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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29

ROCK ISLAND WALL MAPS.
A new wall map OF the United
States has just been issued by the
Rock Island Passenger Depart
meni. These maps are complete
In every detail and have been re
vieed up 10 date. They are three
and one half by four feet, printed
In black and yellow on heavy
paper, being bound suitably tohanR
on the wall. They are q very at
tractive map aud especially useful
for reference. The Rock Island
has sent out large number Of
these maps to hotels and pnbnc
j., places snd many requests tor them
from its friends and patrons have
been complied With. Il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29

All express charges prepaid
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29

II may perhaps not be generally
known that In the manufacture Of e.
ears the workmon commonly moisten
The tip Of the cigar with their lips.
Instead OF using water os another fluid
which they can readily obtain. The
workman claims that this process
saves time and as be is paid By the
piece the saving OF time 10 q material
object to him. Philadelphia Medical
Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29

Bare-headed and with their sleeves
rolled above their elbows, the learned
girls of Chicago University 60 about
the campus. Not 50 their studioua
sisters ont at Evanston. the Methodist
suburb. There is such an atmosphere
or refinement and culture In Evans
ton" says Dean Martha Foote Grove
athat do not believe It would be pos
slbie for our girls 70 be careless o.
their appearance about the campus
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29
sloocAsn PRIZE FoR MANI

For the new Daily Limited
train to California to be placed in
service November /, 1902. BY the
Rock Island System and Southern
Pacinc Company, via El Paso
Short Line. Ths competition Is
open to the public and conditions
involve no fees OF any kind For
circular Of INSTRUCTIONS, address
at once John Sebastian. Passen-
ger Tranlo Manager, Rock Island
System.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29
The Kansas ClIy Hardware Co.

uyou want to get IN line us.h
Law Prices on Hardware.
Screen svirc, Screen doors,
Builders Hardware, Field Tools,
Make our house q visit.
We Can show That's
Our Business.
j.. E. RIDDLE, Manager.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29
BUSINESS LOCALS


Complete stock Of school books
and school supplies at Booths
Book Store. 81
Catholic church sales day Wed
nesday, September 4th. at the "a
nous. Jackman s. Lemon.
Lime, fresh and the very best.
only dollar barrel.
ABB snow q Co.
Gerrera' ice cream, absolutely
pure.
Why don't you 90 and ''tele-
phone your baby on one Of
Hovey's telephones.
Baptist sales day September 5th,
At the Famous.
Jackmau d Lemon.
Methodist sales day Tuesday.
September End, at the Famous.
Jackman & Lemon.
o Fresh lime the best, only dol
iax barrel. A B Snow s Go.
| II It's Gsrrera' Ice cream i.s ali
right.
| The Line House furnishes pure
liquors and blue ribbon beer for
family use. IL
| Christian church sales day We'd
nesday, September srd, at the Fa-
nous. Jackman 4 Lemon.
Ifits Gerrers' ice cream its ell
right.
| When in need Of pure liquors
for medical purposes go TO the
Line House. II
fits Gerrers' ice cream, Its the
best.
| Ladies from each Of the church
organizations Will be al the store
to assist in waiting on their friends
at each Of the church day sales a.
the Famous.
Jackman & Lemon.
Car load of the very best fresh
lime, at one dollar barrel only.
A Is Snow g. Co.
If fits.derrsr's ice cream:its the
best.
You can get good beer at the
Lane House for family use. II
Remember the church sales day
at the Famous next week
September 2nd, Methodist day.
September 5rd, Christian day.
September 4th. Catholic day.
September 9th, Baptist day.
Jackman s. Lemon.
Bat Gerrora' ice cream it's good.
LIME, LIME, LIME.
One dollar q barrel.
A b Snow a 90.
Eat Gerrers; ice cream itsgoOd.
Go to Hovey's and see those
Telephones. They are daisies.
| New goods arriving daily at the
Famous New silk and wool skirts.
new waistings in French flannels,
Nobby styles, and many other new
goods too numerous to mention.
Jackman s. Lemon.
ideal bakery, phone 100. Come
in and see what good thugs We
haYe to eat for Sunday.
You want a piano : That Is
good. You want fine one That
is better. The Kurtzman is the
best. Sold at MoelIer Piano Stora
corner Chickasha avenue aud fifth
street. Piano tuning q specially.
Special sale Of Sheet music. One
copy free with &1.00 purchase for
| the next ten days.
J s Corbett, 4OS Ohickasha ave,
Church sale days at the Famous.
Methodist church, Tuesday, Sep
tember 2nd.
christian church, Wednesday
September 3rd.
Catholic church, Thursday, Sep
tember 4th.
Baptist church, Friday sepien-
Der 9th.
Tha Kansas clIv nardwarn "a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29

= - WA A0A ~ ~" AA-AA r.
DITUREs
and keep accurate counts Of your
income deposit yonr money with
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Our method not only insures the
greatest security, but also the
greatest accuracy. BY banking
the receipts Of q days business
there Is a check on waste and dis.
honest employees.
The frat NationSl Bank trans
acts . general business AID can
give it's customers unexcelled ser.
vice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-29

For one year as q premis4A q
cotton delivered to Chiekasha.
The Weekly Express oilI be NAH
- free feF one year to each Of the
Iirst ten men delivering cotton to
any Of the cotton buyers ia Chick
ashs,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

+bo .o,-r which tbsv decided was the better part
of wisdom One of the judges, a prominent Tory
of Great harrington. was taken by the Connecueu'
men to Litchield County and thrown into prison.
The court made no more effort TO sit, ana never
again did a kings sit in the county
The story teller did not stop after finishing TINS
story but proceeded without further mint
"Ona of the battles of ShaySS rebellion took
nIace near Great Darlington he continued land
a few Incidents connected with that event have
come down. The Shays men marched down mere
from Stockbridge, where they had spent the prev
ious night in pillagtng houses and enjoying
carousal in an exhilarated frame of mind Inc
news of their approach had preceded them, and
when they reached the town nearly all the men
the village had gone to Sheffield to get rem
forcements. bitter cold morning Inc
shoes of the sleighs sdueaked in the snow. 1t was
so cold. The Shays men halted in the yiiIage TOT
short time and party n Of dnem CHURCH now
stands release the many o oa them
debts debts they found only wife Of the taller at
home. the iaer had gone to shee n WIN h,acs
eyed little woman. with sense of humor At the
request of the bepssf of e Pafs s doe
men crossed the Threshold she sauci'y sang DIX
old hymn. which ram
"'Hark from the tombs a doleful sound!
Mine attend the cry o,,d
Ye living men &c, come g,o view I the srouhu
concluding the verse. she added the comment:
For we will have all in here before morni tst
Her prophecy proved "a cG orr eb ohe ers incar
cerated in the shaky old jail
The insurgents. after they had been locked up
that evening. had an experience which was en-
tirely unexpected. -, . &c
"A large body of them had visited the house of
General Thomas Ives at about Il o'clock in the
morning seeking for and such plumber as
was to be found. There they had found the Wl1e
of the general in bed. sick, and a middle aged
spinster of village whom General Ives had left
in charge of the house when ne drove off to Shet-
field in his sleigh with load of men,: General
Ives had directed the spnster to treat the insur-
house a visit. as ne had doubt they would
Follow them wherever they go. said he Tel
them of the illness of my wife and ask them 10
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his left hand with the forefnger of his right by
way of emphasizing Its points, sat back again IN
his chair and waited for the next suggestion-hoW
In the mood for story telling.
Il notice that there Is stone set up at the
corner Of the square about the town hall, on which
is an inscription which states that the first open
resistance 20 British rule occurred here on August
16 I774; what does that refer TOT"
THAT is not long story" the old man went
on "On July 6, 1774, a convention was held at
Stockbridge at which the trouble between Great
Britain and the colonies discussed and strong
resolutions adopted The next session OF the
county court was be held here August is, of
that year. in the courthouse which stood on that
corner The other county courts came little
later.
''On the day that the court to open large
number of citizens assembled around the court
house They from all parts Of the county,
and there were from three 20 five hundred from
Litchfeld County. Conn. Entering the court
house, they filled it to overlooking, and effectu-
ally prevented the judges from either occupy
ing the building transacting any business The
Sheriff tried TO make passage through the crowd
for the magistrates but unable to do So The
people would not recognize the authority of the
court, and insisted that the judges should leave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
LEGENDS OF BERKSHIRES
TOLD BY AN ELDERLY RESI-
DENT OF GREAT BAR
RLNGTON, MASS.
AN INDIAN SLAUGHTER IN THE KING
PHILIP wAR-RESISTANCE TO BRIT
ISH RULE INCIDENTS OF
SHAYS'S REBELLION.

1T hone Won won't make the mistakes some
newspaper people have made II you write up 'Ilis
place" said elderly man in the town OF 1Fea'
Darlington Mass short time ago, when ne
Was asked if he could remember any legends OF
the place From the second story window whefe
ne sat one could look down into the mann street
Across the way were some Of the new bulolhss
which have grown up from the ruins OF Ola
structures destroyed by fire. The street presenter
n busy scene Great harrington is centre for
large circle country in Berkshire Hills OF Aiassd
chusetts. From the purple dones winch DouIIc
the plain in which the town lies on the east anu
vest, and from the hills which lie peSoho, odiiS
come the stages and the farmers teams for the
mail and supplies and with produce Down N
the wide street picking its way along the lane OF
farmers wagons which fringed the sidewalks was
the wagon of a tin pedler covered with SHINING
pans Along either side, suggestive Of the orna-
ments on a hearse in their arrangement, were
rows of brooms Behind followed a farmers
wagon the driver a specimen Of the type OF
Yankee described by the lines Of the political jingle
which used to be sung to the tune Of Yankee
Doodle:
DO your biggest; don't care,
We can lick you handy
Although his horses were not of the spirit OF
those which drew Jehu battle. he drove after
the manner of that Hebrew chieftain standing be-
hind the seat Of his wagon He turned TO the
sidewalk and dismounted from his chariot. Then
passed before the window the highly polished vehi-
Gle of q wealthy New Yorker, who perchance, had
!. lust returned from ride through the country
then decked in its autumn foliage.
The old man turned in his chair and continued:
ut has written up many. times and SO
many have got things wrong that am tired of
telling about the town. Why. fellow told
cock-and- bull story about that bowlder back or
the town hall on which of the selectmen had
painted the date of the incorporation OF the town
176l he described it Of the foundations
of the JAIL which stood about where the Episcopal
church now stands. The only thing of which that
bowlder is relic is the ice age. It was evidently
deposited there by a glacier. He about as
near right as the wag who said that the figures
represented the average collections taken up at
-te Fniscopal church The wag divided the figures
In half with a period. Well, what can tell your
he asked as he settled back ready TO tell what
he knew IT am afraid / haven't much Of what
YOU want.
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stream on the west bank in the direction taken by
the whites on the other side. He was going TO a
spot where he had discovered that fish were to
.e speared easily. to get breakfast through
the forest he took his way with almost inaud!ble
footsteps There was little thought of danger,
for were he and his companions in an unset
tied region and many miles 10 the west o. the
scene of conflict? His feeling of confidence how
ever did not entirely overcome his habit of eau
ton His keen ear detected the echo OF a crash in
the underground. The crash was followed by the
appearance a company of white men. with their
dreaded guns, in the glade, the edge of which he
had ched
1.-The Indian yelled a warning TO his companions
His shout him dear, for in an instant spit
of fame and smoke half hid the group OF whites
and the leaves of the bushes beside him were
spia shed with his blood. His cry was the idst
articulate sound ne uttered.
The sound the shot echoed through the
woods and reached the of both the Indians
OF Major Talcot and ms men. To the Indians
it declared the proximity of the white men IN I'M
known numbers. To Major Talcot it had the mean
ing of signal for which he had been listening
an instant the crash of many guns rang through
the and a cloud of white smoke rolled out
from the bushes the water.
The battle if it could be called a battle, was
brief one. l should not style it battle 1t was
a rout The Indians were hardly awake when the
volley was fred. At the sound OF the guns those
who had not hit toward the west and
escaped for the first division, which Major Tai
cot thought was in position to the westward. had
not reached its station and consequently could not
intercept the flying Indians. While not so thor
oueh as Major Talcot had intended it to be, 1t was
nevertheless a blow to the red men Wadlng
through the stream. his men caught twenty OF the
Indians who were wandering aimlessy about rub
bling the sleep from their eyes Besides these ne
found twenty-five dead and wounded lying on the
ground The Indians did not cease their hlgAt
until they had put themselves on the far side OF
the Hudson River.
The elderly man. who had gradually leaned 1or
ward as the tale advanced, ,-ppiug the palm D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

make no unnecessary disturbance. and find out
the names Of as many of them as you can Inc
housekeeper performed her mission faithfully
Wherever they went-and they went practically
all over the house in their search for arms-she
followed them. She told them OF the illness OF the
generals wife and obtained the names or some OF
the men. When they discovered an enormous mar
covered trunk In which General Ives kept MS
uapers she persuaded them not TO break II open,
declaring that Il contained no arms. AS a matter
of fact General Ives had sent sixteen year-otl
hoy on horseback with grainsack containing, MS
most important papers to another house 10 NICE
them in its garret. The insurgents would not be
likely 10 look in another house for MS papers, no
thought Measuring the trunk with their weapons,
nd finding short to contain guns, theS ot-
Cided that she was telling the truth and left IL
intact Having consumed the contents or the pan
try and washed the eatables down with generous
drauchts OF cider. which boy at their command
brought ND TO them by the pailful from the depths
OF the cellar they left without subjectng the TWO
women 10 any nsOence further inconvenience
THAT night after the defeat of the ShayS men:
General Ives visited the Jail Standing on uptoe and
looking over the heads of the crowd as wei as ne
could he asked: Were any OF you at my mousse
t0-3av2' -, ,..a... g.,
chose hat was still to be seen Il spriG or mem.
lock the badge of the Shays men. n choTus OF
teuials followed this assertion.
Now my friends replied the general. ! Know
that some OF YOU were at my house FOR, happen
10 have The names of several of my callers, you
were in too great hurry to deny your parucPa-
ton i'm that visit. ! came here 20 THANK you lot
the small amount OF disorder you caused ana the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

Katherine Cling The chief motive that crime
the securing By Hayward of the money on
insurance policies. the possession of which Hay
ward had obtained. Hayward tried and found
guilty, and executed on December l. 1895 hav-
ing made Heretofore complete confession of his
crime In that Hayward had committed the
crime indirectly. by hiring Swede. named Claus
A. Blxt TO kill the and this accomplice
the chief witness against Hayward on the
trial
One of the most atrOciOus and horrible crimes
that has ever been committed to insurance
money was the killing of Angie Stewart a child
or twelve years. in Canaan. Columbia County.
N Y. in the winter of 1851 The child the
daughter of Mrs. Mary II. Stewart of Dayton.
Ohio. She had been induced by man calling
himself Joseph Brown. and woman he repre-
scented to be his wife to allow Angie to go with
them on trip to Connecticut. where Brown rep
resented they had formerly lived. saying that they
would return within short while. and that the
trip would do Angie good.
Instead of going to Connecticut Brown took
Angie to Canaan. renting a house in the village
ON the night of December 3. 1867. this house
discovered TO be on fire, and when the neighbors.
by strenuous efforts. put the fire out. they found
the little girl Angie. in the pantry dead and her
body partially covered with rubbish. Mr. and Mrs
Brown were not at home All the outside doors
OF the house had been found locked. and the
pantry door had been tightly closed and fastened
In this case the coroner held inquest. and re-
'ileaI inc SlII ndu come 10 neF Utdlu
by accidental means, caused by fire.
Shortly afterward. however. Brown and his
posed wife applied for the insurance money
S.OoO-On the life of the little girl The accident
occurred so soon after the policy had been taken
out that an investigation started. and it was
discovered that Brown had lived in various places
under different names and that the he
lived with not his wife, in all probability. and
that they had been engaged in a number of ques-
tonable transactions. The company also caused
the body of the little girl to be taken up and upon
an examination il found that the child had
not died from the effects of inhaling fire but had
been choked to death. The explanation that
Brown made. that the child had probably got into
unknown means and had been SIN ,thered, was
prepOsterous for several First the pantry
door was locked fastened. and could only be
opened from the outside; second, she was found
in a pile of rubbish which was saturated with
infamma BILE oil: third. the condition of the
body. shown by the post-mortem examination
indicated that the Ii.te girl did not die from the
effects of the fire at all. was there any evil
dence OF a struggle to escape.
After the investigation by the company. Brown
had gone to Connecticut. and arrested In
Hartford and taken TO Canaan, where he was tired
before Justice Peckham and jury. convicted and
subsequently executed. The woman was also IN
dicted being accessory TO the crime. but her
case was never brought TO trial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

The schemes which a gang of swindlers have
been working in Mexico and Texas to defraud
Northern life insurance companies serve 10 recall
many dramatic and extremely grewsome
stories of former criminal conspracies in the same
direction most which contained in legal
records These schemes almost always char
acterized by most brutal and selfish disregard
of the lives sufferings and losses of others
In this regard perhaps few, if any. of the con-
spiraces Of former times exceed that of DR.. Henry
c. ". Meyer, who was convicted of murder in the
second degree before Recorder Frederick Smyth
in this city in Nav. 1884
Many persons must recall the horrible testimony
adduced upon that trial and the impotence with
which verdict Of murder in the second degree.
instead of verdict which would carry capital
punishment with it, received
Meyers counsel was pleased with this verdict,
and considered ii a practical victory which it
In fact. MEYERS trial first begun before Judge
Barrett in the Court Of Oyer and Terminer. in
December 1893 and while the trial was in progress
one Of the jurors became insane which caused a
rnEsfriai. The second trial held in April and
May 1894 resulting in a verdict Of murder in the
second degree, from which no appeal was taken.
The evidence brought cut the trial of Meyer
was of the most horrible description and indicated
that he had killed number Of persons for the
purpose OF securing the insurance money. poison
being usually the agency employed. Meyer and
his wife worked together, the particular scheme
which they employed in New-Yozk being to insure
the life Of confederate. and after his death Mrs
Never would appear in the role of the weeping
widow" TO collect the insurance money.
The cold blooded brutality of Meyer in this
reveals the character OF the man. He entered into
a plan with named Ludwig Brandt and Sc
cured insurance on his life under the name Of
Gustav Heinrich Maria joseph Baum in the sum
OF $500 ia four companies. The beneficiary was
Meyers wife. who went through the form of a
marriage ceremony with Brandt, alias Baum be-
fore Chicago clergyman, passing herself off as a
niece OF Meyer. The scheme which Never ar
ranged with Brandt that he was to give
Brandt some medicine which would make him
sick and then he would call IN local physician
After he had been 81 some days. Meyer told Brandt
that he kBrandO could disappear, and Meyer would
procure dead body and pass II off the in
surance company a Bran6t's body. under the
Of Baum, and then they would collect the
insurance money and divide
Brandt took the medicine. became Ill, and local
physician called in several times But all this
time Meyer instead OF giving Brandt harmless
medicine, from the effects of which he would re-
cover, slowly filling Brandt with poison. and
Brandt died from the effects of the drug
succeeded in deceiying the local physician that
he gave certificate OF death from some cause
other than the real one, and the way seemed clear
for the collection of the insurance money by the
bogus widow
She had collected $3.50 from The Washington
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HOME DTsCOMFORTs.
he BROOKLYN Life,

From The Brooklyn Life.
No grumbled the husband in spasm o. CON on,
fdence TO n friend 'I have no place at al Tor ny
books The storage room Is kept exclusively l'i
my wife. 49,.
.Oh she puts away those things that are
trifie too good to be destroyed yet ScarSSiJ soo0
enough 0 be - ---~"