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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15
Mr. kILGORE'S FINE WHEAT

w. ). Kilgore began cutting
wheat on his place about miles
west of town Tuesday. He. has
ISo acers which he thinks will
make IS bushels per acer.
Olan Hollingsworth brought
fine bundle from the Kilgore farm
to the EXPRESS Office yesterday.
The heads measure six inches
and the straw's are FIVE feet long.
Much cf Mr.. Kilgore's wheat is
equally as fine as these samples.
From other sections come reports
equally as good.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15
HIGH Time
FOR ACTION
SANITARY CONDITIONS IN CHIcKA.
SHA MUST BE IMPROVED OR
PUBLIC HEALTH WILL SUFFER-
MUST CLEAN UP THE TOWN
No Time for Delay. Start on your own
Premises

For two months the EXPRESS has
called attention from time to time to
the necessity for cleaning up the
town and securing better sanitary
conditions. The Board of Health
has done much but much remains
to be done.
Normally there is no more health
tnl town in the United States than
Chickasha. The death rate is very
low and sickness is rare. But
during the past few weeks, there
has been much sickness in the
city Many exaggerated reports
are current, but it is fact that
there is more sickness than there
has been for months. Part of this
must be due to bad sanitary con-
ditions.
There are pools of water that
should be drained; there is filth in
backyards and alleys that should
be removed; there are pig-pens and
stables that are nuisances and in
various quarters, refuse and rub
bish that should be removed.
The city officials should take
immediate action to reliev.: these
conditions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15
THE BOARD HAS ADJOURNED
Another Session next Week. Raised
Real Estate Assessments

The Board Of Equalization finish
ed going over the assessment lists
yesterday and adjourned TIL next
week. 1t will be in session again
June 2I, 22 and 20 in Bailey &
Venable's office for the purpose Of
hearing from those whose assesse-
ments were changed.
Clerk Dews is sending out no.
tees to more than a thousand tax
payers today. They must appear
on the date named in the notice if
they have any objection to the
change in their assessment made
by the board.
The EXPRESS is Informed that
few changes were made in the as
sessment of personal property but
the board did business with the
realty, increasing the valuations
given to the assessor, in some in
stances as high as four-fold and in
many cases multiplying them by
two or three.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15
SOCIETY

Harry McElroy is very i'll with
typhoid fever.
Miss Lois Gibson has returned
from visit in Anadarko.
Mrs. Lester and children leave
tonight for Mineral Wells. Tex.
L. L. Bryan has returned from
short stay in Fl. Worth. Tex.
Master Geo. Bee1er Of Ninnekah
is visiting his sister Mrs. Hal
Thompson.
Mrs. Meta Dent has returned
from a three weeks visit in Mus
kogee, l. T.
Miss Josie Addingion Of Adj
dington, /. 7. is the guest Of Miss
Vici Wooten,
Mrs. J. A. Jackson of Burton,
Tex. is the guest OF her sister Mrs.
Kendall Galloway.
Mrs. NJ. Mac Carmack OF Sny-
der O. I. was the guest of Chick
asha friends yesterday.
Master Scottie Feland is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Loge Sturdi-
want in Ninnekah this week.
Miss Stella May went to Mar
low yesterday to visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon May and
family.
Mrs. Otilla Bolton accompanied
by her mother and little daughters
have returned to Chickasha from
Peru, III.
Miss Lucille Olive of Nashville
Tenn. will arrive i'll Chickasha
soon to spend several months with
relatives.
Mrs. Frank Taylor has returned
from visit with her parents in
Junction City Kansas. and with
her son in Fl. Riley Kansas.
Mrs. Will Divine and children
I of Little Rock Ark will arrive
next week on an extended visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Neal and fam
ilyp
Prof. Talliferra received a
message from Tex this morning
containing the news of the danger,
Gus illness OF his mother. He left
at once for his home.
Mr.. VIII Whitman entertained
a party at dinner on last Sunday
at this Early Hotel. Covers were
laid for Misses Sherwood, Segar
and Sutherland and Messrs Boyd
and Owsley.
The following young people en-
joyed a moonlight last night
chaperoned by Mrs. Ben Brooks
Misses Phillips, Garland, Hamil'
ton, Webker. Addington, Messr
Melton, Owens, John and Rol
Phillips, and Brooks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15
IMPORTANT RULES ADOPTED
BY the Court on Filing and Withdrawing
Papers

Deputy Clerk Speake has received
the following copy of an order
adopted by the court in session at
Ardmore:
On thisthe 9TH day of June, 1905,
it is ordered by the Court,
Ist-That all original pleadings
in cases now pending on the doc
ket of this Court shall at all times
remain in the custody of the clerk
of this court, except that any At
torney representing any of the par
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15
JAP PANESE
ADVANCING
MARSHAL OYAMA WILL BAG his En-
TRUCE ISN'T DECLARED
SOON
READY FOR OFFENSIVE ACTION
Japs Oppose Paris as Place for Peace
Negotiations


Gunshu Pass. Manchuria, June
I4.-The Japanese have forced the
advance posts Of the Russian left
beyond the Jacche river and are
occupying the heights north of the
river, A heavy force seems to be
behind this movement. Field Mar
shall Oyama is ready for general
offensive
The leaders of Chinese bandits
captured at Omoso in the rear of
the Russian left, have arrived here
Toxic, June I4.-The Japanese
government still maintains silence
regarding peace negotiations. 1t
is APPARENTLY awaiting action at and
advice from Washington and St. Pc
tersburg. TIE newspapers and
public continue spirited discuss
ion OF the situation, devoting them
selves largely to probable armis-
tice and terms ofpeace. The news
papers continue to be fatty opposed
TO an early armistice, which would
deprive the army and navy of the
advantages within their grasp. II
IS generally thought Field Marshal
Oyama's plans are rapidly matur-
ing and that the next great drive
will sweep General Linevitch back
and carry the japanese army into
Russian territory. The good faith
and ultimate intentions of Russia
toward peace are openly and gen
orally questioned. The japanese
government is possibly satisfied
with the good faith and intentions
of Russia, but its silence leaves the
public doubtful. The Japanese
public would welcome peace but it
demands terms consistent with vic
tory and assuring a permanent
peace.
Toxic, June II. The report Of
the japanese minister at Washing
ton, VI. Takihara, telling of his
interviews with President Roosevelt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15
THE OLIVE BROS. STORE
Avery Complete Stock. Cigars. TObae-
co and Indian Goods

Olive Bros. have added 70 and
very much improved the stock Of
goods at the postofice store and
they are running an np-to-date
place. They carry fine line Of
tobaccos and one of the largest
stocks of cigars in the city, includ-
ing all the leading brands.
Their stock also includes a full
line Of stationery, books, newspa-
pers and magazines. Standard
works and late books and all the
popular magazines are kept.
One department Of the store is
devoted to Indian goods. These
are the genuine articles made by
Indians-nothing "phony" about
them. They make a fine display
in the window.
The Olive brothers are courteous
and obliging and they endeavor to
please all their customers. Go to
see them when you need anything
III their line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15

For Sale: A new cut-under
Inquire at the Brick
Barn. 4345
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15
BOARD ELECTED TEACHERS
Took Six Ballots To Elect High School
Principal.

The school board met this morn
ing to complete the corps of teach
ers for next year. The teachers
committee made recommendations
for all the positions except the
principalship of the high school.
For this place there were fifteen
applicants and the committee, being
unable to agree, turned ever the
whole bunch to the board.
After six ballots had been taken
Edgar Cowan of Hobart, was elect
ed by acclamation.
Upon the recommendation of the
committee, the following additional
teachers were elected: Louise Coul.
ter, Oxford, Ohio, teacher Of
science in high school.
R. H. Wilson, principal Of North
Building.
UNASSIGNED
Flora Alridge.
Maude Barton.
Frances Saunders, Wichita.
Virginia Dulin, Sherman.
Ellen Brown, St. Louis.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15

There viii be a popcorn roast at
the residence Of Mrs. d. Z, Emerson,
from 4 to 6 p. m. for the benefit cf
the NJ. Z. church, Friday evening,
admission 10 cents. Everybody old
and young invited.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15

The program for the Choral
at the Carnegie Library
this evening consists of choruses,
quartets. trios, solos and every num-
Der will entertain. Don't miss it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-15

Choral Society concert this even
ing at the Carnegie Library, the
great musical event of the season.
Admission. IS cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

may do these tasks while l tidy the eel lar"
 In about ten minutes mamma came up from the cellar to find Sammy no where in sight In the back yard. He had begun 10 sweep the walk, but had thrown the broom down with the work only com menced. In the woodshed the kindlings were in the same disorder, showing Sam my had not been at work there. Mamma went to the dining room and wrote some thing more on the paper on the mantel At a quarter of ten Sammy came running in to ask the time. When his mamma in- formed him that 1t was getting along toward the hour he was longing for the impatient fellow went on the front porch to look for his father. And from the porch to the dining -roo-1 he kept run ming till the clock struck ten. Sammy counted the strokes excitedly. Why did not his papa come? He was growing hdgety.
 What are you so uneasy about, son r asked Sammy's mamma, sitting in her rocking chair by the window.
 "I'm wondering why papa doesn't come," sammy answered.
 "Oh, I suppose he thinks there's no use coming,p replied mamma.
 Sammy said nothing for a few minutes; then his impatience and curiosity got the
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"Oh-I- F'orgot-It Sammy"
BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

'Oh, forgot it!" was an expression sammy was forced to make use of so often that his parents became much wor- ried over his absent-mindedness In fact, his bad memory was getting to the point where severe measures would hnye to be resortcd to If the little boy was to be broken of the growing bad habit.
 Often sammy was sent on an errand only to return with the exclamation: "Oh, l forgot what l was sent for!" Again his mamma would intrust some important message with him to he delivered verbally to some friend. In n short time Sammy would come ioitering home, and with the most indifferent air would say: "Oh, mamma, l forgot to go to Mrs. --'s."
 Both his mamma and papa did every thing they could In the way of persuasion to break their son of his grlevous fnult. but their reasoning and counsel were of no avail Then they tried punishment by sending Sammy to bed supperess, or im- posing long tasks upon him. Still the child seemed indifferent to charging his mind with anything not of interest to him self-somethins pertaining to his own pleasures. He. never forgot m engage ment to go with his comrades to play. Neither did he ever forget when it was neal tlme This fact accustomed his par ents DO little anxiety, for It showed that Sammys absent -mlndedness was due to selfshness, When sammy loaned any of his playthings to his friends he was much annoyed If they forgot to return the bor- rolsad articles on time, although when he was the borrower he never bothered about carrying home the things lent to him. He dung them down anywhere and the own CTS could come and find their possessions as best they could.
 snnmy's mamma and papa. At last one day they decided on new plan to break
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run to the cellar and bring from there one of those empty Mason jars and the basket of eggs. l am going across to Mrs. Browns n minute. Put the basket and jar on the kitchen table, where 1 shall find them on my return, After you have offended to this errand please go down to the grocery and get half n dollars worth of sugar and bottle of salad oil. Don't forget"
 "All right" replied sammy, his mind on his own affairs. He only half heard bis mothers orders.
 Then mamma went across the street to make the informal call on Mrs. Brown. But there was m object other than that of seeing a neighbor that took sammy s mamma across the street She wanted 10 test her sons memory and sense of duty regarding the errands she had bldden him perform. In ten minutes she returned to her own house to find Sammy gone. She felt very hopeful. Perhaps the child had gone to the grocery in obedience to her order. She hurried to the kitchen hope the table. But no basket or jar was there, Again Sammy's mamma went to the mante and wrote on the sheet of paper. While she was engaged thus Sammy ran In, all excitement. "Oh, mamma" he cried, Bob Smith and Frank Jones are going fishing today, too. Wonder if papa would mind If they went with us?'
 How do you know they are going fish ing?' Sammy's mamma asked him.
 Wy. l just ran up to Franks to tell him that l am going fishing with papa, and I found him and Bob getting their traps ready to go up on the Willow for the day answered sammy, glibly, "They both said they'd like to go along with papa and me-"
 Are you and papa going fishing to- day?' asked mamma, in n very indifferent
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tone.
 Why, of coursel" exclaimed sammy. surprised at his mammals question. Don't you remember papa said for me to be ready by ten o'clock ?"
 When did papa say that?" asked man. mn.
 At the breakfast table," explained Sammy, still wondering at his mothers want of interest.
 ''Ohi--And you have remembered 1t all this tlme?" asked mamma. raising her eyebrows.
 sammy colored slightly and could not meet his mothers eyes. Then she got up and went to the Kitchen. After few minutes-which seemed like hours to sammy in his fmpatience to get off to the country-he joined his mother 'T wish ten o'clock would come," he said I'm all ready-and have been since nine
 Why do you wish 1t to be ten o'clock r asked mamma, looking up from her work.
 Why, so papa and l can go fishing exclaimed Sammy, getting a bit irritated by his mothers seeming forgetfulness. : On. And mamma seemed surprised sammy felt flush in his cheek and hung his head. By the way" said mamma, If you and papa are going to be gone all day you must do a few errands Tor me before starting. l want you to take the porch broom and sweep of the pack walk 10 the cistern; also sweep up the cistern platform. Then if you have plenty or lime you may stack the kind HnRs In the woodshed. They are In bad disorder and wapt axine In place. You
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

 with face beamlng with smiles, came run hing in, ''The walk and the cistern platform are swept as clean as this fo9E he cried. "The spade is shining and hang- ing in It's place. The eggs and jar are on the kitchen table, and now I'm of to the grocery after the sugar and salad oil. Oh, yes, and the kindlings are stacked up as even in the corner of the shed as though I had used line to stack by"
 And how do you feel since doing all thisT Mamma asked.
 ''Just as though l had been playing" declared Sammy. After all, work Is just like play-only 1t goes by a different name. But I'm going to like remember Ing things. It's not at all bad"
 And so it came to pass that "oh-I- forgot-it Sammy disappeared from ex- istence and new and happier boy came to live In his stead by the name of ''I- neyer-forget-it Sammy" And his parents never had cause to complain of the little fellows absent -mindedness again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23
Charades for Children's Parties on
the Lawn.

No doubt you have all played charades, and are perfectly familiar with this ever new form of amusement; but as the game is considered adaptable to the parlor on winter evenings only, 1t Is rarely h. dulged in during the warm weather.
 But charades In the open air may be made highly entertaining and most en- joyable to both participants and on-look- CTS. Let the little folks gather together on midsummer nights, with their parents and few other grown-ups for an audience, and let them divide their num- bers into two selected sides'' and act charades for an hour or so. The side presenting the most original and amusing charades should be awarded a prize--the prize to be in the form of a basket of cut flowers that may be divided among all the participants of the winning side, or fancy box of bonbons.
 The acting side" must retire to the house to make It's arrangements In secret, coming forth only to present the charade before the audience which Is comfortably seated in semi-circle on the lawn. The two ''acting sides" take turn-about at playing.
 few names to be used for charades are given here with instructions for
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mating on the top of his "coat of many colors," while a bright chestnut, with a brilliant red, shading to golden brown, colors the under-surface.
 The top feathers like the gaudy pheas- ant, or still gaudier peacock, change ac- cordlng as the light falls upon them, re- flecting all the hues of the rainbow.
 But, alas, poor kin -.sher must pay dearly for his beauty. Every year thou sands of his kind are killed that the mil liners may supply beautiful wings and soft, warm tinted breasts to adorn my lady's hat.
 The klngfisher builds its nest in m old gravel pit or in the deep, steep bank of a stream Sometimes 1t Is hidden away under the protecting roots of an old tree trunk. This nest-if 1t may be called .'nest'--is constructed from the hard bits of indigestible food which the bird daily elects This mass hardens into q nest or basin-shaped receptacle, In which the eggs lie.
 A tunnel from one to three feet in length approaches the hole in which the nest is made This tunnel slopes up- ward, which fact shows the intelligence of the kingfsher in protecting its house from the rainfall.
 Many interesting fables and strange legends have come to us about the king fisher The French naturalist Roland Is our authority for the legend which fol- lows.
 "The kingfsher was originally plain
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syllable finished. Now will be given the second"
 Immediately boy comes from the house and seats himself on one of the chairs beside the table. He takes from his pocket placard on which Is written in large words: "Dr. Cut-em-up. Hours. all night.' This he hangs about his neck. Then comes trooping towards him the whole bevy of boys and girls belong ing to the side now acting. Some are holding their heads as If in pain, others are limpIng. some groaning. etc. All ap- pear Ill. They approach the doctor who examines the pulse and tongue of each. sending away one at time with in- structions something like this: Swallow a pill-Dcx every five minutes" or Drink a barrel of rain water diluted with vine gar before each meal,' or. Take mild exercise before breakfast like jumping over the moon.' These prescriptions will create laughter and throw the guess CTS off the track of the syllable ''il1' whi.> is being enacted by the pretended pasisnts. As the patients go away they are followed by the doctor. Then Is given t.e last syllable. ton"
 boy comes bounding on the lawn
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gray bird and acquired It's present bright colors by flying towards the sun on its liberation from Noah's Ark, when It's upper surface assumed the hue of the sky above It and its lower plumage was scorched by the heat of the setting sun to the tint it now bears Not a few yir- tues were also attributed to this bird. It's dried body would, 1t was believed, avert thunderbolts, or, If kept in ward robes, would preserve from moths the woolen stuffs contained therein, whilst if hung by a thread from the ceiling of a room 1t would serve, like the more con- ventional weathercock. to point the dl- rection of the prevailing wind"
 The kingfisher feeds upon small aquatic insects and small fishes, and sometimes when pressed by hunger It will raven ously deyour leeches.
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Sammy of his very bad habit.

The next morning at breakfast table Papa said; Sammy, would you enjoy q day In the country fishing and hunting?"
 "Yes indeed, papa" answered sammy. with radiant face. his anticipation grow ing. Nothing would suit me better. It would be the greatest run
 .Weli,' said Papa. 'be ready by ten
 Al right. papa" answered sammy. a happy smile wreathing his mouth. "1il be nll ready before then You won't have to walt on me-
 Immediately after breakfast Sammy set to work to get his and Papas fishing tackle. ready. When. this was done he took the spade from the woodshed and set soft earth he would And a good supply of fishing worms Seeing him going of on this errand, Mamma called out to him: Don't forget to bring the spade back when you have finished with 1t, sammy. And --listen--be sure to clean all the soil qtr 1t and hang 1t up in It's place again.
 ''Yes'm." answered Sammy. Then he hurried away, whistling merrily.
 After filling tn can with fishing worms ito be used for bait sammy threw the spade on the ground where he had been digging and ran to the house. Entering the room where his mother sat he inquired nnxiously: What time is 1t, mamma?"
 After telling Sammy the time mamma went to the nanteI and wrote something on a sheet of paper lying there. She had observed that sammy had not brought the spade in, but she did not say q word to bin about 1t. Nov. SOD. want you to
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better of him and he asked: Why should papa think there's no use coming?''
 Well, l suppose he thinks you've for gotten all about what he said at the breakfast table," answered his mamma You know you never charge your mem- ory with anything-unless it's something pertaining to your own pleasure" And mamma kept on rocking and sewing leis- urely.
 sammy was thoroughly ashamed now and stood hanging his head while lump grew in his throat. For the first time In his life he felt the importance of remem- bering things As he was undergoing sort of self-condemnation the telephone bell rang. '.Hello." called mamma, talk lug up the receiver. "Oh, is 1t you papa? Well--wait minute. Sammy Is here and can come to the phone.'
 Sammy's gloom banshed for the in- stant. Papa was going to explain his de- lay and say when he would be home. He took the receiver from his mamma's hands and stepping on the stool which was al
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presenting them Hamilton, proper name consisting of three syllables. Cine part of speech and number of syllables 1t contains must be explained by the Master of Charades 10 the guessers just the thew word De simple, complex or Eco componnd1 del
 Let each syllable of the word be presented singly, thus:
 A boy wearing a white apron comes hurridly on the lawn and places inside the semi-circle small table nt which he puts two ebairs. Immediately couple. boy and girl come forward from the house and seat themselves at ihetable The boy in the apron assumes the manners of waiter and says to the couple What will you havey The boy looks toward the girl who answers: '1'Il take cold ham" The boy. mods his head add says: "rll take the word ham" In this way the first syllable of the word Hamilton Is given. The walter runs Into the houpe, and after . minute of whispering the couple rises
 ThA Master of Charades calls: "First