The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-24

with that in osher ces Of the same population reveals
the fact that We have one Of the hsathest cities in
the entire country II IS doubtful if there IS city
in the southwest that has lower dea1h rate A
newspaper makes Il part Of its business keep
tab Oh deaths a. well a. On other events. AZ one
TING during the past year there was not death IN
chickasha in nine weeks. This Is reHpvkabis
record and it IS doubiful could be duplicated in
any city Of even half our population
In Chickasha as in al; other towns there come
periods when sickness IS more prevalent than Al
other times This is always the case and when IS
50 there is no occasion for great alarm During the
past few months we have gone through such period
but it has passed now and normal conditions prevail
as the reports Of physicians published in his paper
indicate This has been a wet season On the whole
and nalarial conditions have prevailed large
area Of country There has been some typhoid fever
Lut not tenth as many cases as have been reported
During this period health conditions in general in
Chickasha have been neither better nor worse than
they hage been in other cities. AT no time has
there been any occasion for the scare-crow reports
that persons ignorant Of the real facts have peddled
The statements Of physicians give the lie to all
such reports and may be accepted absolutely
reliable since they all come from reputable men who
could not afford to give out misleading reports on
such an important matter even if they were 50 in.
clined.
Generally speaking the only sickness prevalent
at the present time is such as is common at this
season Taking the average year by year, the health
of chickasha will compare favoraby with that Of any
city in the Southwest and will doubtless surpass that
Of the majority Of cities Of its class
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IT IS an unquestioned fact that Chickasha IS
the best produce market in this entire section Of the
country All through the season dealers has paid
more for butter eggs poultry vegetables, ETC., than
any town with twenty miles have paid The chicka-
sha dealers paid III cents per dozen for eggs when
the dealers in the smaller towns around us were
paying FIVE cents. The explanation is very simple.
A town the size Of Chckasha consumes an enormous
amount Of such products. The local demand is
greater than can Be met and 50 long as this Is %,
farmers are going get better prices for their pro-
ducts in Chickasha than elsewhere
WE SINCERELY trust that Mr. Murry will sue
ceed in getting some one here TO assist him in repre-
senting the Chickasaw Nation Not that he and
the Pauls Valley delegation are not equal to the
emergency but it would be less embarrassing the
roll call districts 16 49, 10 20, and 20 had
some one to answer present Muskogee Phoenix.
ONE GOOD thing the Muskogee convention did
was to enable the leaders toget their pictures in the
papers as prominent in the public eye
Ir IS to be hoped that the farmers around
Chckasha will respond promptly to the call for
products to exhibit at the state fairs in the east All
Of lis are equally interested in setting the resources
Of this splendid country before the world Let's
show the Fasteners that this section doesn't take
back seat on anything; show them our natchess corn,
cotton, alfalfa, fruits and vegetables 1t viii bring
people to develop the country, improve farms and i'm
crease values. Bring in your best specimens.