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Community Saturday, March 7, 2020 (a The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 5 Teen Court serves community Teen Court mem- bers are, from left, Jamie Musick, Mat- thew Musick, Bryce Butler, Dara Roper, Ashton Western, Ariel Hawthorn, Lay- cee Adams, Natalee Pryor, William Morse, Daniela Olivas, Owen Ahiers, Evie Beck, Tyler Janning, Char- ley Thomas and Co- lin Brewer. Submitted by Marjean Greenway. The City of Elk City Youth and ings of self-worth, encouraging Court Staff is primarily made up of levels and holds them accountable Young people who are in their Family Programs’ Teen Court, self-improvement and demonstrat- volunteer high-school students act- to themselves, their family and freshman through senior years implemented in 1997, is a way for ing a healthy attitude toward au- ing as attorneys, jury members and the community,” Greenway said who would like to participate in youth who are first-time offenders in a news release. “Research indi- thority and the community, said peer judges. Elk City Teen Court during the to learn from their peers and clear cates that a Teen Court Program their record through restorative Marjean Greenway, city of Elk “Tn a positive manner, the Teen is effective in keeping youth from school year may contact Marjean justice. City Youth and Family Programs Court Staff challenges the respon- re-offending and it also saves the Greenway at the Youth and Family This is done by promoting feel- Teen Court coordinator. Teen dents to perform at their highest community thousands of dollars.” Programs office at 580-225-6247. i} 100 years ago: March 1920 i The first Tuesday in spooling wire or doing other wedding cake was about seven year old sister nearby. March was momentous for hands-on jobs. The derrick 10x12 inches and four lay- A bloody butcher knife, ra- Oklahoma and its women! was 97 ¥ ft. high. ers high. Homemade bride’s zor and ax were grim evi- Governor Robertson signed The Chamber of Com- cake and groom’s cake were dence of how the children the joint resolution passed merce proposed a city play- also served. Heart souvenirs met their deaths. Mr. Cow- by the Legislature ratify- ground. The park was to be tied with white ribbons were art said his wife had been ing the woman’s suffrage well lit and grassy with piped placed at each plate. despondent for several days amendment to the National in water for flower beds. March did not end well. Constitution! Picnic tables and benches Two miles northeast of but seemed in normal spirits Christopher C. Dugger and painted with advertising Sayre, a two year old son that morning. She had pre- Roy Williams opened their would be furnished by local of Arthur Russell burned viously threatened the lives Cash Grocery Store near businesses. The playground to death while playing atop of the children and herself, Main and Broadway, mak- equipment would consist of a haystack. His playmates but he thought that after he ing a total of a dozen stores a good slide, a set of sturdy thought it would be a joke to talked to her she felt dif- in town handling groceries. swings and a sand bed with set the hay on fire. It spread ferently. He believed that Earl Barrett was jailed at concrete curb. A natural so quickly that he was un- Sayre in connection with the worry over the death of a amphitheater would form a able to get off. death of his newborn infant. band stand for the City Band Mrs. Lizzie Cowart and small son, recent death of The coroner’s jury deter- and choral presentations. her five children who had her sister, her mother hav- mined that the baby’s death Over 130 guests attended been living in a tent two ing cancer and leaving their Canute student of was caused by “foul means”. Oil excitement continued Orlando and Fiorella Egg- leston’s Silver Anniversary miles south-east of town were found with their throats home on account of crop failure caused her mental over at Carter. Just as an oil celebration. Their home slit. Lizzie’s little sister, the month sand was struck at 565 feet, was decorated in festoons driving cows to the pasture, derangement. The family moved here from Dill after the company had to pause Espy Hernandez is the Ca- She plans to attend college drilling to hunt casing. An- of white and gray caught in heard screaming coming the New Year and was living the center with a large wed- from the tent and was the nute High School Wall of and pursue a degree in nurs- other setback occurred when ding bell. To the tune of the first to discover the tragedy. near her father’s home. Be- Fame Student for March. ing. the engine broke while at- fore her death, Mrs. Cowart wedding march, the bride The mother showed signs of She is a senior at Canute. tempting to pull the drill She was born Jan. 22, and groom proceeded down life but did not survive. Mrs. acknowledged that she had She has been active in cheer- stem. C. R. Crane, president 2001, in Wichita Falls, Tex- the staircase, through the Cowart, who had never fully killed her children “because leading for five years and re- of Carter Oil and Develop- as. She is the daughter of parlor and outside where a recovered from the flu, com- she was crazy.” mains captain of the squad. ing, and his wife lived in a Gabriel and Sky Hernandez. marriage ceremony was re- mitted the acts shortly after The above items were She has a love for animals self-built “shack” where the created before their guests. her husband left for work. and enjoys spending time She has three sisters - Angel, crew slept and ate. She often The bride wore her original The three younger children summarized from the Elk with family and friends and Synthia and Sierra - and one cooked dinner for the “boys” City News-Democrat, The dress. Mrs. Eggleston and aged four months, two and painting. brother, Gabriel. while Crane could be found her neighbors prepared the five years were on the bed Elk City Press and Carter banquet of six large turkeys and apparently asleep when Express and written by Lu- GRAHAM with dressing, vegetables, they were slain. The oldest anne R. Eisler. 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