Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 301, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 9
Chickasha. Oklahoma Thursday. December 31. 1908
NUMBER 301
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SATURDAY
Complete Program for the
Great Water Power
"Celebration
Following Is the program for the
Saturday evening celebration of the
turning on power for shops and mills
of the city and lighting street lamps
through generating electricity at. the
Electric Power Iiant on the Wash-
ita: 7:30- Hinging of bells and blowing j
of factory mill and railroad whistles
7:10 MumIp on Chickasha avenue
by the Chlrkusha Concert Hand.
8:13 Assemble lti Opera Hoise.
8:30 Jubilee program ' presided
over by J. R. Abet crumble president
C'onimerclul Club.
Musk Chickasha Concert Band.
AddresH n. R. Bridges mayor.
Paper Cad Allard.
Address Mrs. Edward F. Johns.
Address Thos. H. Dwyer.
Address Alger Melton.
Address T. J. O'Neill.
Solo "Oklahoma" Mrs. T. R.
Trawlck; piano accompaniment. Mrs.
J. H. Yenable.
Address Ceo. II. Evans.
SEARCHED 8AWYER PLACE.
Sheriff Lout ban upon authority of a
urch warrant this morning went
through the rooming house conducted )
B i
by Jack Sawyer on Kansas avenue
A Quart bottle half full of liquor was
tbu only contraband goods found.
LET THE CHILDREN
KODAK
Your boys or girls can make
good pictures with a Kodak
or Brownie Camera. ;Tbere's
nothing that will give them
greater Christmas delight
nothing that will retain their
interest longer.
Simple instructive and
good clean and wholesome
fun.
BROWNIE CAMERAS
$1.00 to $9.00
KODAKS
$5.00 to $35.00
H. J. Brownson
Leading Prescription
Druggist
NO. 5
The First National Bank
Capital : : $100000.00
Surplus and Profits 7O.OOO.00
DIRECTORS:
J. D. Sugg
H. B. Joanson
R. Bond
C. B. Campbell
K. B. Johnson
C. It Bessent
RESOURCES OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
United Stales Depository j
If you anticipate miking any changes in your Banking
Business the first of the year we will appreciate your
giving this Bank consideration.
WATER POWER LIGHTS
FIRST RESIDENCE.
Last night th residence of
Dsnnla O'Brien 315 Colorado
avsnua wit blxt with iom
of th most brilliant Incandes-
cent lights ever seen. The eleo-
trio current came from the Wa-
ter Power plant Mr. O'Brlen'e
houte being the first residence
In town to be illuminated with
the news lights.
WANTS TO
BE CHAPLAIN
Rev. J. A. Tandy of Amber Is a can
dldate for heaplaln of the lower house
of the state legislature. He was In
town today to meet the Solons who
were expected to assemble here but
not finding any of them left for Guth
rle.
Mr. Tandy played a consplcuoiiH part
In Mtssourl politics before coming to
Oklahoma serving as representative
state senator and county Judge and
also serving a term In jail and there
by hangs a tale.
In 1878 Mr. Tandy was a member
of the county court (board of coun
ty commissioners In Oklahoma) of St
Clair county. The people of his coun
ty had been swindled by a lot of
railroad promoters. They had voted
and sold bonds and the road was
never built. When they repudiated
the bonds the purchasers sued the
county and got Judgment. The coun
ty Judges refused to make a tax Jevy
to pay Interest on the bonds and when
they declined to obey an order of
court renulrlnir them in An to Mr
. . ... .
Tandy and his associates were sent :o
Jail remaining behind the bars se.ea
months. The county Judges were he-
roes In t-.A eyes of their constituents
For many years every man elected to
the position In St. Clair county under-
stood that he would have to go to
Jail and they did It finally wearing out
the court Judgments.
Mr. Tandy Is a minister of the Chris-
tian church.
CHICKASHA GETS ANOTHER
PROGRESSIVE CITIZEN.
J. E. Farrlngton the wholesale and
retail feed and seed man was over
yesterday from Anadarko and pur
chased the Loma of A. B. Cochran
922 Iowa avenue and will move here
as soon as Mr. cocnran can get a
place to move to.
Mr. Farrlngton who has been con
ducting a large business In Chickasha
and Anudarko for several years is
one of the most prominent citizens
of the latter place. He Is a member
of the city council and actively Identi
fied with every public enterprise.
Chickasha Is fortunate In securing
such a citizen. '
HARDWARE STORE TO MOVE.
Taylor & Vance will move their
hardware store In a few days from
their present location on upper Chick-
asha avenue to the Terrell building
that Is being vacated by the Chicka-
sha Furniture company.
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T. T. Johnson
T. II . Williams
Ben F. Johnson
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Special to The Express.
WASHINGTON D. C DEC. 31 -IT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY AFERNOON THAT THE
GOVERNMENT HAD APPROVED THE SITE AT FOURTH AND
CHOCTAW AVENUE OWNED BY DR. R. P. TYE FOR A FED-
ERAL BUILDING AT CHICKASHA CONSIDERATION $13500.
The above 'dispatch ends the sus-
pense of a number of realty owners
In the city who had offered sites to
I'nele Sam for a home In Chickasha.
Fifteen proposals to furnish sites
were submitted the prices varying
from about $7000 to 113.000 the lat-
ter amount being Ihe total sum Ap-
propriated for the purpose at the last
session of congress.
Several months ago one of the gov-
ernment supervising architects visited
the city and Inspected the various
sites proposed. Since that time the
matter has been up In the air. The
report from Washington that the de-
partment officials were frightened by
the price of Oklahoma real estate and
IRONS HOT TO BRAND THE
YOVNG
Tomorrow will be a big day with the
local Elks' lodge.
A class of forty candidates will be
Initiated twenty during the afternoon
and the remainder in the evening.
For two days uie big fiery furnace
has been tit earned up and the terrible
irons will be red hot to put the brand
on the young bucks when they break
Into the hekd.
The afternoon session of the lodge
will begin promptly at 2 o'clock and
all candidates and members are ex-
pected to be on hand. Bill Whlteman
Is coming over from Oklahoma City
to help do the branding which will be
done In the most artistic manner.
District Deputies George Key of
Lawton and D. L. Sleeper of Tulsa
are also expected.
The following are the poor victims:
H. E. Westlake n
Paul D. Vann
T. P. Sutton
Ray E. Br.ashear
Jas. T. Bishop
Juo. G. Weavur
E. Schow
O. W. Barr
S. D. Barr
H. G. Hendricks
Geo. Mead
J. R. Monroe
Olin Brashear
Adolphus Clark
EXIT 1908
ENTER 1909
NEW YEAR WILL BE GREETED
1 WITH GLAD ACCLAIM HOL-
IDAY TOMORROW.
Tonight the new year will be ush-
ered with the usual hub-bub and cere-
monies. Bells will ring whistles will
blow guns will be fired till the people
who want to sleep will wish there
wasn't any new year.
At the Elks' Club the annual New
Year's ball will be held which prom-
ises to be a large affair. Various oth-
er social festivities will mark the
passing of the old year.
Tomorrow the postoffice banks and
business houses In general will be
closed and the people who don't go
hunting or .attend dinner parties will
try to figure out how they are going
to get rid of the bill peddlers who
will want pay for all the "Christmas
spirit" that was turned loose a week
ago.
ONE DRUNK TODAY.
W. H. Kinney was the only caller
in Judge Grigsby's court this morn-
ing. He came to settlue up an account
of $11 Incurred by drinking too much
liquor.
the rejection of ail bids on the tilths
offered at Muskogee caused the par
ties interested to fear that none of the
sites offered here would be accepted.
The site selected Is centrally located
and Includes six lots three of which
are owned by Dr. Tye two by Lem
Miller and one by Ed Johns. They
are located Just south of the Royal
Hotel.
Congressman Scott Ferris . secured
thn J13.000 appropriation for Chicka-
sha last winter and it Is believed that
a big chunk of t'ncle Sam's coin will
soon be forthcoming for the erection
of a handsome building for the use
of the federal court house and post
of'lce.
SILLS
A. F. Bock
D. F. Carr
M. S. Dudley
W. II. GIbbs
Joe C. Burney
Alfred M. Harris
M. H. Blaine
J. C. Arubrister
Elmer Terrell
Charles Dossey
W. '. Home
Geo. W. White
E. R. Humphrey
L. L. Laws
Dave Hill
P. G. Splning
W. A. Hopkins
J. M. S el man
J. R. Arercromble
Jessa W. Thomas
Dexter M. Kramer
Roy Baker
D. A. Wright
H. P. Baker
Jno. A. McClure
A. L. Kerr
Lewis E. Emanuel
R. K. Wootten
E. J. Jenkins
W. M. Huff
Bradford Newman
F. C. Hall
Frank Mathews
N. G. Steele
PUT UP FIRE
ESCAPES
FIRE CHIEF THOMAS SAYS THE
LAW MUST BE COMPLIED
WITH AT ONCE.
Fire escapes for a number of build-
ings about town have arrived and will
be put up at once. They are made
of steel and are Intended to Comply
with the law passed by the last legis-
lature. Fire Chief Thomas whose duty ft is
to see that the law is enforced said
today "The law will have to be obeyed
and the escapes put up wherever re-
quired. We have been lenient and
ample time has been given to property
owners to comply with the taw. No
more delay will be tolerated."
Among the buildings which will be
equipped with the escapes at once are
the Early and Midway Hotels opera
house Sayer's three-story building
and a three-story rooming house on
Colorado avenue.
IMPROVING CHURCH.
The Second Baptist church in the
north part of town Is undergoing ex-
tensive repairs. It is being re-
papered and painted and otherwise Improved.
THE SOLONS CONFAB
BUT DON'T CAUCUS.
The caucus of representatives
of the Fifth district called here
today died a bornin'. Battle
Axe and several others held a
confab yesterday afternoon and
deckled that the caucus was in-
expedient. Mr. Glover left last night for
Guthrie to enter upon his legis-
lative duties for the session.
Rome Dec. 31. The Immensity of
the disaster In Southern Italy and
Sicily can only be measured by the
fact that It is now estimated that
110000 people perished In Messina and
Reggio alone. A score of other towns
lave been devastated and thousands
of victims In these places must be add-
ed to the roll. In the faco of these
awful totals all Italy static appalled.
Nor has the full death list yet been
reached. Shlpl )Eds of refugees have
arrived at Nap'. :i" and othor ports and
the vast majority of these are sorely
injured. Other thousands remain near
tl.e ruins of their homes or wander
half starving half naked over the
land. The forces that on Monday
overwhelmed the cities also destroyed
the means of substance.
Telegraphic communication hm
been established In a railway van. Ad-
vices which have come over the line
though they have been meager In de-
tail thow that hope has gone. Noth-
ing remains of the city but u mass
of ruins that have been eaept by
fire. A mere handful of survivors are
being cared for by the rescuing forces
but their distress la great and It has
been increased by the violent velocity
of the wind and the deluge o.' r.iin.
Destitutions is everywhere and is ap-
palling. There is l'ttle food and. less
water. Of Messina's 90000 It is be-
lieved that 70000 perished. For.'j
thousand people died in Regglo.
I AM RINGING YOU UP
To tell you that you are earnestly so-
licited to Join Rev. J. E. Dinger's big
Bible class which begins Sunday.
Everybody ought to. be making a sys-
tematic study of the Bible. No one
Ignorant of the Bible can. boast of .
liberal education. If you are not Iden-
tified with any Bible class don't miss
this opportunity. Good literature
class badges homelike atmosphere.
Every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
at Christian church.
Committee.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Chickasha and Vicinity Tonight
fair and colder. Friday fair.
LOSS OVER
100000
CAPITAL $50000.00
SURPLUS $30000.00
What a Growing Surplus Means to the
BANK DEPOSITORS
The management and directors of this Bank are satis
tied with a reasonable Drofit Lorn the money invested
in the business '
The earnings from our business above consistent di-
vidends to shareholders are put back into the busi-
ness in order to give depositors greater and better '
banking facilities and additional security.
Tha surplus is a reserve fund actually earned and
put back into the business.
Your business interests are well cared for at this
bank. Let us prcve the value of our service
to you.
OKLAHOMA STATE BANK
Chickasha Okla.
nunnY up girls
LAST CIIABCE
10 LEAP!
Very Desirable Bachelors
Still on the Bargain
Counter-Hurry!
Going going going
Leap year's almost gone.
Think of it girls tonight is your
last chance for four years. You must
leap before the stroke of twelve to
night or It's all off for this time.
The ruthless sickle of Cupid has
committed frightful havoc among the
bachelor dub of Chickasha during th
past year. George Petty Frank Bailey
Bob I.amkln Will Owsley and numer-
ous other bright and shining lights
have gone out.
But we still have a few choice se-
lections on our hands picked over
and somewhat shop worn but all flrst-
class goods.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the fol-
lowing remained on the bargain coun-
ter: A. 8. Gllkey (dean of faculty);
Will Dodd Geo. Ross "Bud" Bryan.
George Calvert Frank Brown C. II.
Caneman Bill Comer Lawrence;
Mills Frank Matthews Tom floyd Dr.v
Shlppey and J. E. McNeill.
They are going .at any price rather
than carry them over four years more.
Hurry hurry there are happy
homes for the girls who leap.
Representatives Wilson of Hohart
and Milton Bryan of Shawnee wer
here last night to meet the legislators
who didn't come. Both are candidates
for speaker.
Blank Books. Ledgers
and OHice Supplies
The New Year Is approach-
ing when you will need new
Ledgers Cash Books. Files
etc etc. v
The OWL DRUG STORE
has a complete stock at reason-
able prices.
The Owl
PHONE 126
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Evans, George H. Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 301, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1908, newspaper, December 31, 1908; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc728156/m1/1/: accessed May 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.