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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
Tha HabnI Fke

Hobart 0kla, March s.-Ths
most terrific wind storm ever Wit
messed 10 ihis part Of the country
ragged aii night a gaie blew from
ihe north niueiy miles an hour. II
IS reported this morning from Man
gum Craniie Willow and Blousiug
that much damage was done al
both places
Tire started at Hobart last night
at 9 O'Clock in the fair grounds
north 81 ne city. All the stables
with fourteen race horses. valued al
81. 900, were destroyed The FIRE
jumped tine street aud burned the
residences Of T. ~ Lendau. Mrs.
Thayer and two u Df. Burke's.
The undertaking establishment Of
bufkes. with several caskels, burn-
Cd loss S4o.ooo no insurance.
Several barns were destroyed with
a loss Of s.. 900 Nearly every
bnsiaes house and residence in tn el
city is more or less damaged from
The effects Of the gale. aud business
IS a. a siandstiil.
There IS no water works in this
Diars aua the efforts Of the citizens
would have been powerless had it
iot been for the fact that the wind
vas 50 furious that the fire had no
;hauce 70 spread. Women ran
rantic into the street, not knowing /
where they were going. Erred
gurn Bros. -dry goods, are among
ne heaviest losers. Their front
slate glass blew in and ruined sew
raj hundred dollars worth Of
,oOds. None Of the losers carried
Insurance The ten-rooni residence
+ w G Alien was burned this
lorning with all contents. Loss
stimated at s4, 600. Estimated
'ss in this part Of the country is
10000. Hundreds Of barns and
were either destroyed or
lown away and wrecked. No
YES are reported lost, but several
ijurcd.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
Want Column.

Advertisements under this head
VIII be received at The RATE Of
three ( 81 cents per line. No adj
verusement received for less than
twenty-five (75l cents. Special
monthly rates furnished on app
plicntion- The notice may CON
tain any matter of lost. %
FOUND. 'roR HsST FOR
sALE, STOLEN. s51RAYED q
OF any purpose without display
lines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
Thrilling Si0v
Darkness. Dust and Storm Add
Terors 10 Destructive
Prairie Fire.

The details Of the story Of the
prairie Ere northeast Of town. con.
cerning which mention was made
iu the EXPRESS yesterday, make 4
thrilling story Louis courcier, a
brother Of f. J Courcier who IS 4
clerk in the postofice. told thestory
in vivid manner to an ExPREss
reporter yesterday. He says that
no one not actually present can i'm
agine the horrors Of the situa-
ton.
Mr. Courcier was sitting in his
house with his wife and two child
rsn. agtd about eighteen months
and seven years respectively, when
the storm began. They were pre-
pairing 10 retire for thenight. Mr.
courcier looked out at the door and
saw a light in the north and at the
same town observed sparks flying.
Experience told him what was
coming He at once told his wife
to take the children and go to the
storm cave, while he himself started
to let out the stock. It was only
a short distance, but before he
could return, FIRE was falling ike
rain, loose planks from fences and
buildings were flying about, and
The fire was taking possession of
everything The smoke and dust
were sufocating. When Mr.. |
Courcier returned from the barn, he
fell exhausted in the storm
cave.
Smoke was already thick IN the
cave, while the fire had reached
the house and it looked like all
avenues Of escape would soon be
cut of.
Mrs. Courcier had gathered some
bed clothing before leaving the
house, and wrapping the children
IN these, the party started to es-
cape through the lake Of fire. Sew
eral times their clothing cought fire
and was with difficulty extinguish-
ed Two hundred yards from the
house they fell exhausted. House
barn and corn crib were now in
flames, yet the binding dust made
The flames almost invisible.
Summoning fresh strength, they
on their way. The wind
blew now from the northeast,
Irving them hither and thither in
he dust and darkness. Cropping
heir way, guided by wire fences, !
hey finally reached the house Of .
Bud Coles a half mile away. They
we're two and a half hours going
hat distance. \
The next morning the place
where their former home stood =
howed nothing but blackened
uins. The house belonged TO
crank Plato. \
Mr.. Courcier lost everything ex- \
ept his 'iorses and cows. Some Of \
hese were badly burned. Besides
ousehold furniture, he lost large i
uantity Of corn, his cured meat
Or the season, wagons and other
IMPLEMENTS, n
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

1t will be a big success-the
stockmen's Convention and Fine
Stock Show. The way in which
public spirited citizens are making
subscriptions is very encouraging.
chickasha doesn't do things BY
halves, and this occasion will be no
exception.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

More than five hundred have
signed the rolls Of the democratic
club and the good work goes on.
The club will probably have a mem
bership Of twice that number.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Mr.. shotwell, of Rockford, Mich.
and Mr. Ayers, Of Travis City,
Mich, were in the city yesterday.
They are old friends Of Messrs.
Jackman & Lemon, coming from
the latter's old home. They also
called on Mr. Lemons father and
mother. They are here on a pros
pecting trip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

The war in the FIRE department
should be terminated at once. To
do effective work, there must bethe
most hearty cooperation between
the chief and his men.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
Selected Delegates

The republican club met last
night in Judge Payne's Office and
selected the following delegates tc
the district convention which meets
at Pauls Valley, March -; R. F.
Scoffern, w. L. Sawyer, J. b.
Bridges, B. +. Griffith, ]. A. Rose,
e. NJ. Fechheimer, L. NJ. Payne,
j. w. Speake, Frank Brown, c.
Madsen, H. +. Burt, Walter Pen
quite, w L. Knots, A. B. Leeds,
j. c. Smith, A. Haight, A. Root,
f. r. Collins, J. II. Miller, Pat
Tolan, J. I. Boone
Alternates selected were as fol
lows. W. L. Peters, E. c. Davis,
Alf Miller, II. L. Jarboe, c. 4.
Rose, E.E. Colby, JL. Westerman
Thos- Burke, l.. Hamilton.
The republican club has $50
members. The colored club has
$50. The latter club also selected
delegates to Pqnls Valley.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

The weather man put on his
play entitled, "A Breezy Tine.
Wednesday night. II may be
truthfully described as a bowling
success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

If cleanliness is next to Codli-
ness, chickasha ought TO stand
higher in the estimation Of the AL
mighty when the present cleaning
up is sover.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

1t is reported that between j 8, 600
and 10000 homeseckers passed
through, Kansas City this week on
their way to the southwest
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

JOE Shelby CAMP s7s y. G. v.
Hih meet on Saturday Of each week At I
O'Clock D. IN AnVetera1s are cordiallyi .
yited 70 attend
G g Buci anan
u. 1oss AT commander
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
A grand row broke I'D IN lhe I.

A grand row broke out in there
publican district convention at At
aka. Dynamite was used in the
discussions. Chairman conlan
used chair in defending himself
from a band Of insurgents. Be
hold how beautiful tits for breth-
zen to dwell together in unity"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
Miscellaneous

SPECIAL SALE. P. Nail, the
Live Stock Aucti oreer viii hold a
special sale at the o. <. Barn the
rst Saturday Of every month at
? O'Clock. Will sell live stock of
any kind. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Contribute according to your
ability to the Fine Stock Show.
Small contributions will help swell
the total fund.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Travelling Auditor McCarty, OF
the Frisco, was in the city today.
His headquarters are in Oklahoma
City. Mr. McCarty is very popu-
lar among the boys.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
DRESS MAKING.

Mrs. Maud stiyers, an exper.
fenced dress maker, Of Denver,
Col, has opened dress making par
lors over the Eagle Mercantile Co.
Her prices are reasonable and she
guarantees satisfaction. Ladies
are cordially invited to call. If.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

COMMITTEES
Finance. J. Z, bishop, II. l.. Dawson Dennis
O'Brien
Street and Alley Dennis o'Brien. o. cofmau
ID. IS. Burton, f. NJ Denton.
Fire Department, John weils. j b. Burton
K. L. Dawson.
Police J.. y. Burton. R. F. sconern, John
Wells
Sanitary. e. L. Dawson, r. F. sconeru, John
Wells
Light. J p. Bishop. E. L. Dawson, O. coa-
man, Dennis ODrlen.
Auditing, F. NJ. Denton. John Wells, J d.
Burton.
Printing. z. J.. Dawson, J.F. Bishop. John
Wel#.
Board p Health, Dr. n. Gorman, Geo. Ne.
saaghcy, John Wells.
ALDraurs
10 Ward. j. r. bisnoD. B Burton.
gag wa d. q. l.. Dawson, y. n. nenton.
org ward John Weiis Dennis O'Brien.
4ib Ward. x. y. sccnern. o. Coaman.
The city council eeis every nrst ana third
Thursday nights Of each month at tbe Mayors
omce
TERMS on q S COURT.
~ A1a1 feDrlafy 10. 1905 holds three weeks.
A. fishoming0~Begins February -. 1904,
and holds three weeks.
A. chlckaska- Begins March n, 1901. ana
ho'as two weeks
A. hyns-Begina hpril 3 1904, and holds one
week
Atfareeii-B Begins Apniii 1904 and holds one
wecR
!. pau'a valley Begine April is. 1884, and
l0ifa nree Neeaa
y srlmors-- Begins May o. 1904 anu holds
aef b 4cehes.
boAHD or EDUcATioN.-
r. n. Cochran. President; D. v. Emerson,
eeriars neford Bond. NJ. NJ. Beaver
!. ". Aapford. W T. knotts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Jaokman & Lemon have every
thing in good shape in their new
building They have one Of the
neatest stores in town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

House cleaning-WalI|
paper and Daperhang-
erS always res DIV at
Mo. @. & B. Co. phone
ga. 1884
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Ray Bros. will open a meat mar
ket tomorrow at the corner of 4th
and Chickasha ave.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Earl Howard, has been confrnd
to his room with lagrippe for a few
days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
Help Wanted

Trains Leave Chickasha as Follows
EAsTBoUND
No. p mail and ex. daily 400 a IN
No. IA mail and e.S. daily 3:Io D m
No. 13o mail and ex. to
Shawnee and interme-i
diate points 7.ssp m
No. 80 express Daily ex-
cept Sunday 6:25 a IN
No. rs Local freight Cald-
well and intermediate
points, daily except Sun Gas a m
soUTHBoUND
No. IL mail and ex. daily las a IN
No. 20 mail and ex. daily I:I5 D IN
No. 81 local freight daily
except Sunday Goo a m
WEsrBOUND
No. Io9 mail and ex. Law
ton and intermediate
points daily 9;o5 M
No. I33 mail and ex. Man
gum and intermediate
daily conncetingat An
adarko for points south,
Lawton, Waurika and
intermediate points 3:II a IN
No. Isl local freight daily
except Sunday, Man
gum 700 a nj
No. I57 local freight daily
except Sunday, Lawton $50 a m
EAsTBoUND
No. 2EI mixed Pass. and
freight daily except Sun
day Lindsay and inter-
mediate points connect
ing with Santa Fe for
Pauls Valley 6:3o a IN
No. 2I4 mixed Pass. and
freightdaily except Sun
day from Lindsay I2:4s p m
l.. NJ. ALLEN,
General Passenger Agent,
Chicago, Ill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Commi ssioner indian anairs-.....W. A. Jones
Indian agent for Indian Ter....J b. shoenfeIt
indian eetor.........,.J. George Wright
Kew. lnspector...-.... .... Frank g. Churchill
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Frank MacMacken, Of Tisho-
mingo, was in the city yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

EVERGREEN kEBEKAn LODGE no. rs
Meets isl and srd Thursday uighte OF eacl
month,
Jen ie Rose. ~ g.
A. HaIGhl. Sec.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04

Postmaster Rose was reported i'll
today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-03-04
Honor Roll

The following is a list of sub
scrlbers % the Fine Stock Show:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-04
A LITTLE EARLY.

They are feeling somewhat cocky up in Canada on account of the large and good emigration from this country to that. and on account of their general increase in prosperity. They are feeling so good that the Toronto Sun is moved to point to our decreased exports last year, of wheat. bacon, and butter as a sign that the United States is approach ing it's limit of production. The Sun adds: s'The time when the big republic will become an importer rather than ex- norter of foodstuffs is steadily drawing nearer
 It is true that our orators may soon have to shade their pet phrase about our feeding the world. but the limit of production in the United States is not yet in sight. There is much fertile land untitled, and when the great irrigation schemes which are under way are in op- eration there will be much more produc- ton than there now is. It may be con- ceded that Canada's limit of produc- ton is also not in sight. but the Toronto Sun is a little early about the crampins of the United States.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-04
BAL1FMoRK,S AMBITION

Baltimore is already important as a
 port and she is aiming to be more inn
 portant. What she wants most is a deep-water channel to the sea. To se-
 cure this important improvement bills
 have been introduced in congress pro- viding for an appropriation of 8, 465, 900 for increasing the depth of the main ship channel to thirty-five feet in the Patapsco river. A complementary im-
 provement is proposed in the project for increasing the depth of the main ship channel at York Spit, above the mouth of York river, in the Chesa-
 peake. For this project an appropria- ! tion not exceeding $4S7, in the aggre- gate is proposed in the bill introduced in congress. The aggregate amount of the appropriation for both projects to
 be made immediately available is $652,- 900. It is hoped that congress will
 make the necessary provision for these 1 improvements in the River and Harbor Appropriation bill. While the city is 1 increasing it's railroad facilities and is about to obtain further connections with the interior by the Wabash sys- l tenn, it is seen to be of vital importance 1 that the channel should be kept up to modern requirements. This fact is
 brought cut clearly in the report of the 1 harbor committee of the Merchants 1 and Manufacturers Association of Ball. ! timore. "Tlle question of obtaining an
 adequate depth of water in our chan nel," says the report, Ito accommodate l modern shipping has an important bearing upon the future development of our city. As a seacoast city one of Bal | timore's clements of future greatness 1 is the maintenance of the best trans portation facilities for the distribution
 or interchange of the products of agri- culture, manufactories and jobbing houses and of miscellaneous imports 1 from and exports to foreign countries. In the development of this traffic ship l ping and rail interests are interdepen-
 dent. Rail lines will not seek a port
 unless shipping is or can be made avail able at that port and ships will not
 seek a port if ample connection with the interior is not provided"
 ! Baltimore has a big water front. All she needs is more water. She is much like New Haven in this respect.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-04

idea left" Penhandler-'Well, why don't you write stores for the maga- zines, then?"-Life. Bf9wn-'I feel sorry for Smith. His friend Jones broke up his happy home Green-''Did he elope with Smiths s wife? Brown-"No; with his cook. - Chicago Daily News.
 He says his wife is largely responsi- ble for his business success. Well, she has certainly made it absolutely neces- sary sor him to earn more money Philadelphia Press.
 Are the races coming to town?" q ! don't know answered young Mrs. Tor kins. My husband hasn't yet said anything about our having to eeono- mize. Washington Star.
 Didn't she have some trouble in hid 1 ing from her husband the present she was going to give him?'' Not bit She put it in one of the pigeonholes of his desk. k."-Chicago Tribune.
 Pat-"Can aythur of ye pray?" Com panions-.Noi' Pat-"Sing?' Compan- ions Mol" Pat-"Then Oi'll pass round the hat, for we must do some thing religious. .'-Ally sloper's Hali Holiday.
 They had quite time over the se- lection of site for the new hospital But Dr. Sawtooth finally had his way about it" Where does he want it put?' Next door to the football grounds. ''- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 They found the bride in tears. T cool pies and things that are something fierce, but George will not eat them' she sobbed miserably. "Ah. you mus first make him love you. The way to z mans stomach is through his heart!' they said, for they were worldly wise.- Life.
 I What evidence have we" asked til, teacher in the night school. that peo pie live longer nowadays than they uset to live?
 The young man scratched his ear ant reflected.
 Well, he said, '.the people that use( to live are all dead. ain't they ?''--Chica go Tribune.
 Mother (after the wedding Horrors I'm afraid Clara has made an awfu mistake. Her affianced looked young and had excellent credentials: but d. not believe he's an inlDoster, and ha, been married dozens of times before D I Friend-"G Goodness! It can't be- I Mother-"But did you see him? A the altar he didn't drop the ring O stumble over his own feet, or act lik a half-witted donkey bit. He's a frau, and know it."-New York Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-04
AMERICANS IN PORTO RICO.

Number is Decreasing Estimates Run
 From Six Hundred to Five Thou
 sand.
 The question is, how many Ameri- leans are there in Porto Rico? The humber has been variousIy estimated from 600 to 5000, but all estimates are mere guesses.
 A census was taken in 1899 at the close of the year, and at that time, accord ling to the enumeration, there were 1,- Io69 persons on the island who were born in the United States. This was one year after the occupation, and con- ditions since then have changed so that the figure is scarcely of any as- sistance at all in estimating the num- Der now here. Of the total of 1,069 on the island born in the United States, 6S0 resided in the department of Baya- mon, which is the district where the capital is located. Of those in this dis trict nearly all resided in San Juan, the capital being the residence of 6S1 of the sS0 Oe the 1,0e9 born ill the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-04
THE WRONG JIM.

Two girls once went on a driving trip with very pleasant livery horse named Jim. The third day out they stopped at an inn, the stable of which was crowded with the horses of the country people who had driven in to a fair that was going on in the village. These various animals a somewhat in- toxicated stable boy managed to mix up, and. when asked to harness Jim again, he had to admit that he was uncertain as to which horse belonged to the young ladies. Why, of course, g they cried, we'd know Jim anywhere, a brown horse, with a white nose. Taken to the stable they found them selves confronted with innumerable brown horses, all of whose noses were white. Horses look terribly alike with 1 their harness on," confessed the girls, but" brightening up, ''our horse knows his name. Jiml Jim.'' At the sound, one of the brown beasts stretch ed out his neck and neighed intelligent ly. That's he' cried the girls; good ibid Jim knows us. even if we don't know him. Besides, now we look at him closely, we recognize his expression. ,"
 We'll said the proprietor, If you're sure it's your horse''
 The girls drove off. and finished their tour successfully, though once or twice Jim gave evidence of mannerisms that they had not remarked before. And how did Jim suit you?" remarked the livery stable keeper from whom they had hired their rig. when they finally drove back into his yard. Nice horse Jim-best have in the stable. But in the name of mercy" in voice of con- strnaton. whats that you have be- tween the shafts?" ''Why, isn't that
 Jin?" faltered the girls. "Jim!s' cried
 the livery keeper. furiously;' that
 broken down beast Jim? Not by a jug ful it isn't" And so it proved, to the
 detriment of the girls purses. For Jim
 was never recovered -Everybody's
 Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-04
PRoFIrAB1E RAILROADS.

There is much gold in Alaska for those who know where it is and how to get it. The White Pass and Yukon railroad, 112 miles in length. connects the upper valley of the Yukon river with the sea at skagway. The shares in this railroad sold as low as six and a half dollars apiece. That was three or four years ago. To-day they are quoted at S750, the par value being S10. The field of greatest activity in rail- road construction now is the extreme western section of the territory. known as the Seward peninsula, in which the lefty of Nome, with it's twenty thousand inhabitants, is located. A little line five miles in length, running out of Nome, and known as The Wild Goose rail- road" paid in profits more than nine times it's total cost in a single sum- mer. A road fifty miles in length is now being built from Solomon City, at the mouth of the Solomon river, to Council City in the interior. where it will afford access to heavily wooded region. There is no timber along the coast, and boards are now worth from s2Oo to $500 per 1000 feet in Nome.
 The Alaskan railroad companies don't seem to have yet learned how to capi- talize themselves in the modern way, but they will doubtless soon improve their opportunities.