Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. FOURTEEN, No. 73, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 26, 1913 Page: 3 of 8
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tHICKASHA B A I I Y IXFAlte CHICK S H A ORLAHO
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Short Stories
Of The Town
OLF players tennis players summer resort-
ers vacationers young men in business all
want the new
models in Norfolks made
Funeral Postponed.
The funeral of Robert (!ray which
was to liavo occurred this afternoon
was postponed. It will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock if the
weather is at all favorable.
Dictionaries Alt Gene.
The last -copy of the Kxpress die
tlonary was Hold today and no morn
will bo supplied. Tho book made it
decided bit and purchasers of them
Seem to bo llghly pleased.
Enlarges Chop House
Fred Andrews lias JitHt finished en-
larging bis chop house. Ho now occu-
pies the entire building at Fourth and
('hlckashu. Mr. Andrews' business 1h
steadily growing and the enlargement
was necessary to meet tho demands of
his -increasing list of customer.
More Motorcycles Coming.
Yob hIi that new motorcycle of
('nil Sandford's came according to
schedule and with it the agency for
the "Indian" make of motorcycled. Mr.
fcandford announces that he lias sold
two machines both delivered at the
name time as his demonstrator. On
went to II. I. Davis and the other to
Dawson & Schiller Produce company.
Meanwhile the Hurley-Davidson ma-
chine with its homo at Nichols lire.'
bicycle shop las been shown favors.
One was sold to Harry Crosby and an-
other to (leorge Bray of I'ocassct.
Withal It looks like hen spring
brcakB in reality there will be no
dearth of new motorcycles 'round
about.
Judge Bailey's Dancing Shoes.
Judge Bailey was mildly surprised
and not a little nonpliiHsed tho other
day when he received a letter statins
that the dancing shoes he had ordered
had been shipped together with a
circular giving full directions for do-
ing the buck and wing act and all the
other fancy stunts. Tho next day nc
was still more surprised when a pair
of wooden sole shoe came each a foot
or more long. Just the thing for clog
(lancing. The judge'n amazement per-
sisted till lie Incidentally learned that
there was another Ch: kasha man of
his name who U evidently planning to
break into the class of terpsichorcan
entertainers. It is contended by some
however that tSie judge ordered the
shoes for his own use at the ball Fri-
day evening.
Preparations for Ball Proceed.
Just because the first part of the
week brought bad weather tho ladies
are confident that Friday evening
hen the Annual Assembly is sched-
uled to occur at Convention hall will
nee nature's face ;etwhed in fetching
smiles wlln balmy smith breezes Mow-
ing and that seems a reasonable de-
duction from the law of chance as an
plied to (he fickle brand of weal her
supplied to Oklahoma. All prepara-
tions for the big ball go busily for-
ward aud the hall will not only be
beautifully decoiated but will be made
warm and comfortable with big stoves
If ue ( saary. Ko Just gt t your best
"d'"lfi" ready snd don't fnruet to a p.
propriate a dollar or two to buy tl he's
because that Is the really important
part of it as it is "all lor bv)t charity."
ill. laam L
B Coprrifhl Hurt Schffncr & Mill
for us by
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The new Norfolks are made in a variety of good
styles; and many very beautiful fabrics are being
used. You're sure to find among them something
that just suits you and fits you; and you will find
them easy to pay for. -
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Our Boys' Clothes are
here; they are the new Nor-
folk styles; just what the
boys are looking for.
amain-
Flood Loss in Indiana
and Ohio Frightful
(Continued from Page One.)
houses substantial buildings in the
residence districts many of them with
helpless occupants have been washed
away.
Shallow of Inte.'iect.
Some men are very Interesting for
a first Interview but after teat they
are exhausted and run out. Charles
Caleb Colton.
Causes Much Disease
Aelvic about Stomach Troubles
nd how to rUv them.
Don't negl-t IndlgMtion fnr it
tny lonH to !l sorlK o( nd com-
plirtion. Aa eminent phye-in
Cn- ...! (K. ninnlv-iivo (wr cent of
ki'i ilia bv thair origia ia a dll-
erdcred tiomscn.
Our eipcricnc with Retail Vyi-
Tblti l-d i to believ
thrm tnbeoimef throMt d!rndi!!
rftncdies knnwo for indi(titmn ani
clirouia dyippsia. Th-if .i".-
cnU r toothing to thn inBami-J
tnrmbrnei of tomach. Kif-a
in r-epmn and Bumuth. two of th
vatoat digoaliva aids knwn to
mliM. thi rli'f thay afford '
Try prompt ld rrm;itnt!y aint
fcguUrly for ihnrt. tima. thV tand
to rfliv9 paint eauatd by itomaoa .
diaorderi.
' Ra!l Pvpr'a Tablfts h-!p
Insure healthy aiU'etite .d diR"'-
tion. and promotti nutrition. A
idenr of our faith in them M
you to tr thira at our rk H the?
tin not ;v Hitira atisfartion
will return ht money yon paid ut
without question er formality. I r.rea
tii !i5 ornt 60 cent and Jl.tro.
You ran hif TUiall DyPr Tabloli
' In thn community only at our itora:
H. J. BROWNSON
CWaha Thi Ssf Oklnhomi
Ti"' 1 "d1 Sinra !a n&dy rv
pt eii v in tat I'mteJ tiuM "4
ftHinin. Th-ra In a d.nini ns)J
Remerf ti-arlv frt orriin.ry kuiron U.-
eb wpeciall tlRe for lt Hrtwglf U
tut r'il.;U it il Kn..ru(llodil.
Xh IUwmI 6trt ara Amrla' GtM
iira pillow sliii and the youngster cele-
brated Ilia arrival to safe ground by a
lusty yell.
Tib' wnrst of the flooded district In-
cludes all of North and West Ihiyton
all of the downtown section tho south
side as far as Oakwoud and all of th';
residence ml -rb of (Hendale. The
district has a normal population o".
nioro than 50000.
Hesouers and those at tlie hoiita:s
said an estimate of .1000 dead might be
as accurate js an estimate as oiw
hundred.
While those marooned in the offices
and hotels are in no immediate danger
of drowning there is no way food or
drinkiiiK water can reach them un'.l
the water recedes.
Those In the residences are In con-
slant datiKer both by flood and fire.
-1ul the frailer buildings swept into
the stream many showing faces of wo-
men and .children peering from the
windows. These were followed by
more substantial brick buildings unCl
li became evident that no house in
the flood zone was safe. The houses
as a rule lasted but a few blocks be-
fore tliginifgra'.hig.
Tho body of one pray haired woman
floated down the stream only a few
feet from the watchers at South Park
street caught on a guard rope but
swept clear and was gone heinre ;t
could be recovered.
Th flood caiin' soon after davliglit
Tuesday morning after the residents i
had spent h nii'ht of terror.
The main levee Of the lllir Miami
broke at Webster street tit about S
o'cIim k. An hour later the water was
through In a doeii places and a wall
of water ten feet deep swept through
the main street Jim. above Hie June-
tine (if I lie Iilg Miami ami made a
rivep wi(ro the pitiv;iter river poor-
er! lino the Miami The water reached
and flowed Into the business section
wall twenty feet high. The Dayton
News was soon under twtntv feet of
water the water rose to the seco id
floor of the Algonquin hotel and a'l
along Main street occupa'Ks were
driven to third floors. What has bai-j
pened to them since no one on the out- j
side can tell.
House looting began early in the i
night and while the local militia is on
duly they are whollv incapable of ban-
dliug the situation.
Incidents witliout numlier are nar-
rated of persons in the flooded dis-
tricts waving handkerchiefs and other-
wise signalling for aid being swept be-
!jiti the eyes of the watehurs on the
UIHIill of the watt I. Mauy leoctit!
boals were swept by tho current out
of their course Into trees and houses.
Canoes and row boats shared the same
fate. W hat life exists in the district
which the water covers is in constant
danger and hopeless until the flood
subsides.
The flooded district comprises a
practical circle with a radius of a
mile and a half and In no place la the
water loss than six feet deep.
In Main street in the downtown sec-
tion the water is twenty feet deep.
Tho horror of the flooded district
Is heightened by more than a doz.ni
fires which call he seen in thn flooded
district but which are out of reach of
fire fighters.
Most of the business houses and
nearly all of the residences have occu-
pants Downtown the offices are fillc.l
with men fathorB unable to get home.
On upper floors and on some of the
roots of the resiliences are lielphMM
women nod children. Hundreds of
27 CHILDREN IN 24 YEARS.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson of
Slockos county whose postoffice ad-
dress is i't.'ters Creek Va have been
married twenty-four years.
During this time Mrs.. Wilson has
presented her husband with twenty-
seven children. Among these are one
set of triplets and six sets of twins.
Mrs. Wilson Is only 11 years of age.
--Winston Salem Cor. Washington
Post.
LIEUT.-GOV. IM-"OVING.
E. S. Durney rece.s d word from
McAlester yesterday that his brother-in-law
Lieut. Gov. McAlester who has
been in a critical condition is now on
the road to recovery. He was operat
ed upon last week and is now so. much j
better that he lias been moved from
the hospital to his home.
:AT THE;
PLAY HOUSES
Vote on all Schools is
Proposed
(Continued from i'aga One.)
New Bills in House.
Representatives Heeco and Harvl-
son and Senators noddle and Jones
appear as authors of one of the "Blue
Sunday" bills. They would absolute-
ly forbid "public traffic" on the Sab-
bath which liberally construed might
even forbid a man taking a railroad
trio; prohibit public sports theaters
motion pictures and public entertain-
ments; pool and blliards; service o!
legal process servile labor and trade.
manufactures and mechanical employ
merits. A fine of $3 to f 1 00 for each
offense Is provided for the Sabbath
breaking.
Representative. f'ructt Dearin.;
Mill of Washita and Senator Carpen
ter introduced the second house bil.
on observance of the Sabbath. The
would prohibit servile labor except
work of necessity or charity; trades
manufactures and mechanical cinplo
munis; public sports; shooting horse
OUmm .
' r u
of the legal voters would he ncceasary
to initiato au election to cut off a few
official heads.
Messrs. Lemon Bishop Sharp and
Mitchell propose a similar method of
decided whether the township govern-
ment of a county should be abolished.
Their bill would require a petition oi
jnly ten per cent of the qualified vot-
ers of the county to initiate such a
question.
The authors of the house anti-gambling
bill which provided a penalty of
as much as ten years Imprisonment
reintroduced this bill as It was per-
fected by the house at the regular ses-
sion. They are Messrs. Pruett MorrU
Brown Mitchell Williams of Tulsa
Cordell and Pugh( of the senate.)
How to Resist
Dog Meat In Germany.
The u?e of the flesh of dogs' as a
food for man is bc .omlng common In
Germany even In the capital Berlin.
From necessity the German working-
man has long made horse meat a sub-
stantial portion of bis daily fare but
while Saxony consumes thousands of
dogs annually the practice of eating
this meat haa not until recently in-
vaded Prussia.
Cheesecloth Better Than Glass.
Cheesecloth coverings for plants a
farmer telis us in on agricultural pa-
are superior to glass for they
j the moisture through. The white
chelter has a forcing effect and also
keeps out insects. Cucumbers from
vines thus sheltered were gathered
two weeks earlier than usual this sea-
son and the enthusiastic experimenter
is planning for large results next ypar
through the use of these cheesecloth
protectors. 1
Chronic Coughs and Colds.
Strong vigorous men and women
lardly ever catch cold; It's only when
the system is -run down and vitality
;ow that colds and coughs get a foot-
hold. Now isn't it reasonable that the right
uii
Men of Nerve.
Some men are so nervy they can as-
sume credit for leading a procesplon
when they are being pursued by a
JiOBSQ.
You Never Know
You're Wearing
Them
They are comfortable.
They hold firmly without
pinching.
They are becoming-even
distinctive.
You put them on or take
them off without touching
the lenses.
Lenses fitted under posi-
tive guarantee at
Cart's Optical Parlor
423 Chickasha Ave.
dacing or gaming. " I way to cure a cough is to build
John H. Wright of Oklahoma City your run down condition again? J
reintroduced his mortgage tax exemp-1 Mrs. Olivia Parham of ICast Durham
tion bill which provides for a tax of x (j BKy8: "i took Vlnol for aj
VI cents per $100 of the face of the chronic cough which lasted two years
mortgage to be tnid at time of regis- and the cough not only disappeare.l
MAJESTIC THEATER.
Photoplays.
. big three reel creation for tod i.v.
"The Class Coffin" one of the nio?t
thrilling and sensational pictures ever
shown. Don't miss it. Here for one.
day only. Viu may never have
clrince to See it again. 1
Coming for next Friday "Kathleen '
M;n"iirneen" in three reels. I
Vdudeville. I
Tonight your last chance to see llar-J
ris and West those two girls wiio slug
and dance. They have more than
made good here.
Commencing tomorrow matiti-'c
Kartello Bros. jugglers supreme.
Help build the Good Samaritan ho.i-
piial by patronizing the Majestic.
Matinee Prices 5 and 10 Cents.
Night prices; Children under 10
years 5 cents; all others 15 cents.
Your money's worth or your money
back.
tration.
Messrs. King and others introduced
a bill which unqualifiedly exempts
nriliio quit (ithar oi'ili.nr.aQ tt ind.thtn l.l
ness secured from mortgages from tax-
ation as Gov. Cruce1 recommends.
Messrs. Recce Tener ami Barrett in- j added.
.troduced the third mortgage tax bill j C'luoi cji;ghs and colds yield to j
to tax all mortgages on real estate on ; vino! be uu: e it builds up the weak-'
a!thc ordinary advalorem basis but to j tncd run-down i-ystcm. j
'deduct the face of the mortgage as ycu can get your money back any'
but it built fcp my strength as well." I
The reason Vino! is so efficacious in
such cases is because it contains in a j
delicious concentrated form all this j
medicinal curative elements of cod li v- i
i
er oil with tonic blood building iron1
10 GIVE you Better Drugs
than you can get elsewhereto give you
better service. To show you we appre-
ciate your business: This is our aim.
r:.3
Phone 187
Tb VAL DONA Store
taxed from the assessment of the real tjni(. jr vh;tl docs not do all we say.
estate and tax the la'ter only on
free unincumbered valuation.
mortgagor would have the
saying whether the mortga;
meat shall be taxed U his r
US !
he !
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of
1'ublic Drug" Co. Chickasha
(Advertisement.)
Ok!a.
NEW K02Y.
a hi io ii
rail-
A classy show tonight.
"The Sheriff's Brother'
rathe drama.
"A Race With Time" a Kalem
rn!iil Ktnrv I
"Sue Simpkins' Ambition' Vitagraph
i comedy. '
j "bile Wanted to lie a Moving fu
ture Star. lie sure and see Una one.
Music by Linqtiist Decker and Al-
guire. ' ;
S CENTS AND 10 CENT!
or the mortgagee's lien. Tu otln-r ;
words if a man owned a $10uuo piece
of real estate on which there was a
' $"111)11 mortgage the real estate would
ho taxed on a f.ltl'ti; assessment the
mortgage on S"iOOo with it being the
option of the owner of the property to
Bay whether the tax on the mortgage
interest should be a lien on the real
estate or the mortgage itself.
Auut her unusual bill introduced wa-s
by Messrs. H. H. Smith Brown and
Lewis and would make the matter f
abolishing ccunty offices a question rf
"(local option to be decided by vote of
I the county. A petition of no per cent I ft Co.'s. Adv.
BEST KNOWN COUGH REMEDY.
I'or forty -Un co years Dr. King's New
Discovry has becen known through-
out the world as the most reliable
cough remedy. Over three million bot-
tles were used last year. Isn't this
proof? It will get. rid of your cough
or we will refund your money. J. J.
Owens of Allendale! S. C writes the
way hundreds of other have done:
"Alter twenty years I find that Dr.
King's New Discovery la the best
remedy for coughs and colds that I
have ever used." For coughs or colds
and all throat and lung troubles it
haa no equal. "i0c v-.i $1.00 at Brown
d.tw
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NOTICE.
All Items for publication In
the society columns of tho Ex-
't press Saturday mist be report-
ed to the s.xdcty editor ( phono
75) before Friday noon
cent In case of events occur-
ring Friday afternoon or Frl-
day evening which may bo ro-
ported early Saturday morning. ;
This is not an arbitrary ruia 4 t
but is made necessary by mo-
chanica! requirements lit the
Express office.
t'lcase note this rule carefully
and remember that It is ' In
force each Bi vli
We Carry in Stock a Full Lino of
1. ..-" kt4..aaa1 T1.!1 $A t?V.tt(ir T 4
1&IU1C S naiuici iuuit lui t iritoj Ik
Of the Cehtrated Table and Mineral Water.
5 gallon bottles Shanoan on a coupon 25c
u gallon bottles Ozarka .$! ?5
Carlsbad Now. 2 and 4 (esse) $2.25
Iron Magnesia fresh from Hot Springs (case) $2.25
$2.00 deposit required on cases.
$1.00 deposit on o gallon bottles. ' .
These waters are of great medicinal merit and are prescribed by
leading physicians for all blooddisorders malaria Insomnia rheuma-
tism sciatica stomach liver and kidney. We make prompt deliveries
to ajl parts of the city
Phone 80 Abercrombis
Phone 17 Atwood Grocery.
Phone 27 Brownson's
Phone 215 Duffy's Cash Store.
Phone 103 Hopkins Brothers.
Phono 109 Hopkln's Meat Market
Phone 22 Kuystone Grocery
Phone 524 Live Grocery.
. PHONE 503
Phone 126 Owl Drug Store.
Phone 187 Public Drug Store.
Phone 7 Palace Drug Store.
Plion 1.7'6 Powers Ceorge K.
Phone . 23 Sunshine Grocery.
Phone 84 Tignor E.
Phoho 222 Wilkins' Grocery
ill l5iJi-l-.itCii?&
EVERY DEPARTMENT WILL CON-
TRIBUTE TO THIS SALE.
Dresses
One of 1 he best sel-
lers. C hoice dress
worth $3;white em-
broidered Voil; all
sizes. -1 J O
Special ...
All Spring Coats
at cost
Suits
Only 15 left. On
sale tomorrow.
$12.50 Suits.
15.00 Suits.. .12.50
25.00 Suits.. .15.00
Check Nainsook
from the .sir all' to
the large checks;
one price .10e
36 inches bept mus-
lin worth 12-Vc go
at J. ...9c
12 l-2c Gingham 10c
Oxfords
Five styles three
to six buttons.black
and tans. ' $3.00 to
$4.50 oxfords while
they last
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Evans, George H. Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. FOURTEEN, No. 73, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 26, 1913, newspaper, March 26, 1913; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc731434/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.