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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
A GOOD MAN FOR THE OK
LAHOMAN.

A. M. Crooke, who has had
charge of the circulation depart
ment of the EXPRESS for a year,
has severed his connections with
this paper. He and his estimable
wife left today for Oklahoma City,
where Mr.. Crooke takes position
in the circulation Of the Daily Okla
homan.
Mr.. Crooke's relations with the
publishers Of the EXPRESS have
always been of the most pleasant
nature to all parties and it is a
matter of regret that we lose him.
He is a talented newspaper man
and is capable of doing effective la
Dor In a much larger field than wss
open to him here. For many years
he was connected with the Kansas
City Star and other papers in that
city. He is careful and systemat-
ic in his business methods, has pro-
gressive ideas snd is in every way
a most worthy gentleman.
Mr.. and Mrs Crooke have made
a large circle Of friends in Chicka-
sha. Both have been earnest
workers in the Christian church
and have been most useful mem
bers of the community. They will
be greatly missed. We recommend
them without reserve to the people
Of Oklahoma City and wish them
the success they deserve i'll their
new field of labor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

MILLIONAIRE's POOR
STOMACH.

The WorD-Out stomach of the
over-fed millionaire is often parsd.
ed in the public prints as q horrible
example Of the evils attendsnt on
the possession Of great wealth. But
miliionaires are not the only ones
Who are sfiioted with bad stomachs
The portion is far greater among
the tailOrs. Dyspepsia apd indi.
Restion are rampant among these
people, aud they suffer far worse
torsures than the millionaire unless
they avail themselves OF standard
medicine ike Green's August
Flower, which has been q favorfte
household remedy for ell stomach
troubles for over thirty years.
August Flower Fouses the torpid
liver, thus creating appetite and
insuFing perfect digestion. It
tones and vitaIiEss the entire
system and makes life worth living.
no matter what your station Trial
bottles, 25e; regular size, 75o.
West Side Drug SIRE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Irving French company will
open a three nights engagement at
the Opera House Thursday Dec. ard
when the roaring comedy-drama
entitled "A Runaway Wife, will
be presented. No truer words
have been uttered than Laugh
and the World Laughs With You,
Weep and You Weep Alone. .
This attraction is guaranteed to
drive away dull cares, so you can't
offord to miss it at prices that will
please all. Prices IS, as, and as,
cents. Ladies free opening night
only, If accompanied by an escort
with one paid IS cent ticket. Sests
on sale at Haltom and Owsleys'
Jewellery Store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
A LABOR LEADERS PLAT
FORM.

John Mitchell, president Of the
United Mine Workers, in an adj
dress in Boston last week, gave ut
terance to the following significant
words:
II look to no Utopia. We shall
always have some oppressors and
some oppressed. AS workers there
viii be more freedom; there will be
less poverty; there will be less in
justice. Then for the masses a
great degree Of happiness is Sc
cured. In this movement every
man must do his share, whether
the most humble or most conspicu-
ous-all have duty to perform. ;"
This is the language of a man
who stands in the first rank Of Ia
Dor leaders in the world; a man Of
the highest intellectual powers ana
one who has shown his ability to
deal with all the practical phases
Of the labor problem. These are
sane, sensible words, worthy Of
earnest consideration BY every Ia.
borer and every friend Of labor.
Ths industrial conditions pictur-
ed here are not those which the
blatant demagogue and the shallow
agitator have led the workingnan
TO expect. Here is no paradise,
free from toll, wherein the laborer
enjoys the fruits Of another's toll.
Mr.. Mitchell, with the eye Of
HE practical man, accustomed to
aerl with the hard facts Of Life, sees
Tor the laborer a condition in which
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
FREE FROM ROBBERY
Burglary not a Common Crime in
The Territory.

Some Of our down east" friends
who have an idea that all sorts of
crime are common in the territory
will be interested in the following
dispatch from Muskogee: While
the Indian territory is supposed to
be the home of bad men it is an
interesingt fact that burglary aud
highway robbery are almost uncom-
mon crimes. Larency ranging from
running off with herd Of cattle to
stealing a loaf Of bread, is the most
plentiful, although murder runs it
close second.
Leo E. Bennett, United States
marshal for the eastern district of
Indian territory, has prepared re-
port which, with few revisions
and corrections, will be submitted
by him to the department of Justice
on his next trip to Washington.
During the six years that Marshal
Bennett has been in office he has
handled 5,S23 indicted cases.
The larceny cases alone have been
7,o84. There have been $50 cases
Of murder during the last six years,
and there are forty-three cases now
on the criminal docket awaiting
disposition. Thirty-eight indeed
murderers are at large, but the in
dictments in most of these cases
date a number Of years back. Add
ing to the murder cases the 377 as
sult-to-kill cases, which were al
most identical with the other, save
the victims did not die, it makes a
total Of 1888. There were seven
men charged with murder taken TO
Eufaia, where court is now in sess-
ion, last Monday and eight others
against whom no indictment has
been returned.
Train robbery and "holdups' ap-
petr to be lost trt here Judging
from the fact that there have been
but Ir3 cases Of robbery in this dis
trict in six years. Of burglary
there have been but ISL cases.
There are about 200 prisoners
now confined in the old whitewash-
ed frame jail hire, and this is as
many as the timeworn structure
will hold. A number Of prisoners
hare recently been released on small
bonds to make room FOR those
with more heinous crimes.
The court docket is on a par with
the Jail, as there are 77o cases
either indicted or pending before
the grand jury,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
LAND BUYERS EXCURSIONS.

Will run to the new lands of Greer
county, Oklahoma, and other sec
tons of the great southwest in
November and December, via the
Frisco System.
Are you looking for rich and fer
tile farming lands in the southwest
which you can buy for from one
forth to one tenth cost of lands of
the east and north? They produce
as much acre for acre. Here is
chance to better your condition and
add a liberal amount to your
pocket book.
For full particular and special
railroad Erates apply at once to R.
S. Leman, Secretary Frisco System
Immigration Bureau, 81. Lous, Mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

be can work and can dispose Of his
labor on terms Of Justice gradu-
ally improving condition, with less
Of poverty and greater degree Of
happiness. The faith Of this labor
leader is based upon national
foundations.
President Mitchell believes in the
organization Of laboring men; he
urges all men to be union men, but
ne firmly believes that the laborer
must work steadily to improve his
own condition, that he can win on
ly on his own merits. He holds
out no false hopes of reward with
out merit.
There is no utopia in Mr.. Mitch
els vision; no socialistic or COM
muneristic dreams becloud his
mind. II is a world Of conflicting
elements, men battling with men
and winning the supremacy con-
ferred by merit. The lesson which
Mr.. Mitchell reads his fellow labor
ers is a salutory one. It commends
itself too, to thinking men Of all
classes. 1t asks nothing for the
laboring man but justice, it de-
mands nothing from employers but
instice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
AmusanBnts at W.gHrF OD "a HsHS

THE IRVING FRENCH COM
PANY in a selection of this
years great comedy success. Op-
ening in the four-act comedy en-
titled "a RUNAWAY WIFE. I"
The laughing success Of the season.
TIigh-class singing and dancing
specialties at every performance.
Rich costumes and special scenery
for each act throughout. Prices
IS, IS and IS cents. Ladies free
opening night only, if accompanied
by an escort with one paid 3S-centI
ticket if purchased before 8 P. m.
Thursday. Seats on sale at Ows-
iey's Jewelry Store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
oELAHoMAN CORRECTED.


Are the Chickasha brethren
about to indulge in an ink war such
as prevail in some of the smaller
towns Of the territories? The pre-
lininary slxirmishing seems to have
begun, as witness the following:
Since the EXPRESS has apollo
for connecting the Telegram man
with that paper we have concluded
to drop our contemplated libel pro-
ceedings. Daily Oklahoman.
The Oklahoman man who penned
the above is barking up the wrong
limb. He is hereby notified that
'we be brethren" in Chickasha,
with not the remotest idea of any
sort Of hostile demonstrations.
The paragraph quoted from the
Telegram is bit of pleasantly
perpetrated by good friend Knots.
The Chickasha papers are on the
most friendly terms and will con-
tinue 50. Even if they were not so,
they are far too metropolitan in
spirit to take up one of the petty
personal ink wars" Besides, we
are too busy here to indulge in such
useless and silly proceedings. We
trust this will set the matter clear
in the minds Of our Oklahoma
scribe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30


The editor of the Saltwater
Democrat announces through his
paper to the merchants of his city
that he will receive sealed bids on
contract to supply him with his
yearly shirt in keeping with the
custom established by the mer-
chants in asking bids on every lit
tie job Of printing which goes out.
The merchants ought to bid on the
shirt. What's sance for the goose
is sauce for the gander. Daily
Oklahoma1.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30

One way colonists rates selling
daily Sept. IS to Nov. 80, to Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Sac.
camento, sas. For further in.
formation call on or write r, steph.
ems, agent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
TAX COLLECTORS NoTICE.

Notice is hereby given that l
will attend at my desk in the of.
ace, basement of the First Nation
al Bank Chickanha. I. T., on Mon
day, Sept. %, 1908, and heresfter
from day to Day till the 10th dav
Of December 1908 Inclusive, fox
the purpose Of receiving school
and general taxes due the city OF
Cptckasha for the year 1903, All
taxpayers are respectfully urged TO
avoid the penalty by paying
promptly.
A. B. Thompson
u-Io9 Collector
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
Educational Meeting

ROCK ISLAND TEACHERS AND DIRECTORS Asso-
CITATION IN cHIcKASHA
The Rock Island Teachers and Directors Association
meets in Chickasha December nth and I7h Prof Jonas
Cook is president of the association he working
make the meeting grand success large attendance
pected
All the railroads give and third on
certificate plan The following special rates bave been
obtained at the hotels; New Early, sI75 per day;
Royal $Ioo per day.
The following is the program in full:
FRIDAY MORNING.
WEST SCHOOL BUILDING.
oso Music.
Welcome Address: D. E. Emerson
Member chickasha School Board.
Response 49,. Supt. c. L. Brooks Duncan
Aim in Teaching-What it s-What it should be-
Supt. A. B. Fncher, NARROW.
Discussion Mr.. Collins, Rush Springs.
Course of Study for Graded Schools in the Indian
Territory" George Beck U. S. Supervisor, Tishomingo
Educational Value of Latin" .....
Supt c. l. Brooks Duncan.
Discussion; E. L. Reed .
Principal chickasha High School
Busy Work for Primary Grades "
... Miss Myrtle Upham, comanche;
Miss Lille seadman Ryan; Miss Emma Skipper
Duncan; Miss Kate Darnell NARROW
AFTERNOON SESSION.
I:3o Music
What the kindergarten does for the Child
Discussion sion: 49, 'N'p'''' >'-''H' N''De s''''"'
independent Normal School - Its place
and work in the field of education -
L. B. Grogan, President Normal School and Business
College chickasha.
Discussions
What our School System Lacks Most
Miss Meta Chestnut FL Meta Bond College Minco
Discussion; Mrs Highsmth NARROW.
How to obtain active cooperation of (a) Directors
(b)Patrons (c) Pupils ....
- supt j. W. Campbell, comanche
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-30
FOR sArK

1 will se1l the Frisco hotel, now
known as the Gladstone. The no.
tel Is well located on III. avenue in
the Frisco addition contains four.
teen rooms and is furnished from
the parlor to the kitchen with
everything new. II must 20 at
once and at a bargain. "A. w.
Fredericks Office over Clay Dono-
vans Clothing Store corner Third
and chickasha avenue. #
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29

ing the civil war. He busted him
self rot with the material condi-
tions Of the present day and gener-
alton, hn, continued to fight the
rebellion over until he was called
hence. To him ringsteiism in the
state government and corruption
in the legislature meant nothing as
long as it was held to he Demo
cratic. and its condonment hatred
Of Republicsnism. One Of Mr..
Crisp's last efforts was al ineffec,-
ual attempt to enact ''Jim Grow
laws in Missouri. He could no,
reconcile himself to riding in the
same railroad ear with a ''nigger.
Men like Crisp have held Missouri
politics in the atmosphere of thirty
years ago, and it is only with their
passing away that we may expect
to see political dominance here bas-
ed upon the material Interests Of
the present day.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29

Boodleism in politics usually has
its foundation with tie voters.
When the latter are to be bought
they may expect to see tho man
who corrupted them sell out in
turn after be is in office. Politics
seem to have become game Of
Doodle and booze all the way
through. Occasionally when the
nastiness Of it all finally pushes it.
self into view the public pretends to
be Mortified, but as soon as the SEN
sationalisn has worn off from the
exposure the voters go back and
do the same thing over again. II
there were less eorruptibility
among the voters there would be
fewer Doodle scandals emanatin2
from our legislative halls. The
thing to do is to elect men rathe,
for personal merit and integrity
than for the amount ct money enc
booze they are willing to dispense
to get an Office. We need not &C
outside of our own community tt
see the truth of what we have stat
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29

Several Of our Democratic ex-
changes are denouncing Senator
Farris for bis connection with the
alum Doodle scandal noN that lie
has been publicly shown to be q
boodler. This charge was laid 10
Farris during the campaign of last
year, and even then there was bu,
little doubt of its being true.
Nevertheless, the very papers
which are now most severe in con-
demning Fsrris upheld him in the
late campaign. OF ell the Demo
cratic papers In the Twenty fourth
senatorial district the Salem Moni.
tor was the only one with nerve
enough to bolt Farris then, al,
though one or two others opposed
his nomination on the ground tina,
be was an unfit man for a public
trust. 1t is the Monitor and not
Mr.. Fsrris who has finally beer
vindicated.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29
That Mysterious New Railroad.

The railroad to be built through
the western part of this county.
running down the St. Francois
river continues to be a mystery.
The company is hiding its identity
for some purpose. The stationary
they use use is without any ottici-
al print nit, being perfectly plain.
This much is known, however,
that it is to be a through or trunk
line from Eas; 81. Louis south 10
Memphis or some other southern
point. 1t has wafer level all the
way. The nearest it comes to us
is :. miles, while it misses Farm
ington only one mile. The survey
is nearly straight. 1t crosses and
recr osses tie 81. Francois River
many times. AT one place down
in the lower part Of this county ii
crosses the river four or FIVE times
within FIVE miles. Whenever they
begin to make deeds for the right
of way we shall be able to tell wha
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29

Governor Doekery vetoed some
thirty bills passed at the last ses
sion Of the Legislature. In several
instances the Governor in passing
bis disapproval upon bills enacted, =,
calls attention to the fact that in
various ways they conflict with the
state constitution. 1t is quite re-
freshing to learn that when the ex-
igencies Of the case call for such
observance, a Democratic governor
of Missouri still finds the organic
law Of the state applicable. But per-
haps in these cases no great Dem
oeratic interes. was involved. The
constitution. when the peculiar ne
ceszi,ies Of the party demand it,
has frequently been set aside as ar
impeachment by which Democratic
interests should not be held in re.
straint. In converting the state
school fund into certificates of in
dabtedness our Democratic friends
vetoed the constitution to create ar
opportunity for plumber. After
all the cash in the school fund hat
disappeared they had an amend
ment to the constitution adopted
with the assistance Of the Nesbi,
| law, to legalixe this looting anC
throw the whole thing upon tht
people i'll the shape Of perpetua
! interest bearing debt. The cons,i
tuition provides that no money shal
be expended out of the state treas
ury until such expenditurehas fiji 81
been provided for by an appropri
alton act of the legislature. Al
every session of the legislature thii
clause Of the constitution is held a
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29
All Around the State.

Glen Allyn, H., a suburb Of Chi
cago. where it will become q part
af & new educational institution
under Tie caption IF Ruskin Uni
versitv.
Harry CIymer and john " oods
+ were arrested in Sieciyi:lc last
Thursday morning charged with
betting On game. They were
taken before police jndgc Schweid-
er and fined 81 and costs. The
marshal Of the shire town made
the arrests and the game is said to
have been one in which 80 ecu,
bets were the limit. C!ymer is
mayor Of S:eeIyilIe and has taken
al appeal to the circuit court.
The officials Of Rails County,
No. have hit upon scheme for
making the negroes whom they ar
res; pay their fines, if they nave
or can raise money enough. jesse
johnson. negro murderer, was
taken from the Rails county Jail Il
few months ago and lynchea. Tie
sheriff has put in circulation a
story that his ghost Launt= the
jail. coming back every night be-
tween II an II o'clock. Tie local
Degroez now live in a deadly ter
TOR Of the Jail. Fear Of the ghost
is keeping them good.
Near Fisk. about S miles east of
Polar Bluff on last Wednesday
morning. John Jones and Frank
JOrdon started ont to collect an
aceouD, from Rube Hays, which
the latter was said 10 be owing
Jones. When near Hay. home
they met Hays and quarreled over
the subject Of the account. Jones
made 81 attempt to get out Of the
wagon. al the same time declaring
be would whip Hays. Hays then
shot Jones in the breast with a
shot gun. aud afterwards shot Jor-
don in the abdomen with a revol-
vor. Jones is dead and Jorion
probably fatally wounded. Hays
has been arrested.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29
$4,000 TO BE DISTRIBUTED
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FOURTEEN SPLENDID REWARDS
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TO SUBSCRIBERS.
An interesting announcement
appears in that g:ea. metropolitan
paper, The St. Louis Republic. in
the form Of Il profit sharing offor
10 any one Low subscriber or
willing to become a subscriber Of
The Republic. A big sum of S10,- :
900 is to be paid in rewards for
good Judgment and skill. 1t is
possible to earn all the way from
so up to S.. 900.
The Republics Subscribers are
invited to estimate upon the number
Of admissions to the Worlds Fair
grounds upon the occasion of the
grand dedicatory ceremonies, April
50. 1908. Of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. The subscriber
whose estimate comes nearest the
official record will receive 5000,
the next will get 800, and All
additional sum of s., 800 will be
divided in rewards ranging from
81. 900 down to SO among those
whose estimates most nearly ap-
proximate the official record o;
admissions. 4 payment of $50
will provide for the delivery of
the Daily and Sunday Republic
for not less than one wear, or S6. 0C
will pay for six annual snbscrip.
,ions to the Twice-a-week Repub-
lie, and if the remittance is received
on or before i p. NJ. of April 22,
1908, the person sending it can
make six estimates. More esti.
mates may be made by extending
a subscription beyond one year, OF
by organizing clubs and inducing
others to subscribe.
/ Complete information as to the
conditions OF this contest, together
with blanks will be found in The
Daily. Sunday and Twice-a-week
editions from April 2 until Apri
%. 1903. Or will be mailed to any.
one upon application. All com
munications and estimates should
/ be addressed to The Repnhli,
Profit Sharing Bureau, Call Bo,
201, St. Louis, Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29
" Making Politics."

The Democratic papers Of Mis-
souri, grow very indignant because
as they charge. some Repu blican
papers are trying to make poll
tics" Of the legislative Doodle
revelations. 1t is II little difficult
to see how Republican papers can
help ''nsking politics" out Of these
revelations if they publish them.
Thus far the disclosures have re-
lated almost exclusively to Demo
Gratis: and not only Democrats, but
to leaders of the Democratic party.
The only way any paper can avoid
doing the Republican party Of the
state good is by refusing TO pub
lish the facts: and this is what
most Of the Democratic papers
controlled By the state house ring
or edited by the Cook Page liter
AIRY bureau are doing.-Kansa sas
City journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29
3 GEMS

Eight cents a pound is
what a young woman paid fo1
twelve pounds Of flesh.
She was thin and weak and
paid one dollar for a bottle q
SCOTS Emulsion, and by tax
ing regular doses had gained
twelve pounds in weight before
the bottle was finished.
Eight cents a pound is
cheap for such valuable ma
lcrial. Some pay more, some
SIS, some get nothing for
,ae;- money. Yol get your
moneys worth when you buy
Scots Emulsion.
We viii send you a little
re.
SCOTT Z BOVINE, CHEMISTS,
:. y 7ea1i Street, New York
SOC. ard $500; al druggists.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-04-29

TIE n" s.'>~',:.-i Glfni>i.ec IA
goss into effect jane 81. II ws> intro.
, duced by Senator Duwe!l OF Lewis
county. 1t provides for garnIshee OF
10 per cent OF any wages due for the
last 80 Gays service. Under the pres
ent law tie wage. OF married man
are exempt from garnishee. The head
OF family may under the new law
continue to exempt real, personal or
property or debts aud wages to the
amount Of s3oo. except 10 per cent Of
any debt, salary. iocnme 0: wages due.
This law was discussed in the lead
belt quite good deal during the last
campaign. The merchants and bust
ness men seemed TO favor the law,
while the .Gboriag men were generally
against it.-Leed Belt News.