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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-02-09
LOCAL NEWS.
Wall paper at L. G. Duchamp.

% BeeumOuts AoAoe aose "ooA'
Mr.. A. F. Rousseau made a |
,usiness trip to New Orleans this
week.
There was quite an abundance
Of rain this week, more than the
planters needed.
Miss Lucille Rees, of Breaux
Bridge, was in town this week,
Visiting her friends.
The police jury had session of
no days this week, and transac-
I'd . largo amount of business.
Tho residence of Mr.. George
Livingston 10 nearly completed, it
viii make . pretty little home.
Mr.. Leopold Simon. of Opelou-
-. IVES here this week, visiting
his sister, Mrs. Gilbert Durand.
We learn that Father Thebault
has gone to New Orleans, for treat
uspt and that he will be absent
fcr several weeks.
Judge Edward Simon and Mr..
R. Martin went to New Orleans
this week 10 plead before the Su-
prsne Oosst
Furnitare and mattiugs at
L. G. Duchamp.
The pavement in front of the
Catholic church 10 q fine work,
end it viii prove quite an improve
nspt to the church square.
--Jsdge C. b. Mouton and his
wife, d. Lafayette. we're in town
this week, the guests of their
dssghter. Mrs A. G. Goulas.
Some Of our young people are
already talking Valentines, and
from the Fourteenth, on, the Post
master will have q time of it.
Get your patent medicines at
L. G. Duchamp.
: Tomorrow evening the Greig
Osenet band will give one of their
dslightful concerts on the Church
sqsars, and We are promised Sc
let programme.
The Married Ladies Euhre
dab. which is one Of the most po-
pslsr organisations Of this town.
. vii be entertained on the 18th
mt, BY Mrs. r. Martin.
~NOTICE-OATS at $1,75
& L G. Duchamp. ~
Nardi 0ras will be on the 18th
int, and We hear that a large
number Of our people intend to
WI the Crescent City for that
Grahd festival.
-ASherif Badon and Jailor Roy
lsk Tuesday with three prisoners,
- negro going to the penitentia-
3 syfoe term of three years, and
: peero and white man going to
- insane asylum.
B The people of Bresux Bridge
~ still in the hope of organizing
: hank there 10 the near future.
w are told that the capital stock
sAil taken up, and it is now only
: latter Of final organization.
Buy your school books at L. c
Dsshsmp.
NJ. George Olivier and wife ar
nvsd here this week, to reside per
aoaenay. Mr.. Olivier will go in
obusiness with his brother, Hen
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15
The ChIckasha Daily Express.
DIBBLE ITEMs.

Born. to John Thurston and
wife a handsome girl. Named
Matte. DR.. Harmed attending
physician,
Both Of our physicians are kept
busy visiting the sick, Drs Sykes
and Harmed.
P. M. Daniel and family left
Thursday for a visit to their old
home at New Boston, Tex, and to
seek a new location for another
year. They we're accompanied by
Master Bin Long and j. w. Nc
Daniel, who have been visiting
here for some time. They made
the trip in a wagon which is very
beneficial to them, especially Mrs.
Daniel who has been quite sick for
some weeks past.
Mrs. Anna Crouch spent part Of
last week at Norman, attending
commencement exercises at the
University. Herscn Harry Crouch
who has been attending the school
for the past year, returned home
with her. Saturday.
J. A. Sparks was visitor to
the city of Chickasha last We'd
nesday on business aud pleasure.
Miss Llllie Hadker is visiting
relatives and friends in Purcell
this week.
Mrs. Euna Hayes, OF Parsons
Kansas, is visiting her sister, Mrs,
Wiley Bevis near town. Her two
little daughters AID Mrs. Bevis
daughter Pearl have been quite i'll
with pneumonia. We regret their
illness very much, as this is the
first time the sisters have been to-
eethir for some time and it is very
trying on them. DR.. Sykes attend.
ing physician reports them imprOv.
ing.
Mrs. Gilliland and daughter. Oi
Rosston. Tex, are visitinf her sOr
J.D. Gilliland this week,
As was stated in last weeks pa
Der that the thief who stole Mr
BicNeeleys morse was located, is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15
PRocRAsIINATIoN.

PrOcrastination is the theft Of
time. Today you might say will
have my house insured tomorrow
but it might burn today or tonight
or it might blow away or the
lightning might tear It up. Il
doesn't cost much; what is 90.
compared with $500, aud the five
hundred comes in time Of need
and troable. / tell you there
would be some consolation in q
few hundred dollars just after 3
cyclone or ft See about Il
now: Cochran Bros. have the
cheapest aud the best companies
in the world. Old Line or Nut
ual companies, just IS you like.
See our policies, get eur plans
and prices. Yours for Insurance
and Real Estate.
COCHRAN BROS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15
yours Tor high Quality and low prices

fact, as he now languishes in the
Muskogee Jail. The party being
one George Salman, who has lived
in this vicinity some time. The
citizens gave $3.50 for the capture
and conviction Of thief, and return
Of the horse. Mr.. McNeeley re-
ceiyed word Sunday from authori.
ties at Okmulgee, that they had
thief and horse, to come at once.
Also that they had thief IN Musko-
gee jail for safe keeping. Mr., Nc
Neeley left Tuesday for Muskogee,
accompanied by +. &. Ledbetter.
1t is said Salman is wanted on sew.
eral similar charges and that there
are a number Of horses in this sec
tion that he traded here that are
liable to be traced as stolen pro-
perty, and their present owners
will'have to give them up. All
horse thieves should be given the
extent Of the law, and try and break
up this nefarious business.
Joe Booth and entire family have
had smallpox. All are Throwing
except Mr.. Booth. His case was
so obstinate they called DR..
TralIe, Of Purcell. in consultation
and be now seems to be on fair
road to recovery.
Mrs. Riley continues quite sick
as Is also Mrs. Kirkpatrick. While
there IS lots Of sickness, there is no
epidemic.
The telephone line is now an as.
sured thing. w, G. Southwark
has contracted to put up poles from
here to Naples, and poles are up
from Purcell to Timber, ten miles
east OF US. We hope TO see the
line up and in working order tC
Chickasha and Purcell BY July 10
And we believe our wish will bs
grah6ed,
Mrs. Daris, and daughter Mrs
Kellar, Of Ardmors, we're passeng
ers on the mail hack last Tuesday
They are pleasant ladies and were
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15
afeadu Girl Wanlad.

Several young men complain thst
they have no steady girl. Itseems
that they no sooner get fairly start
ed with a girl, probably have the
theater tickets al bought, when
the girl ''can't 60 because she has
sick headache"
DR. Caldwelps syrup Pepsin cures
an forms 0i stomach Trouble and
Sick Headache.
Girls-ssA word 70 the wise retc.
Your Friends,
HAMmToN & HART.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

accompanied by q most attable
gentleman, Mr.. Lindsey Of Chick
asha. who escorted them to Pur-
cell and saw them safely on the
tram. bound for their hone. Mr.:
Lindsey is an old resident of this
Nation. and tells many interesting
facts connected with its early his
tory.
Our town has been very que.
tins week owing to farmers being
so busy and behind with their
work. We feel very uneasy as re-
CARDS our gin mill which was prom
ised early in the year. Mr.. Thur
ston, the manager, feeling that he
was too busy to undertake its man.
agement. We regret this very
much and hope some one will put
in a gin at this place as the cotton
crop is larger than common and
bids fair to do well, he town will
encourage the right man substan-
TALLY, Let us hear from anyone
seeking a location.
Moro Annon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

We notice in the Turf Congress
special races at Chicago, yester-
day, c B Campbell's Belle of Min
co, won 1st money with Roy Doss
rider. The odds against the Bell
of Minco were $50 to L.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

After the Car of Russia has
interviewed Beveradge, he will be
better acquainted with the United
States.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

Our spring and Summer cloth
ing is very swell, and Of the
latest up-to-date styles. Prices
below all competitors. Call and
be convinced. Low prices and
high-quality talks. We have both
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15
COCHRAN BROS,

W. B. Townsend Is now pre-
pared to furnish wall paper and
any kind Of paint ct the lowest
prices. lOotf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

Harris & Smith have just res
ceived fine assortment OF fresh
candies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

Faank Treadwell, Bennett, L.,
vas troubled with kidney disease
for two years. He writes: y
had taken several kinds Of kidney
remedies, but with little benefit.
Finally I tried Foley's Kidney
Cure and 3 dollar bottle cured
me-" Jas. Pettyjohu.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

When you want dry goods,
clothing, shoes, hats etc, call At
The Famous, our goods are right,
our prices are right, We can please
You.
Jackman & Lemon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

What IS all right Gross and
Cheany's Saddles and harness. Who
says so, Everybody.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

I have q few well located and
choice lots for sale.
II J. ARCH GAMEL.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15
WARNING ORDER.

In the United States Commissioner Court
10 the Indian Territory. Southern DISTRICT
Robert Patter, Plaintiff,
vs..
Chas Gray, Defendant
The defendant. Chas Gray, Is warned 70 APP
pear Ia this Court IN thirty days and answer
the complaint OF The plaintiff, Robert Patter
Witness my baud this 4th day Of June. 1901.
fsEALl X. NJ. PAYNE.
z. s. Commissioner.
Hcidine & Bond. attorneys for Plaintin.
III ID. Weiborne attomey for non resident de-
fendant.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

For bargains in children's hats.
90 to the Elite Millinery Co.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

HATS.
Our hat line is the
largest in Chickasha
and prices the lowest,
when quality is con-
sidered. We have
them fro 25c to 5000.
IN inspection is all 1ce
ask. AL Stra1C goods 90 at
cost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15
CONOEMY BEGINS AT TIE NEW YORK SIOHE:-,

SHOES.
Last but not least. Will say we are
headquarters for ladies'. men and chill
dren's shoes
Prices for ladies' shoes, $1.Oo up.
Prices for mems shoes. $l.oo up.
Prices for children shoes, 20 up.
Ladies' Oxfords. SOC to $500.
Childrens' Oxfords, 25c to $1.5O.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29

fort to secure a nomination has been
simply helpless in getting his name be-
fore the people no matter how desirable
his nomination might be regarded by the
mass of them. The new scheme changes
all that. 1t is in a word a popular refer
endum, determining who, on the score OF
popular acceptability, is the right man to
be nominated by the party.
1t would be folly to claim that the new
system places elections or nominations
beyond the power of manipulation by
men who follow politics as a calling. 1t
will not. The man who gives his life over
to the pursuit Of politics and works at
the calling earnestly and inteiligently
will always have a paramount influence
in nominations and elections. But what
1t will do is this: 1t will give to the
mass of the voters OF each party and of
no particular party the power to nomi-
nate the best men for Office, if it is really
their wish to do so. If it is not 1t will
not
Aside from the election by the people
OF United States senator's there is not
another political reform which cries out
so loudly for adoption as the one of do
ing away with the political convention
and putting in the hands of the people
themselves the power to nominate whom
they please for Office on the several
tickets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29
THE CUBAN CONSTITUTION.

The New York Evening Post is greatly
excited over what it terms 1.-The extraor-
binary situation in which the Cuban peo-
pie are placed in regard to this document
(he Cuban constitution, owing to Mr..
McKinley's- requirement that it shall be
approved by congress before it can go
into effect" And it asks: Must the
Cubans wait ten or twelve months longer
for decision as to what kind of gov
eminent they may set up, meanwhile
harassed by Gen. Woods dlstasteful
rule?"
This matter is clear enough. By liber-
ating the Cubans, we have become re-
sponsible for their good behavior. We
had no business to interfere except to
establish a higher and better order of
things. To substitute for foreign des-
potism a much more onerous and unjust
native despotism in the form of dicta-
torship, such as most of the Spanish
American republics are cursed with
would be a disgrace to ourselves and a
part we took in their behalf, the Gu
bans have become our wards, and it is
our sacred duty to make sure that they
establish a government in accord with
the principles for the sake of which we
interfered.
1t is, therefore, our privilege and our
duty to exact from the Cubans all rea-
sonable guarantees that these principles
will be upheld and enforced. We have
the right to demand of them to Demon
strate their capacity for self-govern-
ment, and the first thing that prudence
would suggest would be to go slow and
not rashly take any step that would be
irretrievable. If their new constitution
contains any clauses that would seem
menace for the future, it is our duty
to veto them. If Gen. Woods rule is dis
tasteful to the Cubans, it has at least
been successful in establishing law and
order. If law and order are distateful
to the Cubans so much more reason for
maintaining Gen. Woods rule. In view
of the vast consequences involved, care
and elaboration are imperatively neces-
sary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29
MAKE 1T A GENERAL Law,

Inc q e believes that there is not
an intelligent voter in this city or county
who has read and thoroughly understood
the article published in these columns
recently, outlining the provisions OF the
primary law now in operation in Henne-
pin county, who would not at once advo-
cate the extension of the law 10 the en-
tire state
The principal effect of that law is to
give the voter the same rights exactly in
the primary election that he has in the
regular election. That candidate for Of
flee belonging to his party whom he de-
sires to see nominated by his party he
can vote for secretly and securely,
Those candidates for the various offices
who received a plurality of the PARTY vote
are nominated rs the result of the count
of the ballots, without the Intervention
of political convention or any other
form of political machinery.
This most desirable result is effected by
| putting the first day of registration seven
weeks instead of three before the election
day. The two offices, of voting for the
nomination of his choice for the various
offices and registering himself so as
to be qualified to vote on election day.
can thus be discharged at one and the
same time by the voter
There is no absolute dominion of party
established in the nominations, since any
gentleman who desires to run for
nomination to Office and is otherwise
| qualified may do so in any district by
having a petition signed ana fled of at
least s per cent Of the voters of that
district.
The political convention has ceased to
be regarded with any favor whatever
| among intelligent voters. 1t has impre s.
ed itself On public sentiment, especially
through the action of the two last ma
| tional conventions, as teing machine
| which is easily and effectively operated
in the interest of the controlling party
| political cabal. 1t is now recognized as
in no true sense expires live in its results
OF the popular choice What with bribery
In the convention and fraud at the
primary, the effectiveness of the Aus
tralian ballot has been destroyed by the
old primary system. An honest we'll
meaning citizen who was 10Th TO engage
| himself in scramble with professional
| politicians and ward keeicrs in the eff
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29
M1NNEAPoL1s POLICE PROBLEM.


If any city ever had a predicament and
problem on it's hands, it is Minneapolis
with its police department right now
with los beheaded policemen demanding
reinstatement under the city charter,
with the city salary fund tied up by court
injunction while two sets of police ap-
pointees fight for the spells, and with the
Hennepin county legislative delegation
working at the state capitol to pass an
act to legislate the control of the police
department out of the hands of Mayor
sion.
The three-headed problem which con-
fronts the city is this: First. which set
of los officeseekers is the city's legally
constituted police foreeS second which
force of patronage hunters is entitled to
draw salary from the city treasury; third
who shall control the police. department.
of Minneapolis, the recently elected mu-
nicipal executive, DR.. Ames, or a COM
mission of gentlemen appointed by the
governor at the state capitol, Capt Van
SAINT?
The two blocks of 105 police appointees
and their families have their troubles
also. First, there is the 105 of the old
force, which the new broom of DR.. Ames
swept out of office in the middle of the
month with no monthly salary to take
care of the bills from the landlord and
grocer, the coal man and the milk man.
These beheaded officials represent for the
most part the old stand-bys of the city
in police work, many of them serving
ten to twenty years under Republican
and Democratic administrations alike and
suddenly thrown upon cold world with
neither income nor occupation to fall
back upon.
Second, there is the new lot of los, the
Dr. Ames political contingent, the fell
lows who hustled for the genial doctor at
the primary election and the polls, secur-
ing for him, an ex-Democrat and Pop
ulist, the Republican mayoralty nominal
ton over all Republican corners and in
spite of the united opposition of the Re
publican press. This political bodyguard
of precinct fighters also have their fam
flies and their salary requirements; but
just as their first instaIlment of salary
plums comes into sight, 10 and behold,
it goes into the air and is held out OF
reach by an injunction of the court re-
straining the city treasurer and comp
trolIer from all payment of city salaries
until the numerous issues involved are
settled and fought out in court.
The 1o5 discharged policemen have in
stituted proceedings on two lines: First,
that Mayer Ames, under the provisions of
the city charter. has no power to sum
narily discharge them without investi-
cation and without cause or even the
preferrfHg of a charge: second, that if he
has the power to arbitrarily remove them
at pleasure. they at least are entitled
to pay for the month of January, on the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29
EXPANSION BY IRRIGATION.


The reflex action from the territorial
expansion craze that took possession of
the people at the close of the Spanish
war, is being manifested in a universal
determination to press upon congress the
advisabiiity Of retaining our arid do
main. There appears no good reason for
the acquisition of trans-oceanic territory
when an area equal to that now under
cultivation in the United States awaits
only the proper distribution of its annual
moisture to make it the most productive
section of North America.
Since the Chicago meeting of the Ma
tlonal Irrigation association the metro
politan press from Maine to San Fran
cisco has been unanimous in urging upon
congress the necessity for national con-
troll OF the water sources in the regions
where irrigation is possible That a large
per cent of the 75,OOO,0OO acres of sterile
land can be made productive by sys-
tenn OF storage reservoirs all now adj
nit; that the work of building these
reservoirs and the main canals is the
duty of the general government no one
denies
Congress wiz be asked this session to
appoint an irrigation commission with
suitable powers to investigate and estab-
fish reservoir sites for the retention of
the mountain foods. Further, an appro-
priaiions VIII be requested sufficient to be-
gin the work
Representative Barham recently out
lined to the committee on arid lands, a
plan By which he claims the irrigation
can be accomplished without ultimate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29

To the Editor of the Globe:
In reply to many letters from
old soldiers in all parts of the
Union, who misunderstood the spe-
cial privileges granted them in regard
to obtaining land in the Comanche-
Kiowa reservation, 1 would make the
following statement if you would allow
me space in your columns.
Soldiers or sailors who served at least
ninety days during the War of the Rebel
lion may file declaratory statement.
This declaratory statement must be ae-
companied by the oath of the soldier
setting forth: % His residence and
P. o. address. o. That his claim is
made for his exclusive benefit and not
for the benefit of any other person di-
rectly or indirectly. 81 That he has
not previous to that time made home
stead entry or filed a declaratory state
ment. a. That he is not the proprietor
of more than $50 acres of land else
where. 90 That since Aug. so, 1890. ne
has not filed on tract of land which
with the tract applied for would make
more than 800 acres.
This statement may be fled by the SOL
der or sailor in person or by attorney
authorized by power of an attorney
After filing statement he is allowed SIX
months in which to make his entry. The
time in which he served in army or
navy is deducted from period of five
years residence required by homestead
law, but he must remain on the land at
least one year. If soldier or sailor en-
titled to file such statement IS dead, his
wife, If living and unmarried, is enti-
tied to file, but if she be dead or mar
ried, his minor orphan children, by
proper guardian, are entitled.
If soldier prior to June %. 1874, made
a homestead entry or less than 100 acres,
he may make an additional entry suffl-
cient to make with his previous entry
1G0 acres.
If by this article I shall be of benefit
to any old veteran 1 shall feel more than
paid for my trouble.
&C. r. Moss.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29
PERTINENT OR PARTLY so.


Instead of wasting good time and mon
ey on Crazy Snake the marshal and
troops might be sent to look for the
Wisconsin smallpox expert, who assumes
to know more about smallpox than all
the physicians since Jenner.
Gov. Roosevelt has killed six large
mountain lions and three small ones
Who ever thought that Teddy would even
stop to look at the small ones, let alone
butcher them?
Temperance women profess to believe
that Mrs. Nation will be the John Brown
or the temperance movement. Remem-
pering Johns finish, it can hardly be
deemed cheerful outlook for Carrie.
If the oleomargarine bill is made a
pontcal issue, as the dairy interests
promise, the politicians will no doubt be
more slippery than ever.
Revenue stamps worth $31, 1876 were
stolen from the collectors office at Peo-
ria, Ill, and 1t is believed that there ia
woman in the case. What foolishness!
what would woman want with that
much money between Christmas and
Lent?
There are no girls In the amateur nress
club All girls over sixteen are profess
SIGNALS.
The editor of the Little Falls Herald
thinks the harem of Datto Utta, with lis
1,OU0 slaves, would be a nice thing to as
slmllate with Can't you get along with
less than Mindanao's measure?
The capture of an English army train
at Sljpklijp must have convinced Gen
Kitchener that there is a serious slip
between the cup and the lip.