Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 131, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 3, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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WILL BE DAY
OF FUN FOR
THE LADS
Nels Darling to Entertain;
Sports at the Base-
ball Park.
Monday is the day of aH days for
the boys Of fhlckasha.
Every oy in taunt i expected to
report at the Star Uieater tit 12:'.-
Judge Wi'liains )ia arranged an In-
teresting program and grown folks will
f njoy It n much as the boys.
Chief among the attractions will be
Nels Darling prince of humorists and
tin of the Cl.r.ktsiiiiuu stars.
There will aifto be orchestra music
and possibly the bov.j' glee club will
At 2 o'clock the crowd witl propped
to the baseball park the street car
company liavtig promised free trans-
imrtHtlon for the boy.
Among the Items on the program ut
the park r. relay runniriK barrel and
po'ato race and other contests the
whole VimliiiR up will) n baseball
name.
There will be plenty of refreshments
for all e ci-hi lemonade fruits etc.
and the iidg' experit every'boy to b
there.
HE W1L BE LUCKY.
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lr. nl Mrt. W. S IIik h.mati
s.- koutli of ("hit kiish. !hree mile
at rejuti ii k over the birth of a
baby m. born yesterday after-
noon.
The eti"d l the thirteenth to
be bom jr. tli liotna.
Muiher and baby are reported
at doing nicety
GET READY
TO BUILD
Cliariei Ileane' an engineer from
the main c'.nret. of the Oklahoma Cen-
tral railroad wan In town today mak-
ing th e""iiiia' of tlia permanent
grade for t!io new depot and station
ground. n ivn'.s; ivania avenue.
Work mi tl.e plans of the biiUdlng
are progressing cicely and Mr. Hean-
if reports flat a il for bids will be
mad within two weeks.
IASKELLIS
IMPROVED
Special to t he Express.
Mu'togee June 3. -Kx-Oov Has-
kell who been ill here for over
a week bp-.'itt a bad niKbt and at one
time it looked as if the end was near.
He rallied however before morning
and Is somewhat improved today. Ha
pased two tall tones two days ago.
EQUAL! It REALTY VALUES.
Mayor J. TS livrton announced this
morning that the eijualizaifon board
wl'i finish Sheir work on the per-
sonal tax Ih.tj today and that. Mon-
day moniHig the board will take up
t tie work of equalizing the real estatu
values of he city.
WIH MOVE BUILDING.
Dirk McKay Raid today that the
work of ninviiiR he frame building
from b lot on Chiekasha avenue will
be started enly next1 week. Mr. Mc-
Kay says t'lrC he will not erect a
brick bu.hlmg The McKay building
was rouilemneJ by the city council sev-
eral weeks o
PLEA FOR
REC1PR0C.
AND TAFT
Telegram by t'nited Press.
Chicago 111. President Tatt arrived
here thin ircrning and is the guest
of the Western K:otiomic Society be-
fore which ht will make hi crowning
plea for the Canadian reciprocity bill.
Many Bpekkem repreHenting both
aides of the reciprocity question are
in attendance and will make address-
es. .'
Supporters of the president declare
that hlB here will be the open
ing gun '.n the campaign for the r-
noininntion f Taft In J!U2.
IMDERO
MISSION
ISJPEACE
Rebel Soldiers are to Fare
Well; En Rente to
Capital. s
Aboard Madero'si Siiecial train C. P
Ui.iz Att'ico. At a o'ciock thi mom-
liiK Jlad'iro ugaln entered Mexico
and boiirJed the special train which
ii conveying Km to the capital.
"Siy mitwtm Is to bring peace to
MexiiHi" ca. I he to the United Pre
correiondi'n' "The government will
give every ir.smrrecto soldier $50 In
cash anj on" dollar for every day
spent in the ervice" be continued.
"H will also fclve every soldier a bore
and $23 for bis gun" .; ?
It in announced that armed men
will board tin: train before U enters
the interior to afford protection
againitt any possible danger.
Live on Hopes Turnip
Greens and Hog Jowls
"I've live J for over fifty years on
hopes turnip greens and hog jowls
and I guess I can. keep it up the rest
of the trip" said Ben Vaughan the
big farmer near Alex who was in town
today.
Mr. Va iKlian eays corn and cotton
are In fine shape since the rain and
the pastures are also looking well. He
is "'itting his alfalfa.
"I believe this country can stand
more drouth than any other country
on earth" said Mr. VauRhan. "If Mis-
souri Hindis or any of the states back
there had hrd half as much of it a
we had before the rain tame they
would have Nen ruined but we shall
have good c.cpg if we get a few more
shower"
Elks Will "Shower0
a "Near Benedict" Bill
Alfred Hasim will be the guest of
honor at a I eckite shower given in the
Klks club rocms by the members of
; the K!ks club tonight. The social has
been called f t 10 o'cio.k and all of
j the member are arranging to upend
j the evening socially hi ttie rooms. Mr.
j Harris wi.l become a benedict Tues-
;iiay everiiti of next week and is the
f'!.' U. P. O K. to break from the
ranks of iKuW'orhood this year.
. UNVKILING IS POSTPONED.
On account of delay in the shipment
;of m.irhle ."c the tombstones for the
'graves of the W. O. W. lodge members
iburied in tne Ninnekah cemetery tho
I unveiling exorcises announced for' Sun-
day af'e.-T'ou have been Indefinitely
postponed. Dr. Brown received a let-
j ler from ) secretary of the camp tit
Ninnekah i.otifying hint of Hie post-
'ponenuMit ' th exercise.
At 2 a. m. "Doctor pleas
WIFE OF R. R.
PRESIDENT
VICTIM
Of Wreck; Mny Lives
are Endangered;
Train Burned.
Telegram by United Press.
Detroit Mk-h. I 8- Berg of New
York president of the Mobile & New
Orleans Railroad company was fatal-
ly Injured an 1 his wife was killed In-
stantly In tin wreck of the Winnipeg
flyer on the Soo line.
Seven other persons were injured.
The wreck was caused by a washout
jnear Verba Minnesota.
Berg was traveling in his private
'car which wai demolished rM burned.
Detroit. Later developments show-
ed that Berg's injuries were not fatal.
Forty paMeugers had a narrow es-
cape on the burning train.
The enti!' wreckage was consumed
by the flamrg.
THE SHACKS
MUST GO
So Say Health Officers;
Damaged Groceries
Condemned.
J Tht certain niiacks in the business
j district of Chickasha are a menace
jto public hot-Hit and are fit subjects
jfor condemnation by the county sup-
jerintendent cf health was admitted by
U. S. Russell assistant state food and
jdrug commit? ioner who came to
IChlckasha today at the solicitation of
j County Hea'tt'i Officer Ambrister.
j These two officers visited a nura-
jTser of shacks occupied by dealers in
I foodstuffs. Alterw:ard the intimation
Iwas dropped that condemnation of cer-
Stain buildingB would soon occur and
j their removal be ordered.
During the day an inspection of the
jStere'ns grocery stock recently dam-
;aged by fire was made and a portion
of the stock condemned and removed
from sale. The state food and drug
commission i. aggressively finbting
the sale of damaged food products and
upon the ir-qm st of Dr. Ambrister Mr.
Russell came to Chit-kasha to person-
ally look inio the character of the
salvage of 'he Stevens stock.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Sunday generally
! fair.
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OLDIER REST THY
WARFARE O'ER"
CONFEDERATE
Memorial services for the Confed-
erate veterans were held this morn-
ing at the Baptiit church and Rev.
George Sherman. the son of a federal
soldier made the principal address
Mr. Sherman reviewed the mutual
misunderstandings that were prevalent
between the north and the south fifty
years ago aid showed how the Civil
war wa3 the smelter that blended the
two separate and distinct civilisations
Into a glorious and strong nation.
Tributes wre paid by the speaker
to the memory and deeds of Stonewall
Jackson. The address was closed with
an appeal for one national decoration
day when the men weaving the gray
STEAMER
IS BURNED
Buffalo N. Y. The million-
dollar steamer Northwest own-
ed by the Northern Steamship
company and plying between
Buffalo and Duluth was burned
today and sank i Blackwell ca-
nal.
Spontaneous combustion is be-
lieved to have been the cause. 4
The Ijbs to the company is esti
mated at $750000.
DRIGGFRS SHIPS CATTLE.
J. F Driggers loaded six cars of fat
cattle at the Mangum yards today. The
cattle were sl ipped to the Kansas City
markets. Mr. Driggers has been In
Mnugum the past few days superin-
tending the shipment. The cattle are
in fine sliapj and Mr. Driggers expects
to get top notch prices.
GOOD NEWS FOR ALL
How ma iy " readers of this paper
know that there are some HO firms
now advertising regularly in this pa-
per? No doubt there are a lot of them
you don't knew about. Read each one
and you wl'l find something in each
that will interest you.
On page t3 is the Palace drug store
and in thelocals Is the Owl ana Brown-
son's all talkii.g soda water and you
will feel cooler after reai'ing them.
The Coca-Cola Bottling company is
an enterprising firm that has bottled
Chiekasha's famous mineral water and
is now advertising it In this paper.
ChSckasha may become a watering
em to ba out of hi head."
Donahsy in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
DEAD HONORED
and the :nen wearing the blue will sit
side by side at the commemoration
service. . - -
There was only a few of the veter-
ana present Miss Pyle gave a beauti-
ful vocal selection and Mrs. Ed Riddle
gave a select reading.
Rev. M. L. Butler opened the ser-
vice with a short scripture reading and
prayer Invoking blessings on the
heads of the veterans of the gray who
are soon to be mustered out for the
last time.
J. S. Downs furnished vehicle! from
his barn for all those who cared to
go to the cemetery where the graves
d the lepar'el heroes were strewn
with flowers.
MAINE NOT
BLOWN UP
Telegram by United Press.
;New York. That the United States
(battleship Maine was not blown up
in Ha-.aaa fcirbor by Spanish emis-
saries but wai destroyed by an acci-
dental internal explosion ia the belief
of Rear Admiral George Melville re-
tired who Wu chief engineer of the
nivy at the time.
'mis Information was revealed in a
letter which Admiral Melville wrote to
Speaker Reed in 1902 which was sup-
pressed at the time and now appears
in the iss'Ae of the North American
Review appearing today.
ONE RECRUIT ACCEPTED.
Lester M. House of Gracemont Ok-
lahoma made application for enlist-
ment in the United States Infantry to-
day and was accepted for service. He
will go to rt. Logan Colo. where he
will be nsslgiied a regular station
place from these advertisements.
From t lie drinking places we go to
the telephone the ad is on page to.
In this issue the. Farmers State bank
is telling you ot the advantages of the
guarantee law the First National and
the Oklahoaii National and the Citi-
zen's National all appear regularly.
Read them :.nd save money.
We then rave among us the sum-
mer comforts the electric fans. Read
the ads of. the Chickasha Kiectrleal
Supply company and the Chkkaktut
j Light Heat r-rtd Power company and
you will know alt about this summer
necessity. And we ctese ky ui) tueet-
lir.g at th intai market of Neal'n.-
AILEY TO
OPEN JUNE
TERM MON.
Judge Baiicy will open the June
term of the district court of Grady
county next Monday.
The docket is set up to and inclus-
ive of June 21 but the court will not
likely finally adjourn before Jie middle
of July.
On the docket are both civil and
criminal case? H of the latter and 70
of the former together with 14 liquor
Injunction cases In which the state is
the plaintiff.
The program will open Monday with
criminal matters.
TO DEDICATE
NEW R. I.
TATION
It was announced today that the
new Rock Island station will be ded-
icated next week the exact date hot
having been fixed.
The Chamber of Commerce and rail-
road officials wil join In making the
occasion a r.ctable one.
The exercises will take place in the
evening probpbly the latter part of
the week and the public will be in-
vited. .
Handsome Residence
Property is Sold
Deeds were signed today closing the
real estate transaction for the sale of
the T. T. Johnson residence property
on South Fou'teenth street. Mrs. Mary
Hightower purchased the property.
The Johnson residence is one of the
modern and pretty home properties on
West Hill. It was built by R. Stevens.
Mr. Johnson will make his home in
Minco where he has large interests.
Be purchased the Chickasha property
less than a year ago.
New Agent Assumes
Charge at the Frisco
C. O. Finch o? Tulsa has been In-
stalled as agent at the Frisco depot
here and is aov in charge. Agent
Moore has been transferred to Sapul-
ra Okla. where he is now agent Mr.
Finch has been in the service of the
F.'isco company for several years and
is familiar with the details of station
work. He took charge oi the Chicka-
sha depot thi week.
Report Bridge Over
the Canadian Out
Jim Tuttle a pioneer citizen of the
Chickasaw nation was in town from
Tuttle today. Mr. Tuttle reports the
bridge across the South Canadian near
Tuttle out ihe bridge gave way un-
der the pregf ure of the high water yes-
terday afternoon. This is the second
time in tho history of the Frisco that
tl e bridge has gone down stream at
time of hith wafer.
C. II. S. Boys Take to
the Cotton Fields
A crowd of Chickasha High school!
boys left yesterday afternoon for the
vicinity of Ninnekah where they wU
i spend a few weeks working iu tie
! cot ton field i. Farmers all over oe
'county have l- . tr the work of t 1 -
' plug eiiS'on. The Incnwed a" .
of the cni ever the rotm'y will n A -
' fhi t'.se bg -b u tw wwii.
GASOLINE .
STOVE. IS
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Home is Destroyed; EIrs.
Hamilton is Badly
Burned.
Fire originating from the exp!os!ii
of a gasoline stove at 11. o'clock this
morning at ta residence of Fred Ham
ilton 418 South Seventh street de-
stroyed a house valued at $1200 dam
aged another house to the extent of
$250. burned f 1.000 worta of household
goods to a crisp and buried Mis..
Fred ' Hamilton severely.
The houses belonged to L. L. Bryan.
O. T. Iorwood occupied the hoaae ad-
joining the Hamilton place.
Mrs. Ham'lton was severe-y burnt !
about the right arm and side. Her in-
j"'!ea are no' thought to be serious.
This is the second time within l-J
months that the Hamiitona have been
burned out by a gasoline explosiou.
The loss in the fire today is partially ;
covered by insurance.
The Krwoods suffered a smail dam-
av;e to their household goods.
There wa3 a gallon and a half of
gasoline and a gallon of kerosene in
the house when the explosion occur-
red. It wis scattered everywhere uiid
the entire building ' a mass of
flames within i few minutes making; it
impossible ."or the firr -h to save Mm
house.
DINGER LECTURES AT THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
On Moaciay evening June 6 Rev. J.
E Dinger of Fort Worth will give his
famous Vjctuie "God's Masterpiece."
Rev. Dinger "9 well known in this ci'y
and his ability as a lecturer neseds no
comment. Mi: Arta Goit will give
several violiu selections before the lec-
ture. This program is given under
the auspices vf the Christian Endeavor
society and en admission of 25 cents
will be cha.ged. Children admitted
free. Tickets are on sale at the Owl
drug store ml Dunlap's book store.
TO CLEAR
PACHE
tmmi
A letter receive! today from the
manager of the Ft. Sill Indians ad-
l vises that everything is in readiness
for the second invasion of the Chicka-
sha camp by the famous Gcronimo
wariors. He further states that he
feels sure of pulling over another vic-
tory. The !aGians are strong in fact
by far the strongest visiting team seen
in action here this season.
Tomorrow at University park the
Chickasha segregation will endeavor
to put a slump in the percentage col-
umn of the Apaches and incidentally
fatten their individual batting aver-
ages as well as the general standing
of the team.
FUNERAL OF A PIONEER.
R. A. lily v ho died at his home near
Laverty .ast night was laid to rest t
the I. O. O. F. cemetery this afternoon.
Funeral services were conducted by
M. L. Butler o the Methodist church.
Mr. !;- was one of tbe pioneer elri-
izens of Ch'Ciuisha. He was Gtl yean
of age and oVath was due to an acu't
'attack o iudigestion.
J. WILLIE JR. IN TOWN
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Evans, George H. Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 131, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 3, 1911, newspaper, June 3, 1911; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc730093/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.