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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07

Wholesale Grocery %. having al
ready bought out the Shawnee,
Wholesale Grocery Co., also the
Guthrie. OKLA, Wholesale Grocery.
Their sales will run up to nearly
million Of dollars. They will
sweep the Territory and absorb
the trade like a sponge. Mr.. o.
ID. Halsell is President and General
Manager, F. N. Williamson Sec
starry and Treasurer, I forget the
other Mr.. Butler is from Salem
Co., Kansas. The Company tsav-
els from twenty-five to thirty
men.
WhitemaR Bros. Fruit s. Produce
Co, are at the head Of a very hand
some and successful business. All
told, in 1902, they did business Of
$4,000 They occupy large
space for their big business, two
floors, and travel tour men.
Whiteman Eros. are Texans and
the greatest hustlers In the Terri
tory; rather, hey came here from
Texas. Mr.. w. N. Whiteman was
born in New Orleans twenty eight
years ago. He grew up in Dallas,
Texas, lived four years in Ard.
more ard nearly four in Chickasbs.
Mr.. +. NJ. Denton, a Kentuck-
ian from HopkinsviIle, four years
IN Chiekasha, is one OF the largest
dealers in Pianos 10 the Territory.
He handles all the leading makes
OF pianos, and last year sold forty
niue pianos, besides numbers of
small inetru nents. He sells more
sheet music than any man in the
Territory. The J.. G. Fisher, no
finer in the Union, is one Of his
most popular makes. Mr.. Denton
succeeded in building up a fine
trade while be lived IL Ardmore.
tie Is introducing the Hobart NJ.
Cable, sold more reasonably than
any other.
Mr. y. A. Rose, Chickasha q
gobligIng postmaster, says that the
receipts from this office foot up to
l$15,000 year. Office second
class. Mr.. Rose was appointed
April, 1909. Was born in ls44.
Has been here eleven years, and is
a pioneer Of Chick kasha. Was a
bugleF in the Union Army. Is the
| Department Commander g. A. R.,
indian Territory, and Grand Mas.
ter Odd Fellows.
The Ohickasha Planning Mills,
Mr.. Nj. T. Barrier, is doing a good
business. Started four years ago,
located on South Fifth street aud
| Oregon avenue. Mr.. Barrier has
| been a resident Of OhIckasha since
1891. Contractor end builder.
| Mr.. G. w. White is proprietor
| of a handsome line OF saddlery
and harness, and has a we'll fitted
shop, in which is invested several
thousand d0llars.
Ohickasha has y most hospitable
and public spirited people. Strau-
gers get Q cordial welcome and
4! vhen the water works are put in
and the streets paved, this viii be
the finest town in the Territory,
MRs. MARY I. WHiTsnN
Hotel Royal, Aug. s, 1908.
Chiokssha, /. T.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07
A CONDUCTOR KILLED :
R. C. Foreman, q Katy Conductor,
Meets Death While Endesv-
oring to Couple Cars.

r. G. Foreman, conductor Oh a
Katy ballast train, was killed We'd
nesday morning. The train was
one mile north Of Welch, coming
south, when the drawhead pulled
out Of the car next to the engine.
The conductor while helping cham
up the car, stopped down in front
Of the car and the engine backed
suddenly, catching his head be-
tween the coal tender aud car,
crushing the head into jelly. There
was no one in the eDgiue at the
time it backed. The throttle leak
edenough stes N to back the engine
The remains Of the conductor
we're taken to Parsons. South
MeAlester Capital,
Conductor Foreman was a broth
er Of A. T.. Foreman, a well knows
Rock Island conductor Of this city
who runs on the f s A Line. Mr.
Foreman received the messag
while on his train at Watonga. II
left the train in charge Of Che en-
gineer and proceeded al once t
Parsons to attend the funeral. ii
has the sympathy Of many friend
here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07

sity OF Texas, 1898; located ir
Caickasha four years ago. Hat
been city attorney here thres
years. Represents the Chickasaw
Trust Co., and Cotton Oil Co..
Joined the Elks in 1902 and was
elected Exalted Ruler Ia 1908, at
special election and Was reelected
in April Of this year.
Kentucky contributes Judge B.
F. Holding to the Chickasha bar,
and Mississippi his elegant younR
partner, Mr.. r. M. Bailey Hold
ing aud Bailey is one Of the strong
est law firms in the Territory. The
firm has splendid practice. Judge
Holding was born in the Blue
Grass region Of Kentucky at
Georgetown, 10 1866, He was ad-
mitted to the bar in Missouri in
1894. Mr.. Bailey was born in the
pretty old town Of Winona. Miss.
in 1876. Took b. A in 1897 and
A. NJ. in 1899, at Collegp, and was
admitted to the bar in 1900 Al
jackson, Miss. Has been in
Chickasha two years next October
He holds The ofice Of Es,eemeC
L scturing Knight Of the Elks, o
which be IS charter member.
The SWEETEST and most fashion
able store in Chickasha, Dry
Goods, Clothing, etc, is the wealthy
firm Of Cunningham, Edwards a
Boyd. Only the finest goods arr
sold here and they control th'
cream of the trade.
Georgians never take bach
seat. Mt. w. 81. Edwards stands
in the front ranks of Chickasha
merchant princes. Was born il
Dallas, Ga, thirty miles from At
lanta, the smartest city in tbI
United States, March A 1866. /
was Georgia, the Empire State 0
the South, that led in the work o
rehsbilitatiDs and was the frs
Southern State TO GUST the Repub
liesns and pay her legitimate debt
Mr.. Edwards lived at TsllapOosa
Ga, in her "bOomv days, and hi
ought 10 thank his lncky staTl
that be came 10 The Indian Terri
tory. lie located here 10 1898
He is tie only member of the firm
met; does a business Of s75, ,00I
a year and has FIVE clerks.
Mr.. Webh Hendricks, one Of tn
leading merchants OF Ohickashs
who opened up a very handsom
retail grocery store on August /
is, am proud TO say, a country
man OF mine from Middle Ten
nessee and a member of ore Of tn
very best families in that state
Just below the Post Office yoi
will End him in ahOuse 100 by %
| first floor and basement. He re
Gently sold out his big Chickash
Wholesale Grocery, aud Opene'
| this house. Dir. Hendricks wa
| born in Middle Tennessee in 1859
Was appointed in the India
service by Cleveland, at Ans
dsrko, which place he held thre
| years, then became an India
trader at the same place. Mr.. Y
B. Early is manager of this store
Williamson Balsell- FrssieF Whole
sale Grocery Co. Is the biggest con
cern in Chickasha: established i
1890 ard managed BY one OF tn
most successful and smartes
Young business men in ChicKasha
| Mr.. j. A. Butler. This compan
bOught out May l3, the Chickash
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07

Drs. Ray ana Molesworth Os-
teopaths. All kinds Of diseases
treated successfully without the
use Of drugs. Female diseases q
specially. Examination free. Of
flee rooms over Cunningham, Ed
wards & Boyd. dim
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07

San Francisco and return s45.OO
via the Frisco System, account Of
q. A. R. annual encampment.
Tickets on sale August I to Ia,
good TO return October Is. For
particulars phone 21O or see A. ..
Wilson, sgent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07

To San Francisco and return
e45, via the Rock Island System,
for the annual reunion Of @. A. R
Tickets selling August to IA, re-
turn limit October IS. For fur
ther particulars see K. Stephens,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07

old papers for sale At this OfiOs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-07

= ~ tAN
To supply crystal, frozen, dis
titled water at less than 5 cents
a gallon-25 lbs. melted ice
makes 3 gallons Of pure, crystal,
distilled water, free from the
slightest taiut Of disease germs.
Cool drinks, cool food and pure
water insures health in hot
weather,
CAItkasha Crystal Ice Co,
Capacity 40 tons daily.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Establish Shotgun Quarantine.

LAREDO. Texas, Sept. 27.-Yellow
fever seems to be on the increase in
this city despite the rigorous measures
that are being taken to stamp out The
scOurge. Two deaths and IL new cases
were reported at the close of the day
This city now presents dead ap-
pearance, all those who could get
away having departed for points
south. 1t is estimated by the authori-
ties that nearly 1000 people have fled
from here since the beginning of the
yellow fever scare. The city is now
quarantined against all directions in
the state and no person can get be.
yond the limits of Webb county.
Other Texas counties have estab.
lished a shotgun quarantine and are
turning back all those who are en-
deavoring to get away in coaches,
buggies and carts. The quarantine
applies to all persons, freight, bag
gage, express, mail or other matter
originating in the city of Laredo or
points south, the only persons having
authority to leave the corporation
limits being the health officers of the
state Of Texas and of the United
States
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Will Appeal Merger Case.

ST. PAUL, Sept. PA petition for
an order allowing an appeal in the
case of the state of Minnesota against
the Northern Securities company was
filed with Judge Lochren of the United
States circuit court for this district to-
day. 1t is claimed that the court err.
ed in holding that the agreement
which resulted in the formation of the
Northern Securities company with a
power TO acquire majority of the
stock of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railways is lawful
and that the Northern Securities COM
pany was formed for lawful pur-
pose.
1t is further alleged that the court
erred in holding that the Northern
Securities company is merely an in
vesting stockholder in the stocks of
the two railroads named and that it
was without power to interfere in the
management or control Of those two
roads: that the court erred in not find
ing that the Northern Securities COM
pany was formed for the express pur-
pose OF gaining control of the ma
jority stock of those two railroads 5
and their manauement.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Counterfeit Plant COufiscated.

MARINETTE, Wis, Sept. 26.-Ofti.
GERS yesterday near Koss, Michigan,
on the Wisconsin & Michigan rail-
way, confscated one OF the largest and
most complete counterfeiting money
making outfits ever taken in the coun-
try. They also captured the leader
and took him to Marquette, Michigan.
The outfit with the counterfeiters was
a most complete one, and consisted of
dies for the manufacture of silver
coins from 10 cents up to a dollar,
and gold to five and twenty dollars.
The coins we're we'll made and hard to
detect, both silver and gold being
used in the composition. The gang
posed as trappers. and have for years
shipped the spurious money to all
parts of the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Birth Rate Causes Alarm.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-There is con.
stern alton among the members of the
board of educ alton over the assertion
in report of Commissioner of Edu-
cation Haupt OF the Sixth school dis
trict that the average rate of increase
in the number of babies in Mani attain
has grown from 5 to IL an hour, or to
one about every five minutes. These
figures were furnished by DR.. Haupt
as the result of an investigation which
the board of education is carrying on
to find out what prepar ration it must
make to provide room Which the bab-
les of the present will need as pupils
OF few years hence.
DR.. Aaupt states that ne also finds
that the death rate for children is fall
ing from one-third to one-tenth, owing
to measures for protecting babies
from impure milk and unsanitary ar
rangements. He believes that in the
main the increase is caused by the
tremendous Immigration to New York
city.
DR.. Haupt asserts that babies are
born at the rate Of one every four
minutes in the neigh borhood of Hous-
ton street, and about one a month in
the Murray Hill residence section.
These two quarters are extremes Of
the social divisions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Chicago's Centennial Celebration.

CHICAGO. Sept. 26.-Impressed with
the belief that she has a centenni al
celebration coming, Chicago began
today series of festivities which will
extend over several days and be an
occasion for the display of quantities
OF red fire, brass bands and enthus-
iasm. Strictly speaking, the origin
OF Chicago is rather more shrOuded
in darkness and mystery than the
water Of Chicago river; but the local
historical societies have agreed that
one hundred years ago somebody
came along and erected a shack or
shanty of some kind somewhere within
what is now Chicago's site, and pre-
sently Chicago was an Indian trading
post.
The celebration opened this after
noon with the dedication of eight me-
mortal tablets marking events in the
history of the city. In the evening
Chicagoans beheld the burning of
their city. One hundred tons of red
fire were placed on top Of all the sky
scrapers and on the roofs of all the
taller buildings in the area covered
by the great fire of 1871. All the pow
der was ignited simultaneously and
kept burning for an hour or so. The
mimic conf agration was seen for miles,
and from the lake an especially fine
view was presented.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Indians Bring Suit.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Justice
Anderson of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia rendered an
opinion today in the Injunction pro.
ceedings OF the Delaware Indians
against Secretary Hitchcock and the
Dawes Indian commission, dissolving
a temporary Injunction heretofore
granted. The case involved the right
OF the secretary to pass on $4,000
acres OF land in the Cherokee nation,
segregate for use of the Delaware
Indians. Soon after the decision was
rendered Attorney Walter S. Logan
filed petition in the court of claims
on behalf of the Delawares against the
United States, asking that damages be
awarded in the sum of S1,O00,OOO be.
cause of the expenses to which the In
dians have been subjected because of
the necessity of defending the title to
their lands.
In this petition they make some sem
satlOnal statements. One of these ac-
cusations is to the effect that members
OF the Dawes commission are interested
IN oil leases and companies holding
leases made upon their lands by Cher.
okees claiming title. The secretary of
the interior is charged with unlawful
acts to defraud the Indians, such as
that of encouraging white men who
have married squaws to make claim to
Delaware lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
IN THE HANDS OF A MOB.
Employees of Bankrupt Concern Defy
Civil and Military Authorities.

SAULT STE MARIE, Sept. 2S.-A
mob of the discharged employees of the
Consolid ated Lake Superior company
when being ordered off the premises
demanded their wages today and
broke away from all the restraint
large force of special police could ex-
ert and smashed every window in the
magnificent Office building of the com.
pany in the Canadian 500, charged
upon the street cars and demanded
that the conductors and motormen
join them and were only prevented
from doing further damage by clever
ruse of one Of the company's officials,
who turned in fire alarm to divert
attention.
Almost every man in the crowd was
armed. A determined assault was
made upon one of the entrances of the
building, but the door was defended
by men who fired number of shots,
none of which, however, took effect.
The hardware store Of w. H. Plum.
mer & Co. was broken into last night
and every gun aud revolver in stock
was stolen, together with all the am.
munition that could be found.
The authorities have called out the
local company of militia and have
telegraphed an urgent request to Tor
onto for both the regulars and more
militia. The local militia company is
small aud totally incapable Of coping
with the stu alton.
The arrival of troops on the ground
armed with ball cartridges about 2
O'Clock, served to restore some sem.
blance OF order. The rioters then
contented themselves with throwing
stones at the building and hurling in.
vectives at the soldiers, who estab.
lished ''dead line'' and prevented
any approach toward the building by
any of the rioters. The greatest num-
Der of the mob are OF ignorant Ital-
ians, Films, Norwegians and French
men, the latter perhaps the hardest OF
all to handle. All have been drink.
ing more or less, although the bars
this afternoon finally obeyed the order
to close up.
Late this afternoon the leaders of
the mob held a conference and de-
manded that the company house the
men in their hotel and boarding house
and feed them until money for their
wages is forthcoming. Iu order to
appease the crowd this demand was
granted and the men have taken pos
session of the White house, large
boarding house operated by the COM
pany. Provisions are being sent
there to feed them and the men pro-
pose TO hold monster mass meeting
at this place tonight
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Found a Treasure Ship.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. "a
Rumors of the finding of treasure
ship OFF Miami were confirmed today
when Captain Jennings and three Of
the crew of the wrecking schooner o.
SEQ filed libel against the cargo of the
ship in the United States court here
today. With the assistance of chart
in his possession, Captain Jennings
had been searching for this vessel
from time to time for many years. It
is supposed to have gone ashore in
1885 loaded with ore from Mexican
mines. 1t was found in five feet of
water near Miami. Its cargo, which
has only been partly examined, has
been found to consist of silver ore.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
May Raise Freight Rates

CHICAGO, Sept. PA movement is
on foot by railroa ads Of the entire coun-
try to bring about a general advance
in freight rates. The general reason
assigned is the increase in the wages
of all classes of labor and in the price
of all material used by railroads. A
similar advance was made one year
ago for the same reasons and went in
to effect January lst last. At that
time shippers generally protested and
it is understood that various manu-
featuring and industrial associations
will combine to prevent further ad.
vances. Trunk line associations are
said to be planning for general in
crease in rates amounting to about 10
per cent. to become effective January
lst next. Railroad officials say that
with present prices, decreases in net
revenues cannot be prevented unless
freight rates are advanced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Tin Ore Found in Alaska.

TACOMA, Sept. 2S.-A hundred foot
ledge of tin ore has been discovered
near Lost River, in Cape York dis
trict, north of Cape Nome. It is be.
lieved to be the greatest discovery of
tin ore anywhere. Three hundred
pounds Of sample rock have been
brought down for shipment to Pitts
burg, together with small bricks of
tin reduced at Nome.
Details of the discovery are given
by Joseph H. Hutchinson, former
lieutenan, governor of Idaho, who
has bonded eight Of the II claims,
which embrace the ledge so far un.
covered. Hutchinson represents east.
ern capitalists associated with the
American Tin Plate company. Upon
his arrival at Teller he met Arthur
Collier, OF the geological survey, who
informed him OF the discovery of a
tin ledge which overshadows in i'm.
portance the stream where tin pre-.
viously was found through the Cape
York district.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Slick SWindlcrS Arrested.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-More than $l30-
600 stolen, business houses in every
part OF the United States victimized, a
waiter risen from poverty TO affluence
and an ex-convict again placed behind
the bars-these are the features in the
E,eleoric career of at least one of two
nIen now under arrest in Chicago.
Postof1lce inspectors made the cap
lures. Julius NJ. Nilsson, known also
by dozen other names, and Arthur
j. Herbst, said to have many aliases,
are the prisoners. Nilsson has con.
fessed, but Herbst, will not admit tn at
he had any part in the big swindle.
In previous operations under differ.
ent names the men are alleged to have
secured at least 100000 in the last
eleven months. This was the mode of
procedure, according to the inspec-
tors:
Nilsson and Herbst would 60 to a
city and open an Office, engaging
ostensibly in the retailing of metal
ware, novelties, machinery or any
thing which they could secure on
credit. They would operate under the
name OF some company we'll known in
the business world and in ordering
goods to the value of thousands of
dollars, would give commercial refer
ences.
After the articles had been received
the bogus company would transfer the
consignments to a warehouse and then
ship them to New York, where they
were disposed of through "fence. "
which has batfled the inspectors for
months. When suspicion was aroused
the men would flee to another city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Varnish Factory Burned

CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-The factory Of
the Stand ard Varnish company, at
Twenty.sixth street and Armour ave.
nue., was nearly consumed ny fire to-
day, rLtuiliny a loss estimated at
$3.50, 900. Ih- DlaZ. wa, started bv the
explosion Of Il tank Of varnish and
spread so rapidly that the entire build
ing was soon in blaze. The explo.
sion threw barrels of varnish through
the roof and two large tanks fell to
the basement. The fremen were com.
PEELED to leap from the ladders to es-
cape death from the burning oil and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Comstock Has a Busy bay.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Anthony Com
stock had busy d ay in Chicago yes.
terd ay. He arrived from New York
led a raid on a cigar store. confsca.
ted a half ton of books and pictures,
caused the arrest Of Chas. S. Wright,
and left for another western city.
Postottice Inspectors Stuart and Nc
Atfee. with a federal marshal, accom-
panied Mr.. Comstock and spent some
time piling the contscated property
upon mail wagons. Wright, owner
of the store. is alleged TO have con-
fe>-ed that he was the distributor Of
thou= ands Of pamphlets objection bic
to the Society for the Suppression Of
Vice. Of which Mr.. Com=toc!1 is =ecre-
tary.
Mr.. Wright waived examination
and was held TO the grand jury under
-. COO bonds for sending improper
vertisements through the mails and
for shipping books and pictures by
express.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
Losses from Poisonous Plants.

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 25.-Sheepmen
of Boise and some other places have
lost very heavily during the past week
by poison. The losses occurred on
the headw aters Of the Little Smoky
and Beaver creek along the route by
which bands of fat sheep are driven to
be loaded for market.
y poisonous plant design ated as a
wild pea is the cause. It's root is
poisonous. When the soil was soaked
by the recent storm the sheep were
able to pull up the plants and ate
them roots and all. So far over 5000
sheep have been killed by eating the
plant, the roots alone Of which are
poisonous.