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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Under Investigation
Officers at Durant Accused Of
Violating Liquor Law.

Durant, T., T. April 10 Repub-
1icans here were startled when Mr..
Langham. a special commissioner
Of the Department Of Justice in
Washington, and Mr. Pritchard,
chief marshal Of the central district
Of South McAlester, arrived in the
city and began an investigation
Of the charges preferred against
Charles c. Parker, United States
commissioner; A. M. Wilcox and
James B. Davis, deputy United
States Masshals; William B. Stone
deputy United States clerk, and
James Yarbrough, deputy United
States constable. It is alleged that
on March l, 1904, at the district
Republican convention here, these
officers knowingly allowed intoXi-
eating liquors to be introduced
among some Of the delegates to
the convention and that the officers
assisted in drinking the intoXica-
ting liquors. This is a violation
of The law in the Indian Territory
The conduct of these officials be-
fore the time mentioned waa also
inquired into. Fifty persons gave
testimony and the examination
was thorough The Republican
party here is split One faction
is known as the courthouse ring.
The other is without any specific
name. gAs q result Of the conven-
tion, in which the courthouse ring
won, the ant-courthouse ring filed
charges which resulted in an in
vestigation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Worlds Fair News Notes,


Miss ella Barrett, Of Solomon,
Kan. viii exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. a table cloth valued at $500.
A clock 500 years old and con
structed entirely Of wood will be
shown at The Worlds Fair.
Nine cars Of exhibits from the
Republic of Mexico have already
arrived at St. Louis where the
Worlds Fair commissioners pre-
ceded them.
The largest electrical switch
board i'll the world, from which
will be operated the enormous
power for the exhibition will be in
the Palace of machinery at St.
Louis.
Oregon's state building at the
Worlds Fair is a reproduction of
old Fort Clatsop, a log structure
built from Oregon timber and adj
joined BY a large eorralI formed by
upright cedar posts.
Steam was turned into the cylin-
der Of the big Allis-C Chalmers en-
at the Worlds Fair for the first
time a few days ago and the
largest steam engine in the world
was set in motion. It's speed is rs
revolutions a minute and its gen
Grating force 5000 horse power.
Idaho apples kept during the
winter in cold storage, are the star
products of that states fruit offer
ings in the Palace Of horticulture
at the Worlds Fair. Idaho fruit
growers claim that they have Ben
Davis apples as firm as winesaps
and possessing a flavor that is un-
known to the same variety raised
in the east.
A brilliant polo season has been
planned as one of the Worlds Fair
attractions. The leading polo
team Of England and America will
participate. The polo contests
will appear on the Stadium, the
program TO be arranged by the
National Polo Association Of
America. These contests will give
The public an opportunity to see
many millionaires Of two conti-
nents mounted on bob-tailed ponies,
sportingly chasing polo balls with
the lively enthusiasm Of school
boys III the spirited old game of
shiny"
Seventeen stations, two of them
being large terminal pavilions with
officers on the second floor, are be-
ing constructed along the line Of
the Intramural railway which
makes scenic circle of the
World 5 Fair grounds. The tracks
AMI rolling stock are ready for
operation. The frequency Of the
stations enables persons 10 reach
any part of the grounds BY the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Ladies, Say. Did you know ST.
mon Pure Baking Powder is the
Best and purest3 All first class gro
GERS sell it. 20 years a success. Not
made by the trust, but manufac-
tured by the Gilliland Baking Pow
der Co., Cameron, Mo-. Call for
Simon Pure Baking Powder-it is
the best. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Riena Maria.
Chautauqua Program.

April 20, 1904.
Hostess and leader, Mrs. w. A.
Fox.
Roll call-quotations on Spring
time.
Members tell all they can of
Sarah Orne Jewett.
Questions from members on
Deephaven.
Current events and discussion Of
same.
Members bring club book to ex-
change,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Rlena Maria.

On account of the stockmen's
convention the Chautauqua will be
postponed till Saturday afternoon
when the club will meet with Mrs.
Albert Harris.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Riena Maria.

New and nobby styles, latest de
signs. choicest patterns in pretty
shirt waists suits at actual COST
Mississippi store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Lincoln steIen's sLory Of AmeT-

Lincoln Steifen's story Of Amer
lean corruption in the April
Mcclure S is one to cause reflection.
He traces corruption in all its
ramifcatious. The writer thinks
the bribe giver equally as culpa-
BILE as the bribe taker.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
MRS. DERRINcToN.

The Ladies Aid Society Of the
Christian church viii serve dinner
at I2 o'clock Wednesday April 20
iu the building lately vacated BY
lhc Midway Restaurant.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Folk carried six more counties
in Missouri Saturday, gaining
thirty-one delegates. The vote tc
date, including the contested dele
cations, stands: Folk, I74 Reed,
S.; Hawes, ia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Chief Gunner Mate Monson was
one or the heroes Of the Missouri
disaster. His action saved the
vessel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Ladies Mohair sicilian Walking
skirts in white, champagne and
brown. Prices 5000 to IT'S. Or
ders taken by Miss Johnston, Cor.
sth and Idaho.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Miss Blanche Johnston agent
for chas. Stevens Ladies Tailor,
will be found at home CoT. sth
and Idaho Ave. Any one desiring
to see samples, phone as or call. I
have a new line ofsamples for shirt
waist suits in Mohairs and Pongee
silk. #
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Riena Maria.

Quit business long enough to at
tend the Quit business sale. Every
item on sale. Mississippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Show the stockmen a good time
Chickasha must maintain her
reputation for hospitality.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Riena Maria

Ladies, Misses and children's
shoes at actual first Mississ-
ippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Manager Jackson, Of the Enid
electric light plant, spent Sunday
IN the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

For Rent:-I2So acres of land.
6 miles of town. 400 acres of cul-
tivated land. Plenty of running
water. Will lease for S years. A
bargain. +. E.Riddle. 9o-92
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Riena Maria.

Black cat stockings, all colors
and sizes, at cost and less. Miss
issippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Nothing for more than cost
many things less than cost.-Miss-
issippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Chas. M. Stanley, general agent
for the New York Life Insurance
Company for the two territories,
with headquarters at Oklahoma
City, was a visitor in the city yes
terday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Chickasha will be ready to re-
ceive the stockmen tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

PICTURE FRAMING. w. al.
Cooper Co. Phoneo4. If
Ladies oxfords-c complete spring
assortment Mississippi Store If
If stray stock trouble you. phone
the poundman. Phons 562. If
Suits, skirts and silk coats at
actual first cost Mississippi Store
Ladies you want the best, social
for Simon Pure Baking Powder. 1t
is the best. Try it. If
silk skirts, voile skirts and
walking skirts al cost and less.-
Mississippi Store. If
All persons having rooms to
rent with or without board during
the Fat Stock Show, April Io-ao-aI
please give names to Jno. Wells, at
Bohart & Wells office. If
Several babies have had fits-in
stockings. Bring yours and we'll
guarantee a fit for it and at actual
cost, too. Mississippi Store If
AUCTIONEER.
w. A. Ferguson has taken out
license as an autioneer. All old
friends wanting his services will find
him in town.
Shirt waist suitings at almost
half price. Mississippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Nothing for more than cost
Many things for less thar. cost. -
Mississippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

l have rented the Sixth Streer
barn where l will do any and all
kinds of veterinary work and
guarantee satisfaction. In con
nection will have boarding stable,
and also buy and sell horses and
mules. ]. S. Downs. V. S.
Phone 100 If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Quit Business Sale-Everything
in the store at store Mississippi
Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

II is a violation of the city ordin-
ance to tie stock in the streets and
alleys Of the city or on the railroad
right-of-ways. The pound man is
instructed to take up all such
stock. BY order of
J. c. SMITH,
1898 Chief Of Police.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
Riena Maria.

Business is business and a pay
ing business for those who attend
our Quit business sale. Every
item on sale and at actual cost.
Mississippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Jude Askew returned Satur-
day from Hot Springs where he at
tended a convention of life insur-
ance men.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Patent kid, soft kid and bluchers
and other styles of oxfords at cost.
Mississippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Ladies, misses and childrens
shoes at auctual first cost. Miss
issippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Shirt waists all varieties, styles
and patterns at actual cost t.-
Mississippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

A. Woodbridge operator in tho
Rock Islanl office at Kingtisher,
has been visiting his parents the
past two days. He returned today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Quit business sale. Every item
at actual cost. Mississippi Store
If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18
AUCTIONEER

Shirt waist suitings at almost
half price. Mississippi Store. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

If stray stock trouble you, phone
the oundman. Phone 500. #
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Ladies you want the best, social
for Simon Pure Baking Powder. 1t
is the best. Try il. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

Suits, skirts and silk coats at
actual first cost. Mississippi Store
If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

silk skirts, voile skirts and
walking skirts al cost and less.-
Mississippi Store. If
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14

saving device, but for years parachutes have
occasionally failed to open after being cut away
from the balloon and men and women have
fallen to horrible deaths
Tie balloon with its parachute jump still
serves in the country. but the metropolis must
nave up to date thrills. and the amusement
managers have provided them with slides for
he looping loops On bicycles, jumping gaps
on roller skates and diving into life nets from
the roofs OF high buildings. Even members of
the high diving fraternity. who occasionally
orlns up in the pools at the bottom of their
diving towers with broken backs or necks, have
had 10 ccme forward with something new High
diving Of itself. longer thrills New-York
not even when the daring performer darts down
hundred or more feet into extremely shallow
water.
Perhaps as daring and dangerous a thrill
maker as has yet been offered is the slide for
life at Dreamland. which a young man
slides I25 feet over a rain rusted cable 325 feet
above the ground. It would be dangerous
enough if he hung with his hands to the pulley
arrangement which slides over the wire This
performers hands are free however. as he
demonstrates by firing revolvers in the course
OF his flight He hangs 10 4 rubber strap by
his teeth. Part of his flight is over a miniature
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14
RISKING THEIR LIVES.
Men Must Do Much to Thrill the
Public N07c.

There is nothing amusement seeking Aueri-
cans like quite as well thrills. They are ready
to risk their own lives and limbs all sorts Of
mechanical arrangements with never a thought
or the consequences. They are even more ready
to look on while paid performers trIffe with fate
in feats that make the spectators hold their
breath and the women in the crowd turn pale
and hide their eyes.
From time immemorial there have been life
endangering occupations filed by men and wom-
en- for the mere purpose of earning a living The
paid soldier. who rushes into the cannon's mouth
behind foreign flag. lighting a battle in which
he has no personal interest beyond his monthly
stipend, IS a brave man ard makes his living
out % this courage. Equally brave are the cais-
worker. the deep sea diver and the steeple-
jack
The thrill makers belong to a newer but equal
ly courageous class. The founders Of their
guild. the first men 10 ply the trade Of riskiny
life for the amusement Of the public. were
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14

the rubber firmly between his teeth and was or
His wire track is swept by ocean breezes. and
when he had covered about half the distance
a gust of wind struck him. It hurried him on
at frightfuI speed and dashed him with a crasn
into the upper works of an unusually high
shoot the chutes." IF he had landed at his
ordinary speed he could have dropped into Il re-
ceving net which is spread there to receive hjru.
As it was he fell with stunning force on The
ohutes. directly in the path of a boat which had
begun the descent and which could not he
stopped The boat rolled him over and over The
entire length OF the chute and finally hunted him
into the lake
Women tainted at the sight, and the men ,ra1
rushed TO pull him out Of the water had 10
thought that there would be life left in him.
The luck that often goes hand in hand with
who dares was with him in his fall He vas
badly injured but not beyond recovery. IN
fact, he left the hospital a few days ago. and IS
again sliding for life. as though he had not
come so near sliding to death. It Is interesting
70 note that the hospital cot he vacated was
taken few hours later by a coura geous Lon
tanner who had been wounded by Nubfau hon
TightrUpe walking has been long the
circus and amusement bills that without modern
variations, consisting OF added risks. the public
viii longer look at the sight. Accordingly
the men and women OF the wire have taken TO
wearing stiT boots. which makes their feat cE
ceedingiy dangerous The nets which were oncC
spread under the wire have been removed, AMI
IL the performers fall they aIight with bone
breaking force on hard ground
The bicycle has come to enter largely into the
feats OF daring which amuse by thrilling. Per-
haps the most exciting for both rider and spec
tators, Is looping the loop on wheel The
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14

lines in comparison 10 the big stone columns
are hooked 70 a ponderous wooden clamp. which
srasps or enyelops the mo1olith Just below q
projection. OF butt whi-h has been LETT near the
end OF the big stone by the quarrymen for that
purpose When the cables have lifted the col
ulnn into position this butt or collar is ciselIed
of by The stone masoEs- No accident has Vet
Iaarred the smooth precision Of the process Of
lifting them
An idea Of how the eight mighty columns Will
look when the sixteen great stones-two to a
column. one on top OF the other-are all in posi-
ton May be gained from peep at the model Of
the finished cathedral. which rests in a well
lighted room Of the OLD asylum building that
sun stands on the cath edral property. Made on
d scale of an inch to a foot In plaster. il dis
plays 10 advantage the chancel and choir. with
ihe Seven Chapels OF Tongues "a suggestion of
Bishop Potter e1cirCling the choir From the
Seven Chapeis the Gospel viii be taught in
seven languages. The Chapeis have been named
as follows. Scots Chapel, British Rite: Holland
Chapel German Rite. Swedish Chapel. Scandi-
EavIan Rite; st. Saviours Chapel Oriental Rite:
ST Ambrose's Chapel. Italian Rite: Huguenot
Chapel, GaIlican Rite; Spanish Chapel. Moza-
rabic Rite.
Looking into the interior Of the model. one sees
excellent copies Of the altar and the eight choir
columns in position. all complete in every detail
The columns rest base twelve feet above
the floor Of the nave The interior effect in the
model is extremely beautiful in its pure and
spotless white
By the generosity OF the Bishops wife, il is
said, the old asylum Is being arranged for
convention hall and other purposes. with 4 seat
ing capacity Of 190O persons. II is hoped TO
have the hau ready in time for the diocesan an
nuaI meeting TO be held on the last Wednesday
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14

those who went up in iimsy balloons at coun-
try fairs. They hoped to get down somewhere
in the same county. somehow. and they thanked
their lucky stars each time they fell safely to
earth that they had not dropped into a lake %
drown in the tahge OF rope and silk. or into
treetop. where legs might be broken.
Then came a Improvement with the introduc-
ton CT a parachute The aeronauts probably
considered this attachment in the light OF life
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14

lake but if he tumbIed into the water his chance
of life would be only one in u thousand II he
should fall the wooden platform or on one
of the bridges there would be absolutely no
chance for him
One night. a few weeks ago. he stood on top
of the great tower from which his slide for life
begins smiled down the throng gazing up
at him from below kissed his hand to the wom-
en-. who were nervei for chorus Of shFieks. took
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14

variation of a fraction of inch at almost
any point in the giddy dash down the incline
and around the circle would give the rider
most dangerous fall Leaping the gap is an
other bicycle feat which never fails to excite
the crowd The rider starts from the top OF
steep incline and rides to the gap. His machine
leaps into the air. crosses considerable space
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14
WILLING TO LISTEN.

Tess-she was bOasting that she is a very
good listener.
Jess-Yes She's what you might call fluent
listener She loves 70 hear herself taIk--tPhila-
delphia Press
New-York tribune., 1904-08-14

fn September Some high dignitaries OF the
Church may attend IL. including the Archbishop
Of Canterbury.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-20
Observation-Disclosures Stained Oak Inlaid With Colored Maple.
Mahogany and Ebony Psnelns

man writer discusses the troubles that had to be
undergone to reach this aim: how the artist had to
learn and comprehend the handicraft: how, further.
he had to acquire the new technique by dint of hard
work: how the workmen and craftsmen had to be
trained to comprehend the idea of the artist. Ger
many, in the medieval ages, it is true, already knew
similar aims. Was not Peter Vischer of Nuremberg
sculptor and founder at the same time?
But nowadays new difficulties and complications
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-20
Reception-Room-Gray. Stained Maple. Inlaid With Maple of
Different Colors
Women. Boudoir-Browna and Black Walnut Inlaid With Brass.
Ivory and Stained Maple

tanned IN the fact that all these rooms, down to the
smallest details. have been designed by artists and
have been finished under the cooperation of artists.
1t is not as if the room was filled with articles bought
haphazard at a department store. Everything is
work that emhodies artistic sentiment and thought.
The German artist has long since come to the con-
clusion that, aside from the art of painting pictures
and chiseling sculptures, etching and engraving on
copper. there exists another art. An artist-this
is the new creed-mav remain an artist when he
designs a shrine or a table, the same as when painting
a landscape. In a recently published article, a Ger
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-20

furniture Such as IS made by the
hundred thousand pieces; but
the art OF arranging homes COM
fortablv and artistically. 1t is a
luxury, to be sure, but it is
also an art. and as such has the
same right to exist as any other
art, because also, right in the
home, it is an uplifting influence.
German artists believe that the
time will come. and that right
soon, when rich and well-to-do
persons will say. with the same
pride which people now speak OF
valuable paintings by the masters,
Il possess a dining-room by
Olbrich; a working-room by
Moehrinp
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-20

babbling waters of the run near the house, dis
tinguished always by its own funny call.
The summer had been hot and dry, so that at last
there was not water enough in the run for duck sailing
1t was necessary to go to the creek farther down the
road. This the little duck refused to do. but spent
its time padding about in the mud of the run. all
alone, until the one-time snow-white bird, with its
yellowest of yellow feet, legs and bill, had become
a sad, bedraggled, lonely wanderer.
One sultry day, as l lounged in a hammock on the
hill back of the house, l heard the familiar sound:
Quick, quick!' and such a forlorn little duck as ]
saw come waddlfng toward mel
You dirty little duck, why don't you go down to
the creek and wash" | said.
Won't do it, won't do it, Amt a-goin' to do it,
do it," answered the saucy little fellow, as it leered
up at me with its cunning eye, set SO high in its head.
For a moment we looked into each others eyes.
then it turned and went down the road, muttering
its determination not to do it. l watched it until a
cloud of dust far in the distance hid it from view.
then, laughing, returned to my book.
1t must have been a half-hour later that
y the cry Quick. quick" Joyous and proud.
n again aroused me, and looking up l saw stand
~ ing before me a spotless little duck. 1t had
been to the creek and washed. Sure enough.
\ it had been Quick. quick" about it, and
had returned to its friend for approval.