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Chickash Indian Territory Thursday Evening. November I. 1906
NUMBER 268
Farms
City Property
and Rentals
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Loans
Abstracts
Farm and City Insuranco
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OVER CHARGE
Oil COAL
ROCK ISLAND IS MADE DEFENDANT
IN A SUIT FILED BY GENERAL
CROMWELL
Y AN INJUNCTION IS ASKED
It Charged that the Company is Violat-
ing its Charter
Guthrie OkU Oct. 31. The
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company is made the de-
fendant in a suit just filed in the
district court here by Judge W. 0.
Cromwell attorney general of Ok-
lahoma and Judge Charles J. West
of Enid special assistant attorney
general in the railroad and trust
prosecutions alleging an overcharge
on freight rates on ccal brought in-
to Oklahoma Territory from Indi&n
Territory. An injunction is asked
restraining the company from de
manding collecting and receivHg
greater rates than ate allowt '.-In
original charter of the road.
One of the cases cited in the pe-
tition is that of the city of Enid
208 miles from the town of McAles-
ter via Choctaw Oklahoma &
Gulf and Chicago Ro:k Island &
Pacific where the rate on slack
coal is $1.50 per ton in carload lots
ad $2.10 per tori'bn lump coat in
ci-'load lots. Under the condi-
tions by which the railroad . holds
its right of way it is authorized
to charge but $1.25 per ton for
slack and $1 45 for lump coal. It
is charged that rates on coal are un-
reasonable and unjnst to all stations
in Oklahoma and that all rates are
in violation of the acts of congress
Frank Dale former chief justice of
Oklahoma and A. G. C. Bierer a
former associate just ice are defend-
ing the Rock Island in this suit.
. This ia the sixtL suit filed against
Oklahoma railroads for freight rate
discrimination by Attorney Gener-
al Cromwell and his associates.
Four suits have been filed at Enid
two of them beiDg against the
Roci Island and one against the
the Frisco and one againsthe San
ta Fe while the Frisco h also made
defendant in a case filed at Waton-
"HELLO" SYSTEM AT EARLY
Horace Humphreys Makes Contract for
a Private Telephone System
It will soon be "hello" in
every room at the Early Hotel.
Proprietor Horace Humphreys yes-
terday closed a contract with the
Pioneer Telephone Co. to install a
private telephone system in his
hotel each room to be supplied
with a phone having connections
with all local and long distance
lines.
Mr Humphreys is to be com-
mence for his enterprise in adding
this treat improvement to his
hogse which will go far toward
putting it abreast with the most
up-to-date hotels in the country.
The Early is recognized by the
traveling puolic as one of the best
hotels in the two territories.
II. Kohn of Cement was among
the business visitors in the city
yesterday.
Tom Moore one of the rural mail
carriers.is taking a month's lay off.
He has been in the service eighteen
months and has not lost a day from
work. Harry Price is working in
his place. ' ......
IXDIAN TERRITORY FEDERATION
Of Women' Cluhs Meet ia Annual
Convention at Talta
Tulsa I. TM Oct.; 31. The
Federation Women' club of In
dian Territory met today in this
city with over 300 delegates and
visitors present. The convention
will be formally received this even
ing by the Hecbka club the Wo-
man's club and other women or-
ganizations of the city. The re
ception will be in Fraternal hall
and will be preceded by addresses
by Mayor Mitchell on behalf of
the city and President Hagler on
behalf of the Commercial club.
The officers of the Federated
club are:
President Mrs. C. E. Wilcox; of
Eufaula.
First vice-president Mrs. F. M.
Davi; of Muskogee.
Second vice president Mrs. Eu-
gene Hamilton of Cbickasha.'
Recording secretary Mrs. L J.
Fannin of McAlester.
Corresponding secretary Mrs. C-
II. Tully of Eufaula. .
Treasurer Mrs. TJ. G. Phippin
of Coweta.
Auditor Mrs. J. S. Parmlee of
Sapulpa.
Federation secretary Mrs. S. L-
F. Webb of Ardmore. ;
Honorary president. Mrs. Mich-
ael Conian of Lindsay.
SHORTAGE IN COAL
Causes Trouhle'.at the Electric Light
Plant-Coal oath Way
For two evenings the electric
lights bave begun to flicker out
about 7 130 causing no end of incon-
venience. Mr Stephens manager explains
that the trouble is due to a short-
age in coal supply. The coal sup
ply was entirely exhausted Mon
day but Mr. Stephens managed to
get a car of shek but it has been
impossible to keep tip the heat un-
der the boilers with this kind ot
fuel. '-Three cars of coal are in
transit but owing to the crowded
conditions of traffic . they bave
been standing on a sidetrack at
Pocasset for several days.
imm CHURCH AT GRE6G
Said to be 4ooo Communicants inMor-
mon Church in Oklahoma.
Lawton Okla. Oct. 31 The first
Mormon church to be established
in the new country has been organ-
ized at Gregg in this country.
Eighteen elders of the church.head-
ed by Rev J. G. Dufnn. president
of the Oklahoma distort effected
the organization at the home o
Elder J. P. Allred of Gregg
lb Oklahoma ther are about
4000 communicants in the Mor-1
mon church.but as far as is known !
the Allred family is the only family j
in this country belonging to the'
organization. The district proper
'mbraces Oklahoma Indian Ter-
ritory Texas and a part of Kan-
sas and Ara Kansas. -
DR- HICKMAN ARRESTED
Oklahoma City. Oct. 31. J. J.
Hickman was arrested and place 1
in jail on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. -
Hickmaa is alleged to have given
to Guy E. Smith clerk for Barth
& Myer clothiers at 110 West
Main street a check for ten dol-
lars on the Chickasaw Trust Cm
pany at Chickasha which develop-
ed later to be worthless.
The case will be tried at an early
date before Justice Zwick.
Reford Bond went to Naples to-
day to deliver an address.
ffORTAIIT
RULING
IN THE KG PASTURE OPENING-
THERE CAN EE NO RE-
LINQUISHMENTS
MANY QUESTIONS ARE ASKED
People Appear Anxious ia Find Way
to Evade Five Year Residence
Lawton O. T. Oct 3i.Tht
general land office has for a month
been overwhelmed with inquiiies
from corporations concerning the
opening of the "big" pasture
country. Notwithstanding that
the rules governing the opening
have been published in full many
apparently do not understand them
fully. Tha printed copies have
been issued from the general land
office but many thousand of them
will probably be issued next week
such is the information from
Wasbicgton today.
Questions have bten asked re-
garding the opening that the de-
partment had never dreamed
would be propounded. Many
questions are asked by persons
who undoubtedly seek some means
by which the law governing the
disposal ot the lands may be
circumvented by a short cut to
possession which under : the law
cannot be given for five years or
until June 5 191 1 ''
From Oklahoma came the in
quiry to the general . land office
propounding two question that
have just been answered by that
office. The first was if a man is a
succesfu! contestant could' he
exercise his thirty-day preference
right of entry a right which is
given to " successful contestants
under the land laws? The recond
query was: If a man secures a
relinquishment to one of the tracts
disposed of after It had been sold
under seal bids would he have the
right to make entry of the lwnd so
relinquished to him?
The replies to those questions
are embodied by the following brief
note mailed by the general land
office to the Oklahoma correspond-
ent yesterday and it will terve as
an answer to many similar queries
'"In reply to your letter of the
22nd instant you are advised that
the pasture and wood rererves in
Oklahoma eannot be sold or enter-
ed prior to June 5 1911 'except to
the highest bidder at public auc
tion or under sealed bids and it
therefore follows that the lands
covered by entries which may be
relinquished and land involved in
successful contests against home-
stead entries cannot be eutered
uuder the homestead law until
after they had sold in one of these
manners."
INTERESTING CLUB WOMAN
Chandler Okla. Oct. 31 Mrs
Belle Sinious Widner secretary of
the largest woman's club in the
United States the Friday Mornin
club of Los Angeles California
is visting this wetk with her sister
Mrs. Elias Widner of Chandler
Mrs. Widner's club composes t
membership of over 1000. Another
feature of the organization to
which she belongs is that the oldest
woman belonging to any club in
the world is a member. Mrs.
Rebecca Spring whose age is now
96. Another member is Mrs.
Caroline Severence president and
founder of the first woman's club
in the United States.
KEGROES MUST LEAVE POST
Companies in Brownsville Rioting
he Ducharged Unless Facta
Ar Told
Win
Ei Reno Ok. Oct. 31. A visit
to Fort Reno today disclosed the
fact that the sentiment is now
general that companies B. C and I
of the Twenty fifth United States
Infantry will be mustered out of
service next month with all mem-
bers of the companies except those
who were absent by leave or de-
tached on special service at the
time of the Brownsville Tex
trouble in August.
Officers of the United States
army are not illing to discuss the
matter and a dignined reticence is
observed by them. Tha privates
and non-commissioned officers are
freer with their comments and
some of those who ten days ago
were prone to believe that nothing
of A summary nature would be
done by the war department now
believe that the threatened ex
pulsion would be carried out. They
have come to the conclusion that
as a matter of discipline the men
will have to go. Of course the
men don't know anything definite
or for this natter do the officers
One omcer whose opinion
can-ies weight kindly answered a
few questions the auswrs being
invariably coupled with the reser
vation: "I'm not giving this from
information for I have none nor
will anyone have until the report
of General Garlington be consider
el'by the war department." ;
THE USUAL HALLOWEEN
1
But the Youngsters were not so De
rtructm HUtiroy of the Occasioa '
This morning the usual evidences
of Halloween celebartion were seen
on the streets. Every store window
was labeled with comical signs
everything movable had been mov-
ed and a variety of other pranks
bad been perpetrated. It was a
bright moonlight night ideal for the 1
youngsters but Chief Hopkins had
extra men on guard and it was not
so easy for the mischief makers to
elude them and the occasion passed
off wiihout the usual destruct on
of property.save in a few instances.
A number of social events throug-
out the city were enioyed.
STANDARD Oil PROSECUTION
Attorney Hadley in Confident that he
Will Succeed
St. Louis Mo. Oct. 31. The
snit to be filled in St. Louis by the
federal Government to dissoive the
Standard Oil Trust is believed to be
the result of the disclosures made
in Attorney General Hadley's pros-
ecution of the Waters-Pierce Oil
Company.
Mr. Hadley said; "I have had
no information on the prosecutions
to be begun by the Federal Gov
ernment since Mr. Connors was
here in August but I have been
informed that t is the evidence
disclosed in the Missouri suit that
is to be used. Mr Connors made
a careful study of that evidence.
The prosecutions begun in Ohio
and Texas were on the strength of
the Missouri testimony and that is
all the known testimony so far as
I am informed though it is possible
that the other States found some
additional testimony.
"I am satisfied that a suit along
the lines I am informed the Gov
ernment intendi to proceed on will
be successful. I believe there is
sufficieut testimony to bring about
success for the government."
OKLAHOMA -AND
TEXAS
WILL BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY
ON THE GRIDIRON AT OKLAHO-
MA CITY TOMORROW
BETTIXG EVEN ON THE GAME
Tezans in Chickasha are Confident
Cood Crowds will go to See
The Game
Tomorrow at Okfahoraa City
Texas and Oklahoma univeiitiis
will battle with the pig skin for su-
premacy on the gridiron. It will be
perhaps the most interesting event
in football that will take place in
the territory this season.
Out of five games that the two
universites have played Oklahoma
has captured but one that last
year and then by the close score of
2 to o.
Texas played Vanderbilt Satur-
day and went down to the tume of
45 to o and Tuesday she defeated
Arkansas by ascore of 11 to o. The
Texans arrived iu Oklahoma City
today and established head quar.
ters at the f hreadgild.
Mnch interest in the game is be
ing manifested by admirers of the
two teams in Chickasha. A number
of Texas University alumni are
confident that the Lone Star dys
will win and Oklahoma also has
some staunch friends. Even bets
are being made. A good crowd of
Chickasha people will likely attend
the gjne.
BIG PUKPKIN STORY
Lawton Okla. JOct. 31-J. S.
Simpson a farmer residing in the
eastern part of this country this
year raised what is reputed to be
the Nrgest pumpkin ever put on
exhibition in Oklahoma. It weighs
seventy-five and a quarter pounds
and has been on exhibition in Dun-
can. ;
V n f in
I a special uargain "re mvosimBm
We have a piece of property which is a special bargain
for either a home or an investment. This is an 85 foot lot
convenient to business district four room house with good 4
porcb and other improvements. The property can be bought j
now for $1100 00 but is worth more money. If you want a J
real bargain let us show ycu this property. .
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New York Democratic Chairman Says
It Win he a Landslide
New York" Oct 31. Chairman
Conners of the Democratic state
committee tonight said he thought
there would be a "landslide tor
Hearst.' ' He said the people turn-
ed toward the Independence League
and the Democratic candidate dur-
ing the last twenty.four hours and
tha'. Hearst would have a plurality
of from 150000 to 200000 in the
state. He said he had reports from
twenty counties of the state which
would go for Hearst but he de-
clined to specify which these coun
ties were on the ground that such
publicity might tend to stir theRe-
publicans to greater activity.
LABOR UNION MEETING
Speaking at the Court Home in Chick-
asha Friday Night Evening Nov. 2
Mr. Thomas J. Waugh of
Shawnee Okla. has been secured
by the Executive Committee of the
Labor Union Party to address the
Citizens of Chickasha in support of
the Labor Union Candidate for the
Constitutional Convention.
Everyboby is welcome and
should hea- these questions dis-
cussed Jbefore casting a vote on
Nov. 6th.
A special invitation is extended
to the ladies.
-Come one Come all Every-body
welcome.
.. John V. Puff
Chairman Executive Committee.
DUNCAN'S NEW MAYOR
Lawton OkLt.Oct 31-R. J.
Allen.of Duncan.whp was recently
nominated for candidate to the
constitutional convention has re-
signed his position as mayor and
at a meeting of the : city council
G. A. Witt formerly principal of
the Duncan school was chosen to
11 the vacancy. Professor Witt
formerly resided at Hastings and
is known among the teaching
fraternity of. this county.
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Evans, George H. Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Indian Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 268, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1906, newspaper, November 1, 1906; Chickasha, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc727810/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.