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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-29

McGehee s. Sons, groceries:
"Our trade was bette than last
fall, holiday business very salts
factory. We have done more
business than we did .Ast year"
Tignor & casi. Business
since October / has been very graft
flying. Holiday trade wasfully up
to expectations.
F. NJ. Denton, music store: 1T
has been the best business year we
ever had; fall trade was unusually
good and holiday trade excellent. "
Webb Hendrix, groceries: "Our
business shows gradual increase
since we started two years ago.
Fall trade has been exceptionally
satisfactory. Our holiday trade
was the largest seen in Fl years OF
experience.
Ed F. Johns, Citizens National
Bank: "Our business has been
very satisfactory. The retail bust
ness Of the town has been much
larger than ever before"
d. d. Sayer, Bank Of Commerce;
"Our business has been most salts
factory. Collections have been
good, our people have prosperous,
and the outlook in all lines is most
encouraging.
Jas. PettyJohn, Palace Drug
Store: 1T was the finest holiday
trade l ever had. "
Geo. Calvert, hardware Fall
trade was far better than last year.
Business for the year is consider
ably ahead of last year.
Terrell Bros. groceries: Fall
trade was better than it has been
at any time during the six years
we We been III Chickasha. Business
shows a big increase over last year. z
Mobley & Son, groceries: "Onr
holiday trade was fine and we had
good business all fall. /"
A. S. Gilkey, of Gilkey Jarbos
Hardware Co: Fall trade has beer
above last year and the year
business has been above the norma
for recent years.
Haltom & Owsley:" I'VE are de-
lighted with the fine holiday trade
which we had. 1t surpassed any
previous year. Fall trade ha:
been exceptionally good.
Ben F. Johnson, First Nationa
Bank; :;"Onr business shows
marked increase over last year
The business feeling of the com
munity is good and the outlook fo
next year is very encouraging.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-29
Union Center Items

Archie Willis took advantage of
the excursions and is visiting reia-
tives in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crouch returned
home after being absent a little over
a year. While gone they visited
relatives and made quite an extend
ed visit at the Worlds fair.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cox
got somechloroform at the barn and
drank it Saturday. They had a
hard time to save the little fellow.
Dr.. liarrs was the attending ply
sician.
Mrs. DR.. Hancock is very sick.
The Christmas tree was well at
tended and all were satisfied and
claimed it a decided success.
Mrs. S. w. Bird was visiting
friends III the country Wednesday.
Mrs. Daisy Winters of Chickasha
was visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Yeager Christmas.
Mrs. L. J. Dawson ate Christ
mas dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
5huler.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Will.
visited with Mr. and Mrs. H. Will:
Christmas.
This is vacation this week ii
the school.
Miss Martha Thomas visitee
Mrs. l. ]. Dawson Sunday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-29

L. Smith who has been 'associat-
ed with A. l.. Ingle i'll the transfer
business is moving to his farm
eighteen miles southeast of town.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
CIGARETTES CAUSES RASH
ACT OF PRlTCHARD

Raleigh. N. c., Oct. 1S.-The suicide
.of Lieutenant Prjichard In the Philip
P mes caused sympathy to be sent to
his father, Judge Prtchard, from all
parts of NORTH Carolina.
Lieutenant Pritchard was almost un
known here, having visited Raleigh
only twice, and then only tor a day
o~ two. Inquiry made regarding him
shows that he was in 1898 a superb
specimen Of manhood, weighing 200
pounds and over feet tall. He was
then appointed a lieutenant of yolun-
tees that year and went to the Philip.
pines, where he served on the staff
cf Colonel Thad Jones, in the cavalry.
He was mustered out and was appoint.
eG lieutenant of cavalry in the regu.
lar army.
In the interval he had become a
victim of the cigarette habit and this
had so afflicted him physically that he
was, when thus appointed to the army
csdaverous He was so addicted tC
the habit that 1t is said ne got uI
nightly to smoke. 1t is believed here
uat this caused mental alteration
, and to the killing OF his brother ofi
Ger and his own suicide.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
TWO PERFORMANCES TODAY
some Of Edison's Pictures to be Seen
at the Grand.

SpiHG VI EutSoH . fiCluFeS 10 PC 0eSft
at the Grand.
shepard's lloving pictures will be
siyen at the Grand today. matinee
Ld night.
Wizards Of ancient days we're more
marlsable for the things they promis-
FOR their real accomplish
>. sopractical has the age now
oecolne that we regard the marvellous
achievements Of science with matter
Il fact acceptance. Yet it is scarce
Ell years since the Electro Wizard OF
our own time. Thomas A. Edison, gave
% an unobedient world the wonderful
discovery of motion photography. His
nInetoscope was the first invention
that made practical the taking of con
tinuous snap shots at so rapid rate
that the photographs upon projection
became animate with life, eimultan-
ecusly, in different parts Of the world,
other men OF science began to work
IN similar lines and today we have
he motion picture brought to its high.
est stage of development. embracing
1e it does the correlated ideas OF its
garious improyers.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
TWELVE JAPANESE GUNS
CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS.

ST. Petersburg. Oct. 1S.-General
Sskharoffs telegraphs that the Rus
slans yesterday recaptured Lonely
Tree hill south Of Shakee. and captur-
ed eleven Japanese guns and one
quick frer.
Lonely Tree hill is situated near
Shakee, about three miles east Of the
railroads, The Japanese seized the
hill during the night Of October Is
ol empowering the two Russian regi-
ments which previously we're in pos
session OF il. Russian reinforcements
were hurried up and early the follow
ing morning opened sustained artil-
lcry. Subsequently the Russian infan-
Try stormed the hill and fierce fighting
a, close quarters followed. Numbers
o. japanese we're hayoneted in the
trenches and ultimately the defenders
we're driven out after several hours
of fighting. The losses were heavy.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
%.g.!...se
OTHER CITIES ASKED
TO JOIN IN TIE FIGHT

Mayor Myers, Of Savannah is max
irg an effort to interest the whole
state In the freight rate fight, other
cities as well as Savannah are vitality
interested in the matter, the mayor
says, and it is only fair that they
should do their party in preventing
Atlanta from securing rates which
seriously cripple the interests Of every
other town in the statszzsaa
In order to getZshe officials g. other
cities besides Savannah interested in
the fight against rates discriminating
in favor of Atlanta, alone, the mayor
has decided to write to the mayors
of hundred cilies and towns in
Georgia, calling their attention to Just
what is happening. The letter has
been received by Mayor Crovatt and
is as follows:
Dear Sir: beg to direct your at,
tention to the enclosed clipping from
the Savannah Morning News Of Sun.
Gay 18th inst. A casual reading of
this will acGuaint you with Savannah's
position as regards the recent discrim,
NATIVE freight rates granted to Allan.
ia. It viii also be apparent that
ycu have a common interest with this
city in securing the postpcnmeat
oi the date on which these lower rates
are to 80 into effect until your town
can secure the benefit Of them in com.
mon with Atlanta.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
CHAMPION SLEEPER is
NOW AT ST. LOUIS.

St Louis, Get. 1S.--Joseph Miller,
is the champion sleeper of the world.
A forty-foot fall did not wake him.
Miller's surprising devotion to Nor.
pheus was proved yesterday morning
al No 313 Locust street, where he
walked in his sleep through a third
Story window, alighted upon his feet
ia the alley. sprained one of his an.
kles aud then limped up the street in
hlG rsAzaage mutt, going carefully and
amlessly as one does in slumber.
Officer Scheisstein saw the walking
sleeper, and hurried up to him. He
touched him 4pon the arm, but Miller
did not awaken. He shook him vio-
lently and stiI Miller slept.
The officer was astonished. He laid
his hands upon MilIers shoulder and
gave him shake which brought him
to with start.
where am II" Miller asked in be-
wilderment.
The next instant he cried out in
pain and reached down to his ankle.
1t was then that the officer under
STOOD what had happened. Miller had
walked out Of the window. bue had not
awakened.
An ambuAS40esagas called and the in.
jtred man was taken to the city hos
sital whore it was discovered that he
was only slightly injured,
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
STORM IS NOW
MOVING SLOWLY
It was Reported to Be
Along Florida Coast
Yesterday
MAY SfRlKt Us TODAY
hurrieane is Travelling North and we
May Feel the Gale Before Morning
storm Signals are Being Dis
ptoyed.

According ro reports received by The
weather signals in Brunswick yester
day and last night and unless there is
some atmospheric changes the north
east storm. which has been hoyering
oyer the Caribbean and the south Flor
ida coast for the past few days, viii
rtach Brunswick before tomorrow
morning.
The weather report received yester
day announced that the storm was
moving slowly northward up the Flor
lon coast, and according to this report
It should reach Brunswick wit..a The
next twenty four hours,
Late last night the following was re-
deived by the News from Savannah:
storm is still reported to Be moY-
ing Gortiward alongside Florida coast
and has not changed its course. II
Will probably reach south Atlantic
ports sometime Wednesday
Should the present conditions pre-
vail and there was no evidence of a
change at a late hour last night, the
storm should reach Brunswick "a form
~ to "a hours 1t may be considera-
bly, delayed, owing to the high pres
sere now over this section. but there
s little probability Of its striking
Brunswick before high tide this morn
noon.
Definite information cannot yet be
gained regarding The storm as the
wires are stit down at Jupiter and
Eey West. The reports from other
Fiorida stations. however, Indicate
that the storm is just Of the coast,
and chat the two stations named are
catching the edge Of it, II the cen
Ter had reached them there would be
a more marked depression in the baro
meter at Tampa and Jacksonville.
The conditions fast night were ex,
actly as predicted. The expected re
curve in the path Of the storm occur
red and it is now headed aia ae
north There has beea a slight IA.
oft IN the barometers in Florida and in
brunswick. though this is not yet
marked enongh to excite alarm.
During yesterday the barometer at
Tampa fell from $3.50 to 1912. At
Jacksonville was very srlall de-
cfeasins from % 22s.ss;sS So 10 s;;siy; s;;ssiiy; % &c.
Northeast winds prevailed through
cut CHS section during the entire day
though no high velocities we're re
corded
There is nigh p.'sscrs yiIs rver
this section s hich is LaI.Lg the
storm back. There are signs of a
weakening in this and the very low
pressure IN Southern Florida is rapid
II working It's way in. The lvrsth II
time before the storm reaches this
city depends on the length of time
that the high pressure area can main
tain its position. 1t may be that it
will prove sufficiently strong to force
the storm to take another curse entire
Y
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
COLLECTOR READ
CLOSES BOOKS
-
Total Number Registering
for National Election
was 1912
726 OF THEM ARE WHiIE
The Collector Had Rush Yesterday
From the Time the Books Were
Opened Until He Closed Them
in the Afternoon.

The registration bo ks fol tie nation
81 election next month closed yester
day afternoon at o'clock. after very
busy day during which about forty
voters qualified,
While the registration is unusually
small. 1t is even better than was an
ticipated a week Or so ago, as quite
Ia large numoer have registered during
the past ten days.
Exactly one thousand and forty-two
have, registered and of this number
726 are white and 316 colored This
shows that the number of white voters
registering have decreased while the
negroes have somewhat increased II
GEMS that they have been well sup
piled with republican money and yes
terday from the time Collector Reao
1lened the Office until the closing hour
there was a continual stream of ne
sloe who wanted to register,whle on
ms outside of the court house there
were one or Two of the negro repub
lican leaders Who were looking out for
he financial end.
Just what caused the republicans
20 endeayor to get such a large reg
.stratlon in this county IS not known.
AS wiz be seen they have 10 chance
whatever of carrying the county. as
he democrats have them outnumbered
two to one. However. it is regretted
nat more democrats did not get on
he hist, as this county should give
Congressman Brantley and the demo
attic ticket a good majority.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
Understood That Railroads
are After Third Story
of Building
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS IT
Council Has Not Yet Decided Whether
or Not it viii be Completed and
Equipped, But Decision Will
be Reached Soon.

Work ON the old hospital building is
now progressing very satisfactory and
il is understood that the contractors
believed the building will be ready
u be turned over to the city in De
cember.
Just what Is to be done with the
third story of the building is vet un
decided, but 1t is probable that coun.
Gil will adopt Mayor Crovatt s resom
ton. introduced at the last meeting
providing for the completion of the
third story of the building.
A News reporter learned yesterday
that should the third story be properly
lltted up that either the government
Q" one of the railroads will make the
city an offer for it. 1t is a well known
Iact that neither of the three railroads
nave any hospital accommodations in
brunswick, aud some time ago repre-,
scntatiyes of the Atlantic Coast Line
were here and they stated mat when
the building vas completed the road
would have a proposition to make to
the city 1t is understood that the A.
& B. is also figuring on securing a
portion of the building.
The marine hospital service is also
without a hospital in the city and it
nay be that the governmant will Sc.
cure if possible, the third story of the
building. 4s
While it is true that it will cost the
city a large amount to complete and
furnish the third story, it is believed
that the finance committee, to which
was referred the resolution of the NAV
OF, will report favo2ably on same, and
the city will equip the third story oil
the building and then lease it either to
one of the railroads or the government
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19

Our sole contention in this matter
IS that Atlanta should not be granted
special privileges in the shape of low
er freight rates of which other trad.
ing and manufacturing points, such as
your town and ours are deprived Of
even though we be assured that some
time in the future we vii. he grant d
them, You ana your business nen
are well aware that once such an ad
vantage Is conferred upon the business
II terests of Atlanta they vii not he
SLOW to avail themselves Of them al
the expense of other trading and
manufacturing points such as your
cwn town and Savannah. AS we have
Stated in our petition and l,est, in
this matter, Savannah stands for equal
rights to all the cities and towns OF
Georgia and special discr,n.aatiyo
privileges to none In such a contest
We believe We will have your hearty
support
I would accordingly request that
you use your good influences to ac.
quaint your Interested business men
with the exact situation and enlist
their influence to the end that all
cities and towns may be put on ex-
actly the same basis as Atlanta before
the lower freight rates established by
the commission are permitted to go
into effect. Very respectfully,
Herman Meyers, Mayor.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
Officials of A. c. L. and
A. s. B. Held Meeting
in This City
10 CLOSE up SHOP MAIIER


Several officials of the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Atlantic and Bir
ningham railroads were in Brunswicl,
yesterday and held conference at the
Offices of the A. & b.
From what could be learned it
seems that the officials were here fol
The purpose of adjusting some differ
erces which existed between the two
lines over the shops of the A. C. l.
which, for several months, were leased
= the A. & b. after that road took con.
nol of the old b. & b.
Among those in the city were the
following representing the A. C. l.:
w S. McKee, auditor of disburse
raents, with headquarters at Whining.
tcn w II. Wright, division superln.
tendent, at Waycross; w. II. Dyer
master mechanic at Waycross, while
Nay. Bennett and Conyers of this city,
were the legal Representatives.
The A. & b. was represented by
George Dole Wadley, vice president,
". ]. Swain auditor j. L. Sweat,
general counsel. j. e. Emerson, master
mechanic and 2. Bonner. general store
keeper.
Just what the officials did while in
the city was not given out but il is
understood that all matters brought
rp at The conference were amlcably
settled.
Both parties arrived ON special cars
and left for their respective homes
yesterday afternoon and last night.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
MANY WINTER TOURISTS COMING
Already They are Engaging Aecommo
datIons In the City.

Already They are Engaging Aecommo
datIons In the City.
The indications are that Brunswick
viii entertain an unsuually large mum
Der Of winter tourists this season.
Already number Of boarding haus.
e. and private families have re-
ceiyed letters from northern people
engaging accommodations for the win
ter, A well known boarding house
proprietor stated to News reporter
yesterday that during the past week
he had received a large number OIL
letters and already had every room in
his house engaged for the month OF
January
The winter travel begins in Decem.
her and il is expected that the traffic
to Florida this year will be unusually
heavy
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
REPORTS ARE
CONTRADICTORY
-
st. Petersburg Says Japs
Lost Heavily in Re-
cent Battle
JAPS HAVE DIFFERENT STORY
Say the Enemy was RepuIsed and the
Loss to General Kuropatkin's
Force was Large-LittIe News
From Fight.

London, occ 1S.-Reports from the
scene of war in the Far East today are
crriosly contradictory
From the Japanese side comes
story of repulse of concerted Rus
sian attack all along the line, with
heavy losses 10 General Kuropatkn's
forces.
On the other hand telegram from
St Petersburg states that the Rus
slams made an attack today and that
the Japanese suffered heavy loss,
he Russians playing havoc with their
lines.
Very little i.om the battle has been
received here today
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
WILL TRY TO GET FUGITIVE

Alleged Incendtary Escapes From
Georgia to Ohio.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 1S.-Con,
stable Walker of this city, has return.
ed from Blue Ridge, Ga, where he run
down Bill Brown with bloodhounds
en- the charge of burning Judge Hills
residence and that of another prom
trent citizen three weeks ago.
One of the alleged incendiaries es-
c&ped to Ohio three weeks ago. De
ectiye Phipps of this city, ran down
John Miller, who was lodged in jail
az Blue Ridge. Efforts will be made
to capture the fugitive in Ohio.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
HUMAN HEARTS LAST NIGHT.
Cnly a Small Audience Witnessed the
MeIo-Drama.

A small audience was present last
might at the presentation of Human
Hearts" The crowd, however. or at
least majority, seemed to enjoy the
melo drama
There were no really good performs
crs in the cast, still, on the other hand
they all did fairly well The prison
scene and one or two of the others
were very good indeed The thrilling
experiences Of the differnt partici-
pants semed 10 greatly please the gal
lery and if the patrons got their mon-
eys worth what matters how god an
attraction it was? !.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
MICHAEL II. DWYER, FAMOUS HORSEMAN.
WAS FATALLY INJURED IN A COLLISION

New York. Oct. 49, Michael Dwyer,
the noted horseman and plunger, was
fatally wounded in a collision with a
street car here this afternoon, and his
driver Leslie Tracey was also badly
injured and viii probably die.
The handsome carriage containing
MI. Dwyer was coming down Liberty
avenue. 1t turned the Corner and
evidently the driver did not see The
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
Negro Attempts to Seize Gun With
Fatal Results,

Columbia, s. c.. Oct. 1s-Lucius
cuthbert. colored. met death near shel
den. Beauford county. while beating
his wife. The negro had his wife
down on the ground, beating her with
his fist. when his brother, Jonas, who
lad been hunting, walked up with
a gun on his shoulder. Lucius immed,
lately made dash at his brother to
secure the gun with which to kill his
wife. Jonas objected to this and a
struggle ensued. The gun was dis.
charged, the load, which was No. s
shot, entering Lucius face tearing his
jaw away. He died shortly afterward
Jonas, accompanied by q constable.
walked 20 miles to Beaufort to sur.
render. assa
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
10 RECEIVE ELECTION RETURNS
News Has Made Arrangements win

News Has Made Arrangements With
Managers Fleming and Waf.
The election returns from the pres
idential election to be held on Noyem-
her T. viii be received at the Grand.
: he News has made arrangements
with Managers Fleming and Wan
to give the returns in full.
The returns will begin to arrive pro.
badly about o'clock and will contin
us through the night A small admis
son will be charged to pay the ex-
penses of the opera house. etc.
There Is great interest manifested
in this election and it is probable that
an unusually large crowd will be pres
ent at the Grand to hear the returns.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19

approaching street car,nor did the
notorman see the driver. when an
accident was imminent it was impos
sible for either of them to stop, and
the collision followed.
The carriage was badly demolished
and Dwyer and the driver were
THROWN heavily to the concrate pave
ment. 1t is expected that they will
both die from their injuries.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
COTTON BURNS IN WAREHOUSE
Four Hundred Bales Destroyed with
$4,000 Insurance.

Perry, Ga, oct, 1s.-R. l. March
mans iron ware house was burned
here yesterday afternoon about three
0 clock. Origin Of the fire is unknown
There we're 400 bales of cotton burned
with about $4,000 insurance and
cotton burned. The building belonged
TO stock company, and had been in
sLred, the insurance expiring in Sep
tember; loss ON building $1,S00. Mr.,
Marehman was doing business on the
same lot when his ware house and
geo bales of cotton were burned Jan
uary Is, 1903.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
ALL RUSSIAN ASSAULTS
REPULsED BY JAPANESE.

Tokio. Oct 1S-The Russians fierce,
IL assaulted General ollu's left column
yesterday and made six counted at
tacks, all of which were successfully
repulsed.
AT sunset when the last Telegram
was sent from the field, the Russians
were advancing for a seventh attack
Field Marshal oyama reports that
the Russian losses in three attacks
were heavy.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-19
$4,000 RAISED FOR CHURCH.
Rsptists of Dublin Gave LIBERAL
Amounts.

Dublin, Ga, oct. B.-Yesterday a
rally was held for the purpose OF rails
ing money to complete the new Bap.
fist church in this city, and more than
$4,000 were raised in less than a
hour The rally was conducted by
Rev NJ. A. Jenkins. pastor Of the
church.
Rev. Mr. Jenkins fixed $1,000 as the
amount to be raised and a sam larger
by $4,000 was secured,