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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-06-18
Emancipation Day
Celebrated in Grand Style BY the
Colored People of Chickasha-

Today was big day among the
colored people Of chickasha In
great crowds they turned out to
celebrate Emancipation Day.
The big doings began this morn
ing, Owing to split among the
colored people, two celebrations
was pulled off in one day. One
was held at the Fair grounds where
there was a base ball game, horse
races. big dinner and big time
for everybody. The other occurred
at the Askew Grove, where big
free barbecue was one Of the prini
cipal features, All sorts Of amusei
ments were provided.
Tonight big dance is to bf
given.
The parades headed by bands
started to the grounds at ter
clock this morning. They made
a very creditable showing for th,
colored people.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-06-18
.FRICHTFUL ACCIDENT
Met with by Miss Ella Hendricks
this Morning Will Probably
Prove Fatal.
Gasoline Explosion the Cause
Clothing Took Fire-Body Horri-
bly, Burned.

Miss Ella Hendricks was the vic
| tim this morning of what will
doubtless prove fatal accident.
Miss Hendricks is a sister-in5law
of S. S. Scott. She keeps house
for him at Sth and Texas. This
morning about 1880 she started to
fill the tank of a gasoline stove. A
wood stove in the same room and
nearby was being used at the same
time. 1t is supposed that the room
became filled with gas and coming
in contact with the stove, was ig-
nighted. Miss Kendrick S clothing
caught fire and she ran from the
house. Her screams attracted the
attention of Mrs. v. l.. Perry who
lives next door. Mr.. Shaughnes-
sey, another neighbor, also came 70
her rescue.
The flames we're extinguished
but not before they had done their
horrible work. Their victim was
carried into the house and physi-,
clans summoned. Her body from
the waist up was horribly burned
About the face there were
also ugly burns. Miss Kendricls
is still alive 6 P m. there is some
hope for her recovery but it is very
slight.
Miss Hendricks is a most excel
lent lady with many friends TO
whom the announcement Of this
news brings a horrible shock. They
sincerely hope that she may recover.
N. T. whiteman Of Caro-. Tex.
is in the city today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-06-18
IMMENSE BUSINESS.
The Mississippi Store Jammed to
the Doors With Eager Buyers.
75 Clerks on the Jump
from Morning to Night
LARGEST SALES on RECORD

If the opening crowd is any cri-
terion the stock Of the Mississippi
Store, which is now in the hands
of Stevens & Co. of Chicago, will
not last long.
People are coming in from miles
around to take the advantage OF
that which throws this stock on the
market almost at the mercy Of the
eager buyers who are supplying
their wants for some time TO come.
The store will be kept open every
evening M order to give the work
ingmen a chance to make purchas-
es. Mr.. <. {. Scheidt, the man.
ager. is a union man but is com,
PEELED to hold the store open Later
in order TO give the farmers and la
boring people an equal show TO &c
bargains.
Seventy-one (7r) applications
we're made this morning in respons'
to a notice that appeared in the pa
per last night. Mr.. Scheidt is !
hustler and will sell this stock in /
few days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-06-18

N. T. Whiteman Of Caro-. Tex,
is in the city today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
SENSATIONAL ELopEMENT.
Married Woman Of Perry Runs Away
With a Bow.

Perry, March 24.-The gosslpers Of
this town have been furnished a gen
uine elopement to occupy their atten-
ton for a few days. The principals are
a buxom married lady of 80 and a
wild youth of 20. 1t seems that the
woman planned to have her husband
call the young man, who lives in thu
same neighborhood. early, on the pre-
tense that he wanted to catch the first
train yesterday morning, for Des
Moines, on important business While
the unsuspecting husband was doing
his chores. the wife got as many of
her belongings together as possible
got into a buggy with her new beau.
and was nowhere to be found when
the head of the family came into the
house for his breakfast. 1t is said tbs
man did not lament the departure of
his wife SO much as he did the loss of
several hundred dollars which she took
with her. The enighbors are much
surprised over the affair, as it is sail
the husband and wife seemed to live
perfectly happy, while the young man
in the case was not looked upon as
being a heart smasher
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24

Mount Vernon, March 24--Tne death
of Miss Villa Goudy this week brings
to light one of the deeds of heroism of
private life seldom equailed and never
excelled on the battlefield. Miss Cloudy
was daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. W. III.
Cloudy. Her parents are quite old peo-
pie and for number of years she has
helped support the family by teaching
school. More than year ago Miss
Cloudy discovered a cancer which had
developed In her side. Saying nothing
to alarm her parents, and feeling that
her help was needed, she continued her
school duties as before until about the
first of January, when she was obliged
to give up work. She was immediate
" put to bed, from which she never
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
arose. 1t was not until some little time
after she was ordered to bed by her
physician that he discovered the seat
of her trouble.
NOT ASKED TO cHoRE.
Soil Conditions Ideal But Help Is Hard
To Get.


to Get.
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux CITY, March q. - Reports
which come from all counties aijoin
ing Sioux City Indicate that soM condi-
tons ;lre unusually favorable for the
farmers this spring, but that help will
be hard TO get.
The soil conditions everywhere are
excellent and the ground is pretty thor
oughly dried, except in low sloughs.
The ground is not packed, having been
well loosened by the winters frost.
All the tiled land and all with open
ditch drainage is in excellent shape,
and the conditions for seeding are ex-
eeptionally good.
The great demand for help has raised
wages greatly, the lowest figure offered
being SIS per month and board. while
some farmers are Offering at high as
$50. in some cases the farmers agree
to do the chores themselves. In spite
of the unusual wages offered the small
er towns seem to be full of men who
are lying around looking for snaps.
All over the adjacent counties a
great many farms are Still for rent.
Tenants are unwilling to pay what they
hold 10 be an extortion of rent rates.
They object to giving more than from
one-tilrird to two-fifths of the crop or
the exceedingly high cash rental which
is asked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

mel. son Virgil and daughter Zoia,
and when near the RIVER bridge they
got too close to the side of the high
grade, and horse and buggy rolled
over as they went down off the grade
and in a twsnkling they We're at the
Bottom OF t'ia ditch. bit both horse
and buggy came out right si1e up. the
horse landing on its feet AMI the buggy
on its wheels III proper position. The
three occupants of the buggy fell out.
as did everything else in The rig. but
not d thing was p-oke1, AMI beyond a
few scratches there was no damage
dole.
Northwood.
James McQuarrie and B. Hamilton,
as committee appointed to select and
purchase a new hook and ladder truck
for the Northwood fire department.
went to Minneapolis and placed an
order for very complete outfit The
truck is to be OF the well known Sea-
grave patent and will be handsomely
finished; the ladders are all of the
trussed variety, noted for their light
ness and strength, and the whole
equipment is to be as good as any
manufactured The truck will also
have springs and roller-b bearing
wheels, and two chemical extinguish-
ers come with the outfit. 1t is to be
In Northwood ready for use inside of
ninety days.
Foot Dodge
Preparations are being made to re-
commence work on bridge NJ SIS Of the
Great Westerns Lehigh branch, and
| 1t is expected that it will be completed
by the latter part of July. This
bridge is about 300 feet long and nine
ty-five feet high. 1t is called the high
bridge, and has given the company
more trouble than any other point on
the line Last spring the hill began
sliding at this point. carrying the south
end of the bridge with 1t, and for sew
eral days traffic was suspended on
account of its unsafe condition. Last
| fall it was decided to put in a steel
structure to replace the old wooden
| bridge, and the stone and concrete
abutments were put in last fall before
the closing of winter. The erection Of
| the steel bridge will now be begun.
and the work will be carried on with
out interrupting the traffic of the road
| to any extent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
MAKES A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Daughter Charges Har Father With In
ceSt at Waterloo.

SSSe ~ vvoSCttOOs
Special to Times Republican
Waterloo. March s4.--Julius C. Vet
ter is occupying cell at the COUNT
jail charged with having criminal re-
iations with his married daughter. Mrs.
Ludwig Osland
A warrant for his arrest was sworn
out yesterday morning. information be-
ing filed by Mrs. Osland. The anonnce-
ment viii come as a sensational SEQUEL
to the recent domestic disturb ances
given publicity by vetter some weeks
ago, when he alleged his daughter
with her husband were attempting to
send him to an asylum. The accused
man is well known, residing on the
road leading to Cellar Fails. He is
about fifty years of age and has been
employed as stone cutter in Waterloo
A short time ago his daughter was
married to Ludwig Osland and the
couple have made their home with Mr..
and Mrs Vetter
Several days ago Mrs. Osland COM
planned to the authorities that her
father was losing his mind and asked
that his sanity be tested and if the
charge was proven that he be re-
moved to an asylum for the insane
Vetter Immediately revived and visit
ing the authorities told them in pro-
ncunced language that he was not In
sane.
In the information sworn out by
Mrs. 0sland yesterday she makes but
one specific allegation charging her
father with being criminally intdmate
with her 1t Is understood however,
that these conditions have existed for
la period of thl'ee years.
At 2:30 o'clock yetter dn company
with Sheriff ]. D. Caldwell and Attor-
ney Longley left the county jail and
proceeded to the office of Justice j. H.
Hildebrand. where Vetter was formal
ly arraigned. A plea Of not guilty was
enered and the accused man was
bound over to the grand jury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24

this place Overholtzer was a lumber
merchant.
GoldfieId.
Another shoot ting affair occurred at
the home of JOHN Larson, north Of town
by the premature discharge of shot
gun. They had just returned from a
hunt, when on entering the house, they
attempted to extract the shell when
the gun was half open. when the shell
was discharged. pouring the entire
load OF shot into the foot of a little
Q year-old child. A physician was
summoned Immediately and an ampu-
tation followed, rendering the little fei
low cripple for life.
Webster City.
John c. Smith has commenced the
erection Of warehouse on the North
western spur east OF the Younkee lum-
Der yard. Mr. Smith, at the time Of
the demolition of the old brick I'LL
nois Central depot, purchased the roof
and moved the same intact to the
present location and will use this In
the construction Of the warehouse.
The roof Is made of native hard wood
| timber and is in excellent condition.
in spite of the many years it has been
| built.
Cedar Falls.
| T.. NJ. Cuddeback, the man who sold
spring water to the residents OF Wat
erloo, is very Ill at his home in this
| city, of a peculiar ailment. A few
| days ago Mr.. Cuddeback was seized
with severe attack of hiccoughs. The
| first attack passed away, but later he
| was the victim Of a second attack.
which has grown very serious. Ply
sicians are unable to stop the trouble
which is causing Mr.. Cuddehack un-
told suffering, and his condition is
| growing critical.
Charles City
Letters received here state that
George Fertig Is very i'll with small
chance for recovery. Where Fertis
has been living since his indictment
| in this county last fall is not generally
known. BY many it is thought to be
In the vicinity of Fredericksburg, In
| Chickasaw county. The letter re-
ferred TO states that he is dying. Fer
tig is a historic character in this coun-
ty 1t is possible that he has reached
/ the end of his earthly career, which
has been a checkered and eventful
one.
Lehigh.
The two new steel cages for the city
Jail arrived and have been put In place
in the basement of the city hall build
ing. A room in the basement has been
partitioned off and ceiled and large
doorway plac ed in the room. The steel
cages fill the bill completely for the
needs of the city in that line and here
after prisoners can be accommodated
when the occasion presents itself. The
cages are strong and we'll made and
portable cot is arranged so that the
occupant can make himself quite
comfortable. while compelled to re-
main there. A stove will be placed IN
the room.
Newton.
Sunday evening Mrs. James NJ. Hum-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
Inauguration of New System In
Vicinity of LaPorte May
Bring Rates Down
OLD COMPANY TO CUT PRICES
The Country Thereaoouts Well Sup
piled With Telephone FaciIitiess-
Waterloo Man Charged With Incest
From Divorce Court to the Mar
riaae Altar-iowa News.
to neutrality-suspicious.

Special to Times Republican
LaPorte City, March PA teie-
phone war among the farmers is on
the tapis in this vicinity that promises
to be interesting and may result in
cheaper service than lis now in force.
The telephone service given by the
old Wettstein system, which recently
passed into the hands of the LaPorte
Utility CO.. largely controls the field
in that township at the present time,
but when the American Telephone. &
Telegraph Co.'S lines were strung thru
that section few months ago. it was
intirnated by it's men who had charge
of the work that that system would
soon establish rural service along Its
line
When the Wettstein system was es-
tablished no contracts of shorter per-
iod than three years were made ana In
cases where the farmer owned his
home and gave promise of remaining
permanent fixture to the locality,
but where the subscriber was a renter
the contract was made for any period
which he might suggest. Those con-
tracts were made at SIS per year, but
the company in renewing them now is
inclined to be more liberal IN that it
has reduced the price to $12 and is ac-
cepting subscriptions on other more
compromising terms
The old system as it DIS at present
gives excellent service. The subscrib-
ers are able 10 reach more people over
It's lines than are capable Of being
reached over any other system of this
character In this section. but are will
Ing to accept, soothing competition.
The system In Spring Creek has fifty
subscribers, and many more could be
added but they are waiting to see
what the long distance company has
to offer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
DEMAND PURE WATER.
Citizens of Waterloo Hold Mass Meet
ina to Consider Ways and Means.

ing to Consider ways ana Mea"s.
Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, March 24.-The cordial
dislike of the grade of water that mas
been furnished in the past to the clu
zens OF Waterloo by the water WORKS
people, and and the subsequent desire
to place the city's, water supply on
municipal ownership basis, took definite
form at a mass meeting in the Y. NJ. =
A. auditorium. The meeting was one
of the most representative gatherings
that has been held in Waterloo for
some time The capacity of the large
room was taxed to the limit to afford
standing room to the large number
who wished to hear what was said ana
see what was done at this, the nrst
meeting to start the greatest under
taking the city of waterloo has ever
ventured upon.
The meeting was for the purpose OF
sounding the people on the question
as TO whether the time was ripe Tor
Waterloo to own and operate Its own
water works plant. Waterloo's best
were at the meeting last night and the
sentiments expressed by the speakers
for such a move met with such
hearty response that it was no longer
doubted that the people of Waterloo
want better water supply and want
the water furnished by the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
The Attendance Cut Down and
Program Changed on Ac-
count of Weather
THE CITY WAS eAlLy DECORATED
Everything Possible Done Under the
circumstances to Show the LessIa-
tors Good Time-Governor's Salute
Of II Guns Fired When the Special
Train Arrived.
to Times-Repub,ican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, March 24-With the
governors salute of seventeen guns
ringing in their ears, the general as
sembly. members of the board of re-
gents and Governor Cumrnins HIM
self were ushered down Clinton street
today by the University band and stu
dents and citizens in procession to the
number of $500.
The program was changed materially
en- account of the disagreeable weather.
The CITY had made preparations on a
large scale to receive the legislators
and there was general regret that the
weather was so unpropitious.
This morning all of the stores in the
business districts, and all OF the houses
down the long length of Clinton stree,
to the Rock Island depot were decor
ated with flags and bunting. Inc uni
versity city presented spectacle as
CAV as the obstreperous students coulu
well wish.
The special train bearing the assem-
bly,, their wives and TRENDS arriVeu
at the depot shortly after noon ana they
were escorted to the university campus
with cheers. AS they neared the
buildings the long boom of the guns
in the governors salute echoed from
the lower campus. The battalion form
ed long approach to the college OF
liberal arts building, and thru this mar
a. ta3
little assembly hall IN the bultdlng,
which is at the present time the only
room available for such use was hiieu
in a moment by the guests. the balcony
was crowded with such OF the students
as could force themselves in there, but
there were still over three Thousand
people who were forced to remain In
the hall and ON the campus, unable to
hear anything of what was said
Speeches Of welcome will probably
be delivered in the auditorium and
responses made before the visitors are
escorted to dinner at the hotels OF the
city The addresses of welcome will
be delivered by President MacLean of
the State University and F.. K. Steb-
bins, mayor of the city. The replies
will be made by Gov. Cummins, Lieut.
Gov. Herriott and Speaker Clark. At
ter dinner the buildings of the univers-
ity and all of the laboratories Will be
thrown open to the visitors and the
students in them will show them how
the work Is done. For the first time
this year the new medical building will
be occupied and there will be a spe-
cial dissection there for the benefit
of those who would care to look into
such things.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24

Breda.
The public schools open up again
Monday after two weeks vacation IN
account of the smallpox epidemic.
Scanda.
The young men of this place will
soon have a baseball nine organized.
They will play one day in each week.
and it is thought will organize the last
of this month.
Fonda.
At meeting of the directors OF the
Big Four Fair Association, N. l.. Nor
ton resigned as secretary and ]. A.
Tiedeman was elected to look after the
interests OF the fair this season. M.
Tiedeman will do much to make the
coming exhibition a pleasure and profit
Ito all.
Charter Oak.
Johnnie Henney. of West Willow,
who had his eye severely injured last
week, is improving very nicely. He was
sent after the cows and while trying
TO let down a fence to let them pass
thru a staple flew from the post and
went into his eye. He will not lose the
entire sight of the injured member,
but it will always be SCARED.
Washington.
Dr. Anderson upon starting to the
country one day this week had quite
an accident The double trees to his
buggy broke and his team ran away
leaving the doctor seated in the buggy
which was stuck in the middle of the
street. The team struck telephone
pole in the east part of town. which
was broken off six feet from tbs
ground The wires held the top end
Of the pole suspended In the air.
Dubuque.
A number of Dubuquers who went =
South Dakota last week for the pur-
pose of making some improvements or
| land recently taken up by them wes
! Of Chamberlain, have returned home
| When they got TO Chamberlain they
| found that the ice is moving in tht
Missouri river and that 1t would b.
Impossible to get across. There is /
| Vontoon bridge over the river at tha
| place, but it was taken out.
| rerrii.
A painful accident befell Seneca
| Thompson, who lives northeast o
| town, Sunday While he was up II
| he hay loft OF his barn throwing
| down hay, he made mis-step, falling
| thru the opening. in the floor and a:
| ne fell he struck the back of his heat
IN some sharp object, making a Wouns
| ing the scalp about three inches long
| He WAS unconscious when his son Fret
| found him. Mr.. Thompson is an ages
serson, having served in the civil war
Audubon.
| j A. Overholtzer an old soldier whf
has been arrested in Los Angeles, Cal.
| tor participation in a land swindle, th'
| victim of which was Mrs. Mary Girls
iwold of Manson, was formerly
member of the Iowa legislature fror
Ibis county and made his residence
nere for some time Overholtzer wa'
| crested under the name of Carl An
lerson and is supposed to be the ring
Header Of big gang Of sWindlers. a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
HAVE STRUCK PAY DIRT,
Mining Venture in British Columbia
Said to be Success.

Specitl to mes-Republican.
Iowa Falls. March 24.-Hundreds of
small investors all over Iowa have
waited anxiously for returns from an
investment made in a.gold mining Ven
ture in British Columbia. and wori
was received here yesterday that sue
cess was assured. and as result there
was much rejoicing among the stock
holders. many of whom have invested
all their savings in the enterprise. Sew
eral Years ago, local capitalists, asso-
ciated with several in Dubuque, or
ganized a company to finance the
equipment for dredge on the Frazer
river. All of the stock was sold. Wori
was received yesterday that the dirt
handed by the dredge was panning
out 10 cents to the yard, which ex-
ceeds the expectations of many.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-24
DIVORCED, THEN WEEDS.
Waterloo Woman Gets Decree and is
Immediately Married.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, March PA curious Sc
quel to the unhappy marriage Of Miss
Lucia Parkins was completed yester-
dya at O'clock when she was united
in marriage to Herbert N. Perry, after
having been divorced from Walter IL.
Riley at 2 o'clock the same day.
Hardly had the ink on the chancery
docket become dry before District
Court Clerk Bentley was called upon
to issue a marriage license to Herbert
n. Perry, aged 81, and Lucia e. Par
kins, aged Is. Both OF the parties, ac-
cordlng to the register are residents of
Waterloo. the groom being a freight
brakeman in the employ of the lii
nois Central railroad.