The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 72, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 26, 1908 Page: 2 of 12
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Chickasha and her Charms
Attract to Grady County
(Special to State Capital.)
Chickasha. Okla., Jul y26.~The world
and all mankind is look I ti* toward Chick-
asha and tho Indian Territory portion of
Oklahoma Just now, because the opening
o:' the way by purchase to the most fer-
tile lands of earth through Uncle Sam s
removal of restrictions.
On the 27th day of Ju.y the bnrs will
be throton down and tho hungry hordes
of 4ager buyers will begin to swarm to
this part of Oklahoma like flies around
a 'hiatus bunghoW. It is a good thing
that these lands will not be thrown upon
the market in a heap for no one would
know what to do with the crowds that
would be precipitated throughout this
part of the state. Tho run for the : '.rip
wouldn't be a circumstance. Hence, th*j
people pralno the powers that be, the
lands will be doled out by peacemeal—
Indian style.
Ten million acres of land more or leas
the property of the Indians and they
at liberty to trade for money, marbles
or chalk! Think if it! Dream of it!
Revel over it!
Ten million acres! That's some earth,
and don't you forget it. We'd Ilka to
set- the color of a fellow's hair who ut
the drop of that tlnnabulous sentence
upon the tympanum of the ear takes n
tiie enormity the proposition. Keaily,
the thought when deeply rooted Is ono
calculated to take one's breath. There
is enough land in that body to make a
strip one half mile wide that would reach
around the world and then leave terra
lit ma enough to make a two mile si up
nil the way from Chickasha to Washing-
ton, D. C., where the good work was
done that makes the Indians freo to han-
dle his own. Just as does his "heap big
White brother."
Chickasha is to be tho center of at-
traction in the round up. and right cheer-
fully will she shoulder the responsibility.
It is a propitious moment; she 1* Just
sixteen, and she will do her prettiest.
Chickasha is 1,100 feet abovo tho sea
level. Not much for high, and yet Just
high enough to make tho city booster
healthy, wealthy and wise. Kansas City
lie? 350 miles northeast, and strange as
it may appear, we are twice and ono-
half the d.stance southwest of Kansas
City.
Chickasha is a federal court town and
is likewise the capital city of Grady
county, hence ah a courting town It will
hold its own. We might mention the
fact that there are yet many young men
and women who are "heart whole and
fancy freo"—at least they admit as much
without a flush, although they have been
known to hold good hands at Tho
trlstlng hour.
C-h-l-c-k-a-s-h-a! Don't prouounce it
*shaw." Pronounce it wrong ami you
will bo right; dwell long on "a" and you
will at least be considered a native.
In 1893 Chickasha had 2,612 people; In
lfMKl they had increased to 4,263; and In
lJM'S, today, over 12,000. As proof, thi
school census enumerated 2,442 school
children and each school boy or girl Is
good for five In the count. Now that tho
wave Is on Chickasha will double her
also In three years.
'Chlckasha's weather is delightful. No
hot summers. The only red-hots are
what you buy on the street corners, and
tljey are not distasteful aftter you get
used to them.
Take
Precedence
Delicious
One of our prosperous citizens—retired
In fact—With a rating by Dunn's agency i
•it JWuMK) came to Chickasha six yearn j
ago with less than $400, putting it into j
a small mercantile stock. And now well i
Its no frenzied finance for him, thank 1
you. n. knows when he ins a K">d take precedence over all other
thing and he some time since retired
from merchandizing. Most of his mo i y
however, was made buying and improv-
ing city property and ho continues in tho
good work.
flavors because they are prepared
Vom the true selected fruits.
Chickasha points with pride to its fa-
mous concert bund. Our people appre-
ciate the fact that the band boys In tie Ir
energy and desire to be doing for the
public, erected within themselves a grand
convention hall where today tho summer
theatre, chautauqua and other entertain-
ments are held. The Chickasha Concert
Band plays equally well In theatre or "In
A flat."
All roads lead to Chickasha. Don't
ill to note this. eLt us know when you
are coming so wo can have the band
out.
Chickasha in the leading market renter
for com, the kind that !b used in making
"Sunnybrook," tho state's legalized dis-
pensary drink.
Grady county is continually increasing
in the recognition of the fact that this is
a great fruit country. While it Is not
true that whole families dine off one
peach and then save tho remainder 'or
a cobbler, yet there are whoppers. Wo
dont' raise lemons.
Grady county's rain fall averages 32
inches and it falls upon the Just and tho
unjust alike—It Is the industrious and
the methodical who reap the benefits,
however. You tickle the earth and feed
It seasonably and you are as sure to
suffer cashcaretus, which In common
English means a swelling of the bank
account, as that the sun continues to
glow and tho moon to shine.
Chickasha has the prettiest women
that ever wore a peekaboo. We haven't
as yet taken time to observe the classic
phiz of the men. All we know about
them is that they would like to mash the
"Merry Widow."
Grady county Is "dry" yet It is In need
of no Irrigation. It has no saloons but
there Is an abundance i f Adams «ile,
pure ozone and "Sunnybrook."
Chickasha has good 'iVels where you
are ashamed to pay so rmall a price for
so liberal a meal, but ve ieed at leart
ono more—a fire proof sky Scraper.
Chickasha has the prettiest women that
ever wore—a peekaboo. We haven't as
yet taken time to observe the classic phiz
of the men. All we know about thein is
that they would liko to mash the "Merry
Widow."
ITncle Sam, realizing the rapid growth
of Chickasha, dug down In his Jeans and
gave the city >16,000 with which to buy a
site for a $200,000 federal building. The
building will be ordered erected after the
next building appropriation bill Is pais-
ed The prize Is big enough to wait for.
In the meantime Chickasha will busy her-
self with spending $l o,00 on a central
school building, $35,000 on a city hall and
$25,000 In building storm sewers. And
while this work Is progressing one hun-
Don't bo late'
Must rvot wait!
See" tke styles
Of ninetccn-eigkt!
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Fall styles of this year will have wider
scope than in any past season. There is an
almost endless array of modes to choose from.
We have taken considerable care to limit our
stocks to the best only of the many new de-
signs—fashions that wo can assure our cus-
tomers are correct, conservative and in the
best taste.
We are also showing a new lino of Mid-
summer Mdlinerj'. The styles are exclusive
and up to tho minuto, They are Gages make
Prices On Snits:-
$20, 25, 35, 50 and $75.00
Prices On Hats:-
$2.50, 2.75,3.75,5.00, $7.50
Ramsay Bros.
Dry Goods Co.
dred or more blocks of street paving will
be put In, Insuring many miles more of
cement walks.
Our postofflce, banks, tux levies and
railroad receipts aie pretty good Indi-
cators of the bonanza that Chickasha is
to all wise guys—and some unwise onis
as well. Tile postofflce receipts for H>0«J
were $11*.979, and for lt 07 they wee J'.M.Joo,
an Increase of $4,876—over 20 per cent ad-
vance to the good. The total bank de-
posits of leoti were $1,284,194, and for 1907
they were 91,672,388, an Increase in volume
of $387,ltl near 25 per cent growth. Tho
assessed valuation of property in 1906 was
$3,000,00, and in 1907 it was $5,500,000. an
increase of $2,500,00u. 'Die Rock Island
railroad did in volume of business hyo In
191)6, $830,366.21. and in 1907 its receipts
here were $1,01*9,200, an Increase of $2(J8,-
834. This showing, which could be strung
out as ion gas the moral law, proves that
Chickasha is going some. Don't you
think?
Chickasha has a complete telephone
system .local and long distance. Heilo,
girls.
Chickasha is preparing to do a good
thing by the state. It is harnessing the
famous Washita river and expects to not
only furnish electric power for all manu-
factures coming to Oklahoma, but also
the street railroad and lnterurban lines.
There's millions in this proposition alone
-for the manufacturer, the city and the
state. We are indeed a patriotic people—
If we do go away from home to celebrato
the Fourth of July ,
Chickasha has thirteen churches, sev-
eral of them grand and Imposing struc-
tures; four modern school buildings, and
a $90,000 high school building on the way;
a Roman Catholic school, a school of mu_
sic, a business college and a Carnegie
library. Hear in mind in this connection
that education lies in respecting the pul-
pit. No crance for levity here.
Chickasha has over fourteen fraternal
and secret societies, say nothing of auxil-
iaries to the Masons, Odd Fellows, K. of
1*., A. O. U. W. and M. W. of A., and
others, world without end. This proves
that we are n community of Joiners as
well as builders.
All Chickasha is proud of her women,
and we have reason to be, for the women,
through their women's clubs, of which
there are three, and through their su-
perior personalities, have aided materi-
ally in the moral and physical upbuild-
ing of this, the most exemplary yet up-
to-date city In the southwest.
Chickasha wsis never !>efore syste-
matically advertised. It Just growed be-;
cause of the paragon location. It never
had a boom and yet it has grown by leaps
and bounds. Now that the advertising
ball has been kicked into the Held, watch
her go. You rein still Ret In on the ground
floor, but you'll have to hurry.
Chckasha offers factory sites free to
all who can show a good excuse for ex-
istence and a tin bucket brigade. Water
power through damming of the Wash-
ita will furnish electric power at from
three and a half to two cents. You can't
beat this anywhere—not by a dam site.
Chickasha has two good daily newspa-
pers, two telegraph lines, local and long
distance phone, three women's clubs and
a city auctioneer. If a citizen fails to
keep up with the news, its his own fault.
Chickasha has an electric water power
plant—that works while you sleep—a city
water plant, an electric light and power
plant, and a few perpetual windjammers
that might as well be plant-ed.
Chlckasha's flouring and great mills,
furniture factory, mattress factory, elec-
tric planing mills, broom factory, western
novelty works, boot and shoe factory,
cigar factory, bottling works, Badger En-
gine and Machine company, and other
lesser institutions run the year round.
The two large cotton seed oil mills, com-
press and three gins run in the seasjn
devoted to the handling of cotton in the
raw. Other factories are locating here,
a cigar vender factory is now building.
When it Is finished the cigars will be on
us, but unless you locate here you will
not get one, as they must be accepted
first handed or at one of our "smokers."
You'll have to be Johnny on the spot.
Chickasha needs more poultry raisers.
Chickens are too high—out of reach, in
fact. We risked pricing one Saturday.
It was medium size, coopj fed, and waa
yet possessed of Its liver, gizzard ana
heart, In fact. It had lost nothing but a
few drops of blood and feathers. The
looks of the fowl was enough to make a
man exhibit the white feather, but wo
ventured, and as the honey breasted,
ghastly headed critter struck the scales
the dealer announced 55 writs. If we
ever go broke It wUl not be because of
buying with only the feathers plucked.
Hut had you observed, here's a chance
for easy money. Make believe you are
working and let the hens "lay for you,"—.
you Just furnish the rung and feed and
ake in the "doe."
Chickasha is the coming manufacturing
city of Oklahoma. Through modesty and
brotherly love, Chickasha will not de-
signedly, with malice aforethought, out-
I strip the Jealous neighbor to the north-
east, In any other than that particular.
With population doubling each five years
In Chickasha, as has been the record,
real estate Is real estate. If you want to
get in on the second floor you'll hav? to
get a hustle on you. It Is a three story
city today; it will bo a five to six story
city next year. Get on board.
If you have any criticism to make of
the levity herein displayed, charge it to
the "ph, be Joyful" invigorating, em-em-
bracing—yen, that'a the word—embracing
air Of oklahoma. Rlpplingly as flows
from the tongue that word "embrace"',
wo have been staggered more than once
in life with thoughts for Its existence.
Rut forget It. At any rate charge this
whole business tip to the fourtain of youth
that perpetually plays in the aephys of
the garden spot of earth. The long face
is a stranger here except as he comes to i
us from afar, hence beware, friend, when
you visit us lest you "hayseed."
If this Information fails to till the bill
nt.d you want more, write me and I'll .Jo |
my best to ylge you your money's wo'
That s what I'm paid for, and I'm an
ous to tarn my salary.
Cheerfully yours,
CAD ALLAHD
Cincinnati
Will Honor
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.)
twins.
Air. Taft will assert his independence
by including in his speech of acceptance
a personal plank on publicity of cam-
paign contributions, a proposition which
stumped a republican congress and
which 'was ignored as an issue by the
Chicago convention.
in doing tills Mr. Taft will also accept
the Rryan challenge to make publicity neo
of the leading issues in the coming tight,
and when his speeGh of acceptance has
been delivered there will be no doubt in
Mi. Bryan's mind or in anybody else s
how Mr, Taft stands on this question.
Mr. Taft, it is understood, is a little
hot over the charge In the democratic
platform that the republoans intend to
conduct the present campaign with
"\ast sums of money wrested from the
favor seeking corporations," and he Js
prepared to challenge the democrats to
show their good faith by couning in as,
republicans have, under the operation of
the New i'ork state publicity law.
In voluntarily subjecting themselves to
that law Mr. Taft and other lepublloan
leaders feel that they have scored a
point on the democrats which will have
to be met In some way than in platform
promises.
Following the oratorical fireworks,
there will be a flag raising In honor of
Mr. Taft in which those who will pull
the halyards wMl be men who as boys
went to school with Mr. Taft. The flag
was made from materials supplied by the
republicans of the Philippines.
A great fireworks display will be held
at night from a bluff on Mount Adams,
overlooking the river. This will be the
main fireworks display and will include
the Illumination of the big water tower
and the park. A supplementary display
will be given on the bridges and public
landing. River oraft of all kinds on the
Ohio will also be supplied wLth lanterns.
A flotilla of about IMO launches will ac-
company the Island Queen when *>he
makes her trip with Mr. Taft and his wiTr?
the national notification committee and
distnguished visitor*. Each launch will
be illuminated. A daylight fireworks ex-
hibit will be given in tne afternoon on
Fountain Square, together with a band
concert. The musical program will be
elaborate, Cincinnati being alive with
concerts at various points throughout the
day.
STATE N
Ou Special
Agent's Report
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.)
pipe line and dispose of it as it saw fit.
He further stated that the Prairie people
wouuld file a stipulation to the effect
that the above agreement was true.
Shortly after the governor's motion to
dismiss ha«l been filed, J. E. O'Neal, « f
Independence, Kansas, accompanied by
Judge Burford, appeared at the office of
the district clerk and filed the stipulation
referred to. Mr. O'Neal Is vice presi-
dent and general manager of the com-
pany. He declined to discuss the case.
They also tiled an answer to Attorney
General West, in which they deny that
they have been acting contrary to law.
They admit they attempted to build a
pipe tine in Washington county, ' but
assert that they hive a right to do so.
They deny that as a foreign corporation
they have not accepted the provisions of ,
the constitution applicable to it and that |
it Is not entitled to the benefit of legis-
lation of the state of Oklahoma. It
further denies placing any additional bur-
den on the highways of the state or
making them unsafe or unfit for travel.
The Prairie Oil company in their answer
deny that they worked an injury to abut-
ting property owners, to the substantial
rights of the state or of any individual
citizen. They particularly deny that West
was without any other remedy at law.
They are careful not to admit that they
are common carriers. Thy claim that
they are authorized under an act of
congress to do an interstate business but
not for hire.
Apuended to the governor's motion is
an aditional statement in which he
praises tin- constitution and the work
performed by the governor and state of-
ficers under it, and hits West somewhat
severely. The statement has the appear-
ance and tone of a campaign rather than
a court document.
Filed with the statement Is the report
of James S. Kirk wood, whom the gover-
nor appointed as special agent to invest!
gate conditions in the oil fields. All
statements inad*> by the governor with
reference to conditions are based on this
A MODERN EVE
(Special to State Capital.)
El Reno, July 25.—Eve hiding behind
H mlnature fig leaf would have blushed
crimson had she been walking along the
east side of the square about nine o'clock
one night when a woman, under the in-
fluence of a drug, paraded the street
wearing only a smile and not carrying
even a parasol.
Her husband was already in Jail serv-
man was given an injection by a phy-
sician to waken her from the drug in-
ing a sentence for bootlegging, 'iho wo-
fluence. She is still in Jail
ALL KINDS OF TROUBLES
(Special to State Capital.)
Billings, Ok la., July 25.— Five year old
Carl Lemet, who is visiting, had the
misfortune of swallowing the top off of a
pop bottle. Scarcely had the doctor left
when he fell from n haymow and broke
his arm between the elbow and wrist.
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
(Special to State Capital-)
Watonga, Okla., July 25. -The first deal
has been made in the punishment of the
murderers of Sheriff Garrison. Ed Ellis,
a negro who aided Kingsbury in the tight
has been bound over to the grand jury
charged with murder in the first de-
gree.
GREAT OIL STRIKE
(Special to State Capital.)
Muskogee, Okla., July 25.—There Is
great excitement *in the oil fields over
the discovery of four large oil wells.
They average 500 barrels each, of high
grade oil, making the most valuable wells
in the state.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
HEALER HELD
(Special to State Capital.)
Manitou, Okla., July 25.—Judge Griffin
has rendered Ills decision in the most
celebrated case ever tried in Tillman
county when he held Mrs. Margaret
Stephens to await the action of the dis-
trict court, charged with criminal negli-
gence in allowing Christian science to
cause the death of a patient.
V/ILL WEAR SHEATH GOWN
Actress will Parade Oklahoma
City in Shocking Attire
(Special to State Capital.)
Oklahoma City, July 25.—Miss I^ena
Blackburn, a pretty, shapely actress in
the company that Is holding down the
boards at the Dreamland theatre. Is to
•ar one of the sheath gowns town Sun-
day aternoon on a wager. Hearing that
a couple of Oklahoma City's swells were
going to use dlrectorle gowns as riding
habits, her manager bet her a hat that
she wasn't game to wear her silt skirt on
the down town streets and she accepted
the wager. "Yes, I know that this same
kind of a gown caused a riot in Paris,
but then this town has more sense than
Paris."
HORSE THIEF TIPPED
OFF BY ENEMY
(Special to State Capital.)
Oklahoma rity, July 25.—BUI Star-
ling was arrested <>n the streets here and
taken to Davis where he Is wanted on a
charge of horse stealing. An enemy
tipped him off to the officers.
NEW SCHOOLS FOR EL RENO
-The
chbo
report
Accord ink to Mr. Kirkwood's report
there are over a thousand men out of
employment in the district. The present
suit of the attorney general if successful,
means, In his opinion, the loss to the
state of the oil Industry, at this time
the greatest In the state.
The report goes oulte exhaustively into
an account of conditions and the probable
consequences «>f the suit.
immediately after the papers In the
case had been tiled they were taken to
the office of the attorney general for his
examination. The case will come up for
argument in Judge Huston's court Mon-
day.
WOULD BE SPEAKER
Judge A. F. Vandeventer of Bar-
tlesville will be in Race
Judge A. F. Vandeventer, of Bartles-
ville, was a business visitor in Guthrie
yesterday. He was a prominent member
of the legislature hist winter and Is a
candidate for re-election, having no op-
position for tiie nomination. He states
j that If re-elected lie will be In the race
for the ppeiukershlp of the house. He
waa at one time speaker of the Arkansas
house of representatives.
Judge Vandeventer declined to tnlk for
publication as to the oil situation and
the Webt-Haskell controversy.
VOTE ON CHARTER
The charter framed by the freeholders
of Oklahoma City can be legally voted
on, according to the holdings of the su-
preme court.
While the court denied the writ of
mandamus to compel the mayor to call
the election it also declared that the pro-
vision of the constitution Is self-execut-
ing and needs no legislation to give It
effect. Justice Kane did not vote on the
proposition at the time nnd Justice Hayes
was absent. A written opinion on the
case will be haiub d down in tho caso
in a short time.
NIGHT
El Reno, Okla.. Ji
board has awarded a contract for the
building of two modern school buildings
in this city which will be completed this
fall. The contract was let for $55,000 to
A. C. Krcipke of West Wade street.
Though the proposition will bo sub-
mitted to a popular vote there is little
doubt but that the action of the board
will be ratified.
GREAT ALFALFA CROP
(Special to State Capital.)
Fort Cobb., July 25.—T. J. Prltchett,
Indian farmer, northeast qf town one
mile, brought to this office a small bun-
dle of alfalfa, measuring 40 inches in
length. This is a 2N days growth, show-
ing one of the wonderful things that
alfalfa is capable of doing in this coun-
try.
It is safe to estimate that the yield of
this cutting is not less tha nthree tons
per acre. This is the third cutting for
this particular field and with favorable
weather It will make three more cuttings
this season.
FOUR OVERCOME
(Special to State Capital.)
Gracemont, Okla., July 25.—Gracemont
was visited by a disastrous fire that com-
pletely destroyed two of the largest build-
ings of the town and consumed stocks of
goods of six stores and the furniture rf
the leading hotel. Mrs. Harbour, Mrs.
Brummett, John Hudson, and a traveling
man were ovroome by the heat and
somke and had to be carried from the
burning buildings.
FOOT IS CRUSHED
(Special to State Capital.)
Jet, Okla., July 25.—Chance Armstrong
me<t with n severe accident, the rear
wheel of a threshing engine passing over
his right foot. The foot was badly
crushed, still not to the extent one might
think of for such a weight. The ground
being soft and the foot passing between
two flanges was probably the reason his
foot was not mushed to a pulp.
DEPUTY SHERIFF
IS A BOOTLEGGER
(Special to State Capital.)
Anadorko, Okla., July 25.—Undersherlff
Draper and a deputy went out to Grace-
mont and arrested Deputy Sheriff C. B.
Childs on a charge of bootlegging.
Mr. Childs runs a meat market In
Gracemont. Mr. Draper brought Child*
down from Gracemont Friday on the west
bound, and there was a heated Interview
In the sheriff's office last evening. He
gave bond In tho sum of $500 and sur-
rendered his commission as deputy, ills
trial will come up In the fall tetrm of
court.
KILLED BOOTLEGGER
WORSE AND MORE OF IT
(Special to State Capital.)
Garvin, Okla . July 25. -Richard War-
ren who was charged with the killing of
J. A. Lamb and released on a writ of
habeas corpus went Immediately and
killed Lamb's son-in-law and mortally
wounded his son. Great indignation is
felt by the citizens and posses are out |
hunting for him and will string h n to
the nearest tree when caught.
Sheriff Fires in Self Defence-
Gets Would be Assassin
(Special to State Capital.)
Choctaw, Okla . July 25.—After being
■hot in the knee by Dan Smith a farmer
and alleged bootlegger, Deputy Sheiiff J.
J Lucsm returned the fire and ahot him
through the heart.
Whou WiuiUi saw lh% offluora eomiua
in th.
knee. Lucas dropp^M^^ne ground aid
fired three times, "d Smith fell from
his horse, shot through the heart. One
bullet also struck him In the shoulder
nnd one in the arm.
Smith's wife informed the officers of
the fact that her husband had been drunk
and threatened to kill her, so when Wil-
liam Brown, a personal friend of Smith's
heard of the shooting he secured a gun
and threatened to kill them both. Walter
Lucas, son of J. J., and a deputy, imme-
diately went to the home of Brown,
caught him in bed, and arrested him
without any trouble.
HOLY ROLLERS HOLD FORTH
(Special to State Capital.)
Oklahoma, City, July 25.—Seventy-five
Holy Rollers are holding forth here and
furnishing a great deal of amusemert
for the spectators. They harp u great
deal on perseuction hut '.y to drown thtlr
troubles In antics and shouting.
BUMPER CROPS
(Special to State Capital.)
Red Rock, Okla., July 25.—11 Is cstlmat*
ed by those in a position to know that the
corn yield for Oklahoma tills fall will be
50 per cent arger than that of last j ear.
Wheat, oats, cotton and pth ?r grams
will produce a kield that will be pro-
portionately large.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
(Special to State Capital.)
Watonga, Okla., July 25.—While en-
gaged with his father in hauling hay t.,
town. Dewey Baker, 'the 10 year H son
of George Baker met with quite a scti-
ous accident. He fell off the load with a
pitchfork In front of him, the tine:; p< n-
etratlng his left fide. Whl e the accident
is a serious one, tho injuries are not cf
a fatal character.
STEEL IN EYE
(Special to State Capital.)
Chickasha, Okla., July 25. — ►!. E. Cros-
by. a boiler maker in the Rock Island
shous got a piece of steel into his eye,
temporarily blinding him. The steel was
removed and it is thought he will recover
the use of his eye soon.
CAPTURE WILD WOMAN
(Special to State Capital.)
Vinita. Okla., July 25.—A posse cap-
tured a wild woman in the thickets of
Craig county. She had been identified as
Mrs. Martha WMlkens, wife of a young
farmer, who disappeared from home in
Sabine county ten years ago and had
never been heard of since. She was
then 25 years of age. It required the
strength of six men to restrain her, and
she had nails three Inches long.
BARBECUE AND DANCE
(Special to State Capital.)
Emerson, okla.. July 25.—The Klowas
and Comanche Indians are clearing the
grounds for their two day's celebration
which will occur on July 2!) and 30. An
original Indian barbecue and stomp dance
has been arranged and the Indians are
taking; more than usual interest in the
occasion, because of the fact that Emer-
son has been built upon a quarter sec-
tion of land formerly owned by one of
the noted Comanches of the big pasture.
Wants an
Originat Scheme
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character, with excellent results. Bui
what is wanted now is a real thrillei
that will put all the others in the for*
gotten past.
Tulsa has tried the special train
vertising plan twice, and, to a close
observer, has been getting big returns,
The first trip waa made nearly two
years ago when a special train wai4J
chartered, with 100 Tulsa boomers on
board printing a dally newspaper en
route and distributing it at every town
through which the train passed* that
the people might have a glimpse 01
Tulsa after tho train had gone.
This train went to the Atlantic
coast. It was followed by a trail |f
newspaper publicity that was worn*
hundreds of thousands, because tha
Tulsa bunch was a Jolly crowd of g<|^ t
fellows, out primarily to advertise
Tulsa flr.st, Oklahoma second .and to
tell the people of the east who W"iiM J
not be convinced that the greatest oil
and gas fields in the world are In
Oklahoma.
The trip was so successful that it
was repeated again last spring, with
the same returns.
Muskogee hit upon a scheme to build
a bout at effersonville, Ind. When it
was completed and launched, a buftch y
of Muskogee boosters took possession
of it, decked it all over with 'Okla-
homa banners, ran it to Cincinnati "
and then began a voyage of triumph
down the Ohio and the Mississippi, up
the Arkansas to Muskogee.
The trip was to show the world that
the Arkansas river is actually naviga-
ble and that Oklahoma wants manu-
facturers to locate on thu stream.
The amount of publicity obtained
from the trip was startling So much
so that the boat was no sooner home
than the commercial club devised a
plan, now maturing, to load this boat
with a cargo of cotton and send itj
with 100 members of the club aboard,
to New Orleans, just to show that
navigation in the Arkansas is an ac-
complished fact.
Then the same boat and crew Is to
turn and head for St. Paul, where It
is to be loaded with farm implements
for Muskogee, and the boat and cargo
bannered with the fact that Okla- „
homa believes in developing its navi-
gable waters. ,
Every town in the state has resort-
ed to the stock tricks of advertising*
banners at big gatherings of every
kind, but what is wanted now is a
new scheme .one that has never been
worked, nor even heard of In tho
southwest, or elsewhere, and that can
be turned into practical operation.
Oklahoma towns will pay a bigger
price for advertising than any other
towns in the country, but they are de-
demanding high-class advertising for
their money.
TMcMMaateAhm,
Another Boost
For Guthrie
Along With
Natural Gas
The ever famous Garland
Gas stoves and Heaters
The line they all take
their hats off too.
Our car of gas stoves will
be here Tuesday, and we
will be able to show you
the latest appliances and
designs in gas stoves.
Garland stoves are with-
in the reach of all.
We aro also prepared to
put burners in your old
stoves, in fact we hand-
le all kind of gas fixtur-
es Our gas department
will be in charge of two
expert gas fitters direct
from the Natural Gas
field. Phono us and they
will call and explain the
work.
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