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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14


,oftsd Women.
chanate lKan.j Correspondents Chi
caeo Record; They sag that the best
hotel il Texas Is DO be- found al Bel
ton. town on the Santa Re road. and
Il Is kept by seven sanctided sisters.
as the proprleiors are popularity called
Several years ago woman Ia that
place and her husband quarreled over
the best way Of expounding The script
nres 70 a sunday school class. and were
so stubborn that they separated ana
were finally divorced. This family con
troversf was taken up by the town.
which was soon distinctly divided be-
tween The adherents OF ihe husband
and the adherenis Of The wife. The fe.
suit was d large crop OF divorces, ana
sefeh hushandless women. including
The original cause Of the commotlou.
Joined together and rented the toWn
hotel One OF them did TIE cooking.
another was parlor maid. a third made
up the beds. and So they divided the
work among them and ran the estab-
lishment upon the cooperative pian
They would not employ a man about
the place although the most Of their
patrons we're men. OF course People
say that women travellers preferred TO
stop elsewhere. and that would BE-
Woman's way One % ne seven
aanctihed sisters" used 10 drive a Bic
carry-all down % the railway static.
three Or four times a day 70 meet ihe
trains. but she let the regular transfer
company handle the hasEage. The
hotel prospered from the beginning
and there was no reason why ID should
not. Tor everything was neat and home
Ike and the cooking was tfs beat IN
Texas. which is not saying much. per.
haps but IS g good reason Vhg il was
appreciated Every SUNDAY Il as
crowded The drummers used % swarm
ihere from an ihe northefn-centrai
part Of the state. and every passenger
on the Santa Fe trains was an sdYer-
Using agent The "sanctided sisters
made money. as they deserved to DO.
they enlarged their establishment and
started a bis laundry IN connection
with il. where the drumms.s left their
solled clothes 20 be done up while thev
we're cut during the week. Then the
sisters bought a hotel az Waco. and
started a laundry there. With equal
success. and nov they are talking 81
starting one 10 New York
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

aud Everybody an Court was seezssiy
alad Of d.

"1'te biggest court room bully ] ever
met IN my life. said an old New Or
leans lawyer to a New Orleans Times
Democrat man. was an attorney
named Simmondson. who was quite a
noted character Ia the early days Of
the Louisville bar practiced IN thar
city for several years after 7 was ad-
mifted. and used t0' encounter him
now and then ln the local courts. He
was a very large. porily man with a
singulariy intimidailng presence. and
when be got a nervous witness 10 his
hands the way he would put on the
screws was something frightful. This
habit led one day 70 a remarkable
scene, o. which I happened % be a
spectator He was engaged in The trial
OF a case involving the titls Of some
farm lands. and a number Of country
men were called 10 testify on the 9TH
er side. They were naturally m az
ease. being UNUSED 70 city ways and
when 6imm0ndson rame TO eross-ex-
anime he found them easy prey He
hfrassed them ID every imaginable
iiannef. and whenever they would
show signs OF confusion would roar
out What are you hesiiatine for2
Are you afraid you may ten a lleg II
the victim replied No. simmondson
would retorl. ! was sure you didn't
fear a little thing like that and If the
answer vas Yes. be would say. with
a sneefs All I thought So In short.
he had them both ways. and the poor
fellows. being strangers 20 repartee
were badly discounted. The last Wit
ness he took In hand was a tall. lank
farmer with a very thoughtful eve
he had watched the baitii of bis
neighbors In dead silence and took the
stand with perfect composure Sim
mondson evidently set him down as
lont and when the witness hesItated
over some question a moment later he
fired bis faYorite shot: What are y
studying aboutr he beloved. "Fraid
Of telling a he. ioo. ! supposef with
out any apparent haste the country
man picked up a massive lnkstand and
hurled 4 straight al simmondsons
head, catching him on the bridge Of
the nose. and knocking him perfectly
senselesa That's what was a-study-
IN about he drawled n the moment
OF dead silence that followed the act
Needless 10 say a tremendous hnbub
ensued. but every ybody was secretly
pleased. and while The Judge aned the
farmer heavily Tor contempt he sub
sequentlg remitted the sentence
slnmondson was carried home and
was laid up Tor several weeks. when
he emerged he vas as gentle as d
dove. and q was said be never bullied
another witness He subsequently
drlited ont to California. where be died
during the war"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

May Ne Carried on Probably in the
Philippines.
Al this distance and with the slight
exploratory work which has been car
rlsd on 10 the philippine islands. SAYS
the Engineering Magazine. the miner
els that tan be probably exported are
best khoun Dr. George p Becker IN
hls recent investigation has given q
very clear rieW Of ne present mineral
exploration IN the Philippines. and has
shown that gold is found IN a great
number of localities In the archipelago.
ir0m Northern Lnzon 10 Central Min
danao. lu most cases the gold i de-
trial. and ls found either IN existing
water courses or 10 deposits nov de-
serted hy the current It is said that
in ,nndanao some OF the erarels are
m an elevated position and adapted to
hydraulic mining There are 10 data
No hand which indicate dccIslrely The
value % any of the nlacers. but the fact
that ihey are washed largely With CO.
coanut shells for pans By the natives Is
on Indication Of either rich deposits or
quite coarse sold In the province o.
Ahra. at tAe northern end Of Lnzon.
there nre niaeers. and the river Ahrz
Itself yields auriierous gravel. In Le
Pianto there are gold quariz veins as
well as gravels. and here also Is the
best developed deposit OF copper ores.
although these are also reported from
a great number Of localities on the
islands % Luzon. Mlndoro. Capu. Mas
bate Panay and Mindanao The last
island is practically unsxpiored and
fuli o. possibilities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

rhss Are Hasias : rrussy Row Over
ssrnany's P.rliamens Bunaiur.

A sharp conflict has broken out be-
tween the reichstag and the German
artists. says thsl London News. The
new parliament building is costing a
good deal FOR decoration for the
ceiling alone about $4,000 pounds has
been voted, and half a. much again has
been spent 10 all The building COM
mittee lately refused 70 accept a pic
ture ordered sby Herr Paul Wallot, the
architect fom Herr Franz Stuck OF
Aa2ich. ,Jue Of the leading modern
painters. The price vas / 800 pounds
Two ballot urns made By another we'll
knoNh artist. Herr Hildebrandt. were
aiHo rejected. In the course Of the de-
bate a vehement attack was made
upon the artists Dr. Lieher. leader
Of the center party. for instance. called
Herr stucks picture "a smudge
which must disgust every body who
saw IT, Herr Wall0l tried 10 con-
vince The members Of the committee
mat such paintings. meant 70 be looked
az from long distance. could not be
judged OF az a near view. but finally
declared himself ready 10 ask Herr
stuck % make some alterations. The
anair, however, has aroused the great
est indignation among the artists. and
thla has how found expression in
strongly worded open letter signed by
an the leading painters. Of Munich.
among them Herren Franz l,enbach.
Ffitz kaulbach and Won Uhde. They
energetically protest against the way
N which the most eminent artists
Wefo SPOKEN of IN the reichstag and
express their deep regret that the
president did not interfere. They quote
the late Prince Bismarck. who. IN
speaking Of the members of the par
lament. once said: There Is not one
among us, who from waRlng war to
catching a dogs heas does not under.
stand everything better than an the
learned experts living Finally. the
artists express the confident hope that
Herr Paul Wallot will not lose bis po-
Ation IN consequences Of this occur.
iehte rms remark refers TO the cif-
enmsianee that Herr wallot who sull
receives a salary oi 500 pounds a year
ior the auperintendence of the deeora-
i've work in the new building. is 10
oe given notice Herr Wallol Is
man OF Independent character who
does not care much either for the SYM
patnies or the anupathies Of inhuen-
TAI personages. Immediately aiies
ihe completion Of he new parliament
building he removed 70 Dres.
uen from whence he comes now ana
then 70 Berlin. he ls highly respected
In the artistic world. n spite n the
empefors sharp criticism Of the build
ins' which be Is said TO have called
when at Rome "ths seme OF tasteless-
ness Herr Wallot has nov resigned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14
MAGNITUDE
OF IN. Fishing Interest 10 rous Eastern
state.

of me Fishing Interest in Four Eastern
states
New York Evening Post The mag
nitude Of the fishing interests Of
Maryland Virginia Delaware and
Pennsylvania appears IN the facts
stated in a bulletin recently issued by
the United States Commissioner or
Fish and Fisheries IN Maryland the
Industry gives employment 20 f7.Sl2
persons. exclusive of those engaged In
cannerles, packing houses. transporta-
tion. boat building. making nets. and
other implements The total amount
Invested 10 property used IN taking Ash
and oysters On Maryland waters is t5.-
szL6io Virginia employs 2s.2is per-
sons and has f2sgl ss6 invested ia the
business The value of the product ln
Maryia IN 1897. including 7.25i.ss
bushels Of oysters. vas ss6l7.30S. and
IN Virginia Ss167 ses IN Maryland
l7.1s9i5e pounds of aleuires we're
caught 1921 ESQ pounds Of perch. s.
7se.562 pounds Of shsd and 100000
pounds Of crabs The largest item IN
the Virginia catch was i7s656362
pounds OF menhaden The Delaware
and Pennsylvania fisheries are naiu-
rails smaller IN extent but the invest
ments OF lhe latter amonnf 10 ti.60i p
52S. and OF the former tf11.i6g.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

~hiie the regiments from ail eve.
the country were gathering az Chick
amaugs the brass buttons oi the sol
diers uniforms were in great demand
Everyone was tryine 10 buy them or
coax them from TIE soldiers. but Il was
a little giri who struck upon 4 plan
Of setting together a collection that
represented every regiment in camp.
She used to sell iemonads 90 the soI-
diers. and then when they offered to
pay her she would insist in a charming
way for buttons in place Of money.
she vas a very pretty lltiie girl and
there were 9 great many soldiers Who
had b pin their uniforms together o.
aec0nnl of this clever little lads
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

Woman and Wine. a sensational
meiodrama AZ the Princess theater. has
been the taik Of London for weeks. A
Northumberland narson attended the
performance one night recently %
s.ndy its s0-caiied wickedness. At the
fail Of the Anal curtain be arose and
addressed the audience. He said the
management deserved the thanks Of
ths public rather than the condemna-
ton Tor the mighty sermon the play
breaches by picfurine the horrible re-
snlis on nand vice. The tremendous
ihronr paid close attention 10 the
words. and chesred his sentiments al
the end
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

Near Wiedermans Texas.ls Is an ahan-
doned we'll about sixty feet deep. and
overFroFn with vegetation which is
famous in the nelghhorhood for sts
musical powers ln hne weather. par
ticulariY with a westerly wind. lt gives
forth a sound Ike that Of an Aeoiian
harp. swelling and dying away By
turns When a heavy noriherly wind
is blowing the water rises within a
few feet o. the top. and strange noises
which some people think resemble
means. issue from the oid we'll An
attempt 10 on % the well a few years
ago failed. anpsreniiy because Of the
existence q suhterranean cavity
which swallowed up the dirt az fast as
d vas dumped 3D.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14
rAs Rsp liLv


'HN'R htANno oA the Flowers In the
Oarden of Gethsemnne.
The red NY o. Palestine 4 ID size
and shane much like our Easter lilies.
uut they are yellow Alih purple
s,rt ks hpon The outside and red
blash tint within. In the bottom OF
sath bell there are six drops OF sweet
Tater-iike tears II yon take these
away six more VIII at once take their
places About this flower this pretty
story e told by the simple folk who
I'VE near there. Once the Garden
of Gethgcmane was full of flowers OF
an kinds. and among them none 90
fair and queenly as the slender. stately
lily. With al her clustering bells proud
y upright Il was eYentlms. and the
Lord came TO walk awhile In His aar-
den. A. he passed along. each gentle
flower bowed before Him while He
breathed the reireshmenl ot the uulel
hour upon them bat aheh He came 10
The NY her naughty head remained
erect Ia the defiance 81 conscious
beauty. The Lord paused and looked
upon her. For a second she braved
that BRIGHT mild eye o. reproot then
tlowly bent her sllvery bells. while
bushes swept In painful brilHancy
over them. still the Lords gaze rested
on her. lower sank her head. deeper
burned her crimson then tear after
tear waIird nm IN fhe Ifias a,,rn A. tkf.
the Lord passed on When morning
came an the flowers lifted theih heads
and smiled 70 see the light. an but the
lily, that once white queen among
them. Her head remained bowed In
shame. while to this day she bushes
over Der -anity. and the .ears OF re-
pentance sim flow IN the as..i-Ate cups
Of The flower that refused 10 bend be-
fore the Lord a. He walked 10 the
Garden Of Gethsemane al the evening
hour"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

husband and her JOY vas Burs dar-
Ing object
Then the bolt lelL Prradent jener-
con. who for some time had been
vaeuely conscious of Burrs project. IN
a proclamation dated Oct 81. lse6 pub
licly denounced it. and warned al good
citizens The project immediateiy coli
lapsed. in the succeeding june Burr
vas arrested. His trial for treason took
'ace 10 virginia. Ii was impossible
IS prove any Overt act against him-
Hafr dec.ded 20 forfeit his bail and be
sf1a1ti TO England.
After eve years Of exile be took
tsa.t - return. sailing under an e.
1el n.f. ~ arrived iacognito IN
Nte EE al Ihe right momeni he
raaA,t Ine ~ appear in 9 newspaper
Is ihe Aeran Burr had re-
iafned NH ana Lad resumed
sAe pfact Tasau street.
One 1uit es fl & tie strict.
m father sn.t tt That uss fcf
speedy rsu1Io, fas|st has-
tsn1 Tas noe r re state
end general RI mi4 L ~ ol 1872
bed aroter cat ~ leave
rs pest Finsnr Htse ~ sns
sa1uld come hr sea Tked
nsaemhef 81 1914 a c On
mail seA1nrf named
TIE Fariot Na1 nsrer sssA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

People often speaf ST a trIIIIon as e
possible number The fact IS not q
rInion 81 seconds has elapsed since
me creation % Adam. nor uii thst
number have elapsed uniii Febreary
fst n the year OF our Lord 25szs. for
ina trlllon % seconds there are zl.fs7
years go days. ] hour. ls minutes anf
a aa.nrla-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

with a population q s.sooooo Ion
don harbors every day 10000 erang-
era some NAV remain g week some
a month hnt an The year around there
Is a. sverase Of l1ooao visitors who
are within the metropolitan houu-
daries
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

Is locafed % the beautiiul val
ley 81 the Nashita river SUR
rounded with the richest of
farming lands from which the
fol.epfinR crops are raieedi
Wha4. oats. rye corn. pofas
toes. lolt0n and vegetables u
ali kinds II - also fast BE-
coming q fruit raisers para
disc. Peaches, plums. grapes.
apricolz and berries Of all
kinds are raised IN abundance
Capital Is smiling on this
wonderful li.tIe city. thou
sands Of d0llafn being invest
cd 10 the wholesale jobbing
and manufacturing bnsinesA
There are no towns 10 the
Indian Territory that occupy
such q prominent position as
this place. il is situated on
the Rock Island railroad and
Is the end Of q division. crews
changing here The pay rel
Of employees AZ this division ia
sudicient 70 support q small
town. The town is situated
on a beautiful site, and on the
summit ono can lock for miles
around At the beautiful couu.
Try. The population OF tho
town IS bout $500 and Is rap
Idly increasing. The road run
ming to Mangum starts from
Oh ckasha, and close connec-
tions can be made with the
main line Of the Rock Island
for all points north or south
on the return trip.
The following are some Of
the most important industries
now located here and doing q
heavy business; Three large
wholesale grocery houses. cap
ital e700, coo; three iobbiug
houses; two brick yards; .
twenty-ton capacity ice planti
two cigar factories; three
banks = the First National,
Citizens National. and the
bank Of Chickasha-al solid
financial institutions; Chick
asha Milling Co, 500 barrel-
capacity. capital SIS, coo. O0l
Chickasha Cotton Seed Oil CO..
eO-ton capacity, capital e6o,-
900, 90; one iron foundry; one
bottling worlrs; seven lumber
yards; United States court
house. and a first-class steam
laundry.
Il being q regular incorpor-
ated city Of the second class,
its affairs are looked after By
the Mayor and City Council.
The laws are enforced bv
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

Here ne Published remedy for iu-
isnule sieep|cssness discovered by an
rnsilshman eho han suffered much in
ihe cause As soon as the squaiief
auakes prop i np IN a sitting position
with pillows ard smear ita fingers with
ihIck moIasses o. syrup. Then put bali
dozen feathers into Sc hands. and
baby win SIT and pick the feathers from
one hand % The other Until e fails
asleep"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

promised story aI the portrait
years ago the late Dr. I" q r.
well known physician AZ fasqae'
county. North Carolina. vas sesneae
the summer al Nass Head. Ibis
watering place on the North -aIotsae
coast situated on The Banks. 4 Ast
row slrip 81 Land lying between AApes
marie sound and the Atlantic oefaH
The denizena 81 the Hanhs are fsi
tive folk. and At one time me isae
thereabout was infested by pirates
happened that Dr. Pool was called g
to see a destitute old woman namst
Mrs. Mann. All hef surroundings were
wretched. but on the Wail hung 3 naHa-
some oil painting out Of al heetAee
with its environments Df 2e,
daughter. who IS now Mrs. tohn
Overman. 81 Elizabeth City N g. wife
OF the postmaster of that town. ifa
quenuy accompanied her father on ~
rands Of mercy to the poor old infAiia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14

IS BY of whenever drdre
with sreaunu and fax eaea There dg
th q ~ arr ven large ta a houses and g ge at M N
f
a b Preside n r r onen Secretary Thes Secretary will
o fsp n a
gu o nw ad da the Vi uaaeds h As
lie rpp rngih htm
Of from % Z For 70 RI h
yha
den ours en- q "a secure lei here Ion tu rep n is al a g
o W 20 make nt
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-03-30
PURELY Personal.

Z S Slumpton of Salida is in
the city.
H. H. Clark of Boulder, spent
the day in the city.
Miss Blanch NJ. Briggs and
Elva Curugham of Victor, were in
the city today.
j. S. Craig and C. f. Curran
of Toledo, Ohio, arrived in the
city last evening.
Tom Hazlitt returned to Col.
orado Springs today after spending
yesterday in the city,
William Kemp returned from
his ST Louis trip yesterday.
He is much improved in health.
Frank Yelton left this fore
noon for Denver whore he will
spend day before leaving for
Boulder
E E Hanger, accompanied
by w. II. Walker left for Cripple
Creek yesterday afternoon on min
ing business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bitaman who
have been visiting in this city and
Canon, returned to their home in
Cripple Creek today.
Fred Wesllake returned to.
day to the State University Mr.
Westlake has been engaged to
pitch for the University tedaF fhfs
coming season.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-03-30

United Mine Workers, No. l46l
Rockvale, Colo March %
We, your committee appointed
to draft resolutions on the death
of Brother Joseph Amos, submit
the following:
Whereas, On March 10, 1901
Brother Joseph Amos met an un-
timely death by an accident: there
fore be it
Resolved. That we the members
of Rockvale lodge No l46l, Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, ex-
tend to the Irief-stricken widow
and family our heartfelt sympathy
in this, their hour of great Attic
ton; and be it further
Resolved, That our charter be
draped in mourning for period
of thirty days; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be spread on the min
utes of the lodge and copy sent
to the L NJ. w journal and n
copy sent to the bereaved family.
CHAs. BLYTHE.
CHAs A. DAVIS,
MOZART LEWIS.
Committee.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-03-30
The Globe. Headquarters fol
Unde skirts.

Mercerized sateea underskirs particu-
larly dainty. most eaborately trimmed, very
servceable and pretty and the prices are
away down. Isn't that good enough reason
for coming to see theIn?
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-03-30

The well known Monarch mems dress
shoes in black and tan. lace and congress
coin and plain toe, worth S;} 90 and So 90
fhe Globes price only $3.50
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-03-30
Condolences.

Whereas. 1t hath pleased the
Heavenly Father to remove from
this sphere of labor our beloved
brother, Joseph Amos, and has
taken him to that bourne from
which no traveller has ever return
ed; and
Whereas. Through the untimely
death of our late brother, Rockvale
lodge No. 50. | O O F, loses an
earnest and energetic worker; his
wife loving and faithful husband
and his children a kind and indul-
gent father; therefore be it
Resolved, That we extend to the
wife and children of our deceased
brother our heartfelt sympathy in
this, the hour of their dark be
reavement. and commend them to
the care of Him who tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb; and be it
further
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread on the permanent rec
ords of this lodge; that copy be
sent to the Florence papers for
publication, and that copy be
furnished the family of our de-
parted brother; and be it also fur
ther
Resolved, That our lodge char
ter be draped for a period of thirty
days.
T. l., EvERLy, P, g.,
w. T. BEvAN, p G.,
j H. POWELL, p g.,
Committee.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-03-30

We can say that our Clothing De
partment was never SO complete as at
present. The latest market produc-
ton for spring and summer at prices
lower than the lowest.