongly in favor of the trades day event, as shown by their attendance during the past three trades day events. The merchants of the city are offering them splendid bargains.