The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07
QUEEN OF THE wAsHITA.
Cbickasha As Seen BY Mrs
Mary T. Whifson on
Recent Visit.

Recent Visit.
Sitting on the veranda of the
Royal Hotel / saw the magic city
OF Chickasha bathed in food OF
lsilger radiance from The almost full
moon, and / thought what a mag
nihce country the Indian Terri
tory isl and the climate, where
all day long the winds sweep across
the country, with never a mosqui-
to to make life a burden. The
nights are heavenly out here. And
[ thought, too, if the Territory is
ever made a state all to itself that
the Democrats would roll up q
sweeping majority Of $4,000. am
charmed WITH the Indian Territory
II is like being away down South.
Everybody greets you with .
smile, everybody IS friendly and
nice to you. What glorions fu-
ture lies before this co0Dtryl And
| Chickashs, the beautiful city,
which resds Like a story from the
Arabian Nights, with lis popula-
ton Of eight Thousand, and Ito hall
million OF banking capital, and its
| splendid brick business houses,
and fine railroad facilities. No
city 10 the South Of It's size eau
show more cultivated, refined /,
better educated people, than those
lof Chickasha. The people are not
+, rusty looking, bum looking lot,
like a city | could mention, not a
hundred miles from here, and they
are not "hard up"
Chiekasha is only eleven years
old. IL has grown five thousand
in three years. The shops of the
Rock Island are here, and divis-
ion headquarters for all the South
western lines are ID Chickasha.
The pay roll is large ard it is all
expended here. The electric lights
are lne, superior to the most OF
them. AS fiue a body Of lawyers
as you " i'll find anywhere, corps
Of distinguished physicians, and
dentists galore-are here, big
flour mill with a capacity Of 500 OF
1000 barrels per day, seven lumber
yards, and the town building in ev-
cry direction.
Chickasha is one OF the seven
court towns of the Chiokaea Ma
tion. A forty ton ice plant, two
steam laundries, and the best hotel
in the Territory, the Royal, Is
something for a young town to bC
rrond Of, besides many other in
dustries.
/ had the pleasure Of meeting
the Hon. J. w. speake, Clerk o.
the United States Court, VIII wai
born in Baltimore City, Md, Sept
1859. and educated in the public
schools ut Washington, D. q
Mr.. Speake read law AM was ad
mitted to the bar In 1896, before
Judge Kilgore, who was a member
of Congress from Texas msny
years. Mr.. Speabe comes OF flo,
old Virginia ancestry and is a SOL
Of John w. Speake of Norfolk
Va. He has held the office sine,
the establishment of the court
and has been highly commended
for the very satisfactory way b.
has discharged his duties, treat
ing all classes with equal fairness
and imparliality.
Mr.. Speake was In the emplOyI
Of the Adams Express CO., Wash
ington, ID. c., twenty years and lef
Of his own free will, bearing thl
highest testimonials for oharae .e
and ability from General Superin
tendent Geo. w. Moss. He il
Past Master Of Chickasha Lodge
No. rs, A. F and A. ~. and Pas
High Priest Of Chickasha Lodge
No. II, aud on December / vii
become Eminent Commander O
De BIolay Commandery, No.
Knight Templar. He has take
all the degrees Of Masonry up I
thirty.third.
It is the professional me
that give tone to the commur
ity everywhere. Take ava
from England her poets, orator.
scientists, her men Of law, an
medicine, and her glory would
half gone. Hon, Alger Melton E.
allied Ruler OF the ElKs. who was n
only delegate from here 70 the Ba
umore Convention, is one Of Chicl
ssha's best lawyers, distinguish
for his legal attainmenIs, and Fl
his rapid rise id his profession.
member OF the firm OF Bond
Melton, he was born 10 Jef erso
Tex, Oct. 10, 1864; gradual,
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