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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
MAYOR WRITES LETTER
To Chief Of Police -Cruaade on vags
and Chambers Ordered.

Mayor Venable addressed the
following letter to the chief of po-
lice today:
Chickasha, l. T. Nov. 20, 1906.
Mr.. ID. L. Hopkins, Chief of Police,
Chickasha, 1. T.
Dear SIR
Information has reached me that
our city has been infested with a
worthless and criminal class of ne
groes with no perceptible means OF
support, and that gambling has be
come prevalent as a means of live
lihood by a large number of ne
groes as we'll as whites. The pres
ence of such a class of people in
our midst is a serious menace to so.
ciety and if we do not make some
efforts to rid the city of such, we
shall have frequent holdups, burg
laries and robberies during the
present winter months. Il is the
function OF our municipal govern
ment to protect not only the lives
Of its citizens but the property also
Of its citizens and the morals of
the community. The demand for
labor was never greater and no able
bodied man need want for the nee
essaries Of life, as all can get work
at any time with good remunera
tion. The fields are full af the
products Of the farm awaiting the
hand Of the harvester. Carpenters,
an1 all classes of laborers
are sought for daily in our city.
This will authorize you to max
a crusade against the idlers, loafers
gamblers and all others with to
visible means of sufport-in short
vagrants-wherever found in the
limits of our city, whether white
OF black, in order that we may rid
the City Of this class Of people as
dangerous to the community. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
RUSH FOR PASTURE LAND


Lawton, Okla, Nov. 22.-At-
tracted by The government sale of
half million acres of Kiowa, Com
anche ard Apache Indian pasture
lands near here The fling of sealed
bids on which begins December 3rd
three thousand people have been
uDloaded here since yesterday at
noon by trains from the north and
east. Five special trains will ar
rive here today bringing Kansas
City. St. Louis passengers and the
total immigration for the two days
will be approximately 5000 people
The United States land Office is
taxed to provide literature con-
cerning the sale cf the lands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
RAILROAD
BUILDERS
HELD AN IMPORTANT MEETING
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON MUCH
INTEREST WAS MANIFESTED.
ARE GOING AFTER NEW LINES
Determined to Bring Chickasha to the
Front As a Railroad Center

The executive committee of the
Commercial Club held an impor-
tant meeting yesterday afternoon
to consider railroad matters. While
the attendance was not large. 1t
was an earnest determined COM
pany of men, imbued with the
spirit that does things.
Mr.. Colby, city engineer who
has had much experience in rail
road surveying. was called into
conference with the committee and
gave much valuable advice relative
to the propositions under considera-
tion. Mr.. Sayer also gave report
of his recent conference in regard
to the proposed line southeast.
AS a result of the meeting, plans
were initiated which it is believed
will result in giving Chickasha
another great line of railway. The
secretary and railroad committee
were instructed to get busy with
negotiations and il is expected to
have the matter in shap to present
to the people Of the city in few
weeks and to begin the execution
Of the plans formed.
Mr.. Sayer and others discussed
the railroad situation in a way TO
show that they are fully alive to
the importance Of the matter. Sad
Mr.. Sayer, The more | study
about the future Of Chickasha, the
more strongly am | convinced tina I
it hinges entirely upon what we
do in the way Of securing railroads.
within the next year or two. If
we get the railroads Chickasha will
take FIRST rank among the cities of
the new state. Manufacturing and
wholesale enterprises alLdepend for
this development upon railroads.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
MANY NOTABLES
DELIVER ADDRESSES

Kansas City. Nov. 24-At the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con.
gress today the espiecal drawing
card was Leslie M.Shaw, secretary.
Sam Bancroft consulting engineer
of the sanitary canal commission
and VIM. J. Bryan, were on the
program to make speeches, Ban
croft to speak in the morning on
deep Waterways from Lakes to
Gulf" Shaw in the afternoon OIL
American Finance. and Bryan
at night on Development of
Trans Mississippi Region along
Commercial Lines" Among other
speakers was Ike Pryor president
Of the Southwest Cattle Raisers
Association. The Secretary read a
paper by George w. Dickie, who
was unable to be present, in which
Dickie advocated inceased facilit-
les in shipyards on the Pacific
coast and Enough work to keep
them in condition to render the
government efficient service in
case of war;, Denver, Lincoln,
Muskogee and Tnlsa are working
to secure next years convention
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23

We can expect nothing more than
the slow growth of the town from
the gradual development of the
agriculturalresorces of the country
Give us the railroads, and the
future Of Chickasha will be assur
ed. 1t is now or never, for the rail-
roads In this country will soon all
be built. If we don't get them, 9th
er cities will and Chickasha will
have to take back seat. 1t Is my
opinion that we can afford to put
our mouey into railroads now"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
HARRIMAR'S WEALTH
Railroad Magnate the Most Powerful
Money King in the World

New York.-The Journal says:
Edward H. Hartman, the money
king of the world, controls So, 5oo-
600, 900. This is in part a result
of his recent victory over Stuyve-
SAINT Fish in the fight for mastery
of the Illinois Central railroad.
Rothschild, the Vanderbilts,
Morgan and all of the money kings
of ancient or modern times, from
croesus down, never had absolute
power over such a sum. II money
is power, Mr.. Hartman is easily
the most potent figure in the fnan-
cial world of this or any other
age.
Wall street is wondering, and
trembling, too, for fear of how Mr..
Hartman may be minded to utilize
his power. With the resources at
his command he is undeniably in a
position to crush or seriously Grip
pie almost any combination of
capital which might be formed to
secure his downfall.
Statistical pencils have figured
out some of the purposes for which
Mr.. Harriman's s., 500 900, 900
might serve. In coin, If piled row
upon row, like bricks, i. would
inclose the Flatiron building, ass
feet high; the Park Row building,
3S2 feet high and the St. Paul
building, 3oS feet high, with enough
laid over to shingle a roof for the
whole.
Piled in a pyramid, its cone
would reach nearly to the top OF
the Flatirom building. One could
build three walls of gold ten fee
high and FIVE feet thick across Wal
street.
It would give each of the 81, 600,
600 persons in the United State
S2y.76.
In $40 notes laid three thick i
would form double-tracked lint
from Jersey City to Arden, out OF
the Erie railroad. forty miles from
New York, where Mr.. Hartman
lives like a lord on demesne tha
comprises hundreds of acres.
In silver dollars 1t would fill tn,
big hole in the excavation for thu
new Pennsylvania station a
Seventh and Ninth avenues ars
Thirty-6rst and Thirty-thirt
streets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
pEARY DIDN'T QUITE
REACH THE POLE
ASSOCIATED Press,

I. Cape Briton Island, Nov. zs :
Flying the flag of the United
States which had been placed near
er the pole than any other national
standard, weather beaten. and dis
abled the Peary Arctic steamer
Roosevelt arrived here today un-
der sail and steam after sixteen
months voyage in an effort to
reach the pole. Though not en
tirely successful, the expedition
nevertheless got to eighty-seven
degrees, six minutes, north latitude
or within two hundred and three
miles of the pole.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
DISPATCHER PROMOTED
Mr.. Scoffern is Appointed Night
Chief BY the Rock IsIani

r. c. Scoffern wAo has been
dispatcher for the north end of the
Rock Island has been appointed
night chief dispatcher and has en-
tired upon the duties Of his new
position. His many friends will
congratulate him upon his promo.
ton.
Mr. Scoffern began his railroad
career with the Rock Island and
has gradually forged his way up
ward by faithful attention to duty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
ON
COAL RATES
TERRITORIAL OFFICIALS MAKING
WAR ALL ALONG LINE ON
COMBINATIONS
CASES AGAINST THE RAILROAD


Guthrie, Okla. Nov. a4-Both
the federal and the territorial of
icials are now making fight all
along the line against the alleged
trusts and combinations doing
business in the territory. The fed
eral grand jury reconvenes here
Tuesday, and it is understood that
John Embry, United States attor-
ney, is presenting mass Of testi-
mony and evidence against the In
dian Territory coal trust and GER
tain railroads. A subpoena has
been issued for John Debolt, of
Oklahoma City, manager Of the
alleged Indian Territory coal
trust.
in the district court this 1t
is expected that the case against
the Choctaw railroad, now the
Rock Island, fled by Attorney
General Cromwell,of the territory,
will come up before Judge Burford.
The case is similar to the one de-
cided against the Rock Island by
Judge CARRIER. which the road has
given notice it will appeal to the
United States supreme court.
The choctsw operates under a
federal charter, granted by con-
gress, which provides that its local
rates shall not be in excess OF the
maximum rates of Arkansas and
Texas. 1t is charged that the ex.
cess rate to Enid is SI.aS per ton
lump. Rates over the territory are
proportionately high.
A case has already been prepar :
ed against the Santa Fe, but the
Oklahoma represen tative of the
road has asked that action be de-
ferred until representative can
go over the rates complained of.
aud adjust them If possible.
Attorney General Cromwell has
cases pending before the Inter-
State Commerce commission on
the grain rates OF all Oklahoma
roads. Should the supreme court
uphold his position rates in Okla
homa would be greatly reduced.
and it is thought that the shippers
might recover the excess rates pre-
viously collected.
II think l will win my cases, "
said Mr.. Cromwell today, "but if
I do not I will at lleast have edu-
Gated the people to the .discrim-
nations and excessive rate charges
of the railroads operating in the
territories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
EACH TR|BESMAN GETS $35

The cnickasaw-Choctaw paying
party arrived in the city this morn
ing from Lindsay and established
headquarters in the basement of
the Chickasha National Bank,
where they are disbursing to each
Indian share Of the tribal funds.
Each Indian receives SIS as his
portion of the sum derived from
the sale of townsites. that is now
being d stributed.
Capt. G. W. Wise s-the chief
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
BOLD HOTEL HOLD-UP
CLERK WAS KILLED

Arkansas City. Kas. Nov. 49,
Early today two masked men in an
attempt to hold up the St.Charles
Hotel here. shot and instantly kill
ed William coff. night clerk, and
wounded 5. A. Halpin. an actor. so
badly that he died a few hours later.
The men were sitting in the hotel
Office when robbers entered. They
were ordered 10 throw up their
hands and before they could COM
ply, shooting began. Robbers es-
capped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
CATHOLIC BAZAAR CLOSES
Mnny Prizes Awarded-Was a Very
Successful affair

The annual bazaar of the Cath
olic ladies closed last night, when
the prizes in many contests were
awarded. The entire bazaar prov
ed great success and about $S25
for the church. Father Urban
and the ladies desire to thank all
who contributed toward the SUCCESS
of the occasion and especially Mr..
c. VI. Hollings~orth for the build.
ing and the Chickasha Gas. Co.
for gas donated.
Parties who failed to get the
prizes awarded to them can secure
them by calling at Father Urban's
home.
The following is a list of the
more important awards:
Quilt, w. J. Tomklin.
Chocolate set, w. ]. Genovel.
Water Set, NJ. ]. Horan.
Sofa Pillow, NJ. L. Gilbert.
Batteuburg Center Piece, Miss
Alice Mcdonald.
E'smond pis, w. R. Kennedy.
ChiId's gold ring, N. Yesner.
Pin cushion, Mrs. Eichof.
Comforter, c. Marcott.
Carving set, c. NJ. Fechheimer.
Gold bracelet, Marie Mccarthy.
Diamond Ring. Frances Brother
ton.
K. c. Charm, John Ikard.
Father Urban won the Angora
goat which be donated to one Of
the boys.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23
DASTARDLY HOLD.UP
---WCTIM WAS SHOT

o. o. SIetton, a fireman on the
Rock Island had an encounter last
night near the round house with a
negro highwaymau, which came
near costing him his life AS it is
he is laid up at the hospital with a
bad bullet wound in the left hip.
hr. Sletton's account of the af-
fair is as follows: Last night
little after seven O'Clock / went
down to the round house; passing
the round house and going on
down by the ice plant / saw ne
gro following me; he had his hands
in his pockets and was whistling.
/ turned to go TO the oil house and
the fellow got in front Of me.
When he got to me he threw gun
in my face and demanded that
give him everything l had. | gave
him all the money l had with me,
about sixteen or eighteen dollars.
He pocketed it and with the gun
still covering me, made grab with
his left hand for my watch chain
and at the same time grabbed for
the gun. He shot and the bullet
hit me in the left bip."
Mr.. SIetton says he corld easily
recognise the negro for il was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23

moonlight. He had on a dark pair
of trousers, dark coat, blue wooIen
shirt and wore cap. He was a
young fellow, rather yellow and
about FIVE inches tall. After he
shot, he run west. Mr.. Sletten does
not know whether he shot more
than once or not as the gun look
ed like an automatic and was a
thirty-eight calibre, but persons in
the neighborhood who heard the
shots say several shots were fired.
Mr.. Sletton lost a considerable
amount of blood before a physi-
clan Nuld be hal. Had the shot
been an inch higher up it would
have undoubtedly proved fatal as
il is, Mr.. Sletten will be laid up
with a crippled hip for several
weeks, and may be lame as a re-
suit.
Among the coins in Mr.. .Sletten's $
pocket which the negro secured
were a Norwegian quarter, OF
crown and Mexican coin. The
authorities have been diligently
hunting for the higbwayman but
as yet no trace of him has been
found
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23

W. A. Mcbride; of Atoka was
in the city yesterday. He is Grand
Master of the Indian Territory
Masons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23

Go to Neal's meat market cor
chickasha and 9th for meats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23

clerk in charge of the party and
payments are made under his di-
rection. Every citizen of the Chick
asaw and choctaw nations shares
in the funds. This is the second
per capita payment that has been
made. The party has already COW
cred the entire eastern part of the
territory, making payments at all
important towns and, with the
towns along the Rock Island will
have completed the payment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23

tits necessary to employ additional
police let it be done.
Feeling assured that you wiilIuse
due diligence in this matter, I
beg 10 remain,
Yours truly,
John H. Venable.
Mayor of Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-11-23

Father Urban Won the Angora
goat which be donated to one Of
the boys.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-30
MIssoURps HIDDEN LAKE.
Remarkable Body of Water In the
Heart of The Ozark.

Remarkable Body of Water In the
Heart of The Ozark.
In Oregon county, Mo-, and Fulton
county, Ark, are grouped Grand Gulf,
Mammoth Spring and Spring River.
Grand Gulf is the crowning wonder of
the group. The shallow streams, about
one fourth of a mile distant from each
other, flowing in the same direction
over an elevated plateau, suddenly drop
into canons 500 feet deep. These two
canons form junction half mile be-
low where they strike a mountain ly-
ing directly across their path. This
mountain has been tunnelled by the
action of the water and the natural
bridge thus formed is no less curios-
ity and almost equal in size to the
famous natural bridge Of Virginia
After passing through this mountain
the united stream strikes another
mountain and tunnels II for several
hundred feet and then spreads out into
an immense underground lake, the area
Of which has never been ascertained.
Many parties have entered the tunnel
and picnics have been held by torch
light on the margin of the lake, but
still it remains a mystery. No light
can exist long over the bosom OF the
lake and nothing can be heard save the
far away rumble of the waters as they
rush on.
This underground lake is a reservoir
which supplies Mammoth Spring, the
largest spring in the world, with its
$4,000 cubic feet Of water a minute.
The most surprising feature in connec-
ton with this extraordinary natural
curiosity is the fact that when these
great canons are filled with water
even to the arch of the natural bridge,
hundreds of feet deep, the volume of
water in Mammoth Springs is not in
creased. Mammoth Spring covers
eighteen acres of ground 200 feet deep
with crystal water.-Southwest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-30
OTHER PREMIUMS:

In addition to the Buggies, as lead
ers, to be given away to the two club
makers who return and pay for the
two largest clubs. regardless OF the
number of names these clubs contain,
whether one hundred or four num-
dred, we offer a number OF speeiai
premiums in proportion to size as fol-
lows: t5.
For Four Names.
z A Stylographic Fountain Pen;
handsome Three-Bladed Pocket
Knife with name and address on the
handle, or one of the late new novels
that retail for $1.00.
For Five Names.
A years subscription to either one
of the following Magazines: NC
sew. Argosy, Scrap Book, Cosmopoli-
tan, Saturday Evening Post, or either
of the following: A Champion"
Stem Winding Watch, a gold pointed
Fountain Pen or four-bladed Pock-
ct Knife.
For Six Names.
An ECLIPSE" Stem Winding Watch,
Hamilton Model Is, 22-calibre Rifle,
q years subscription to the Christian
Herald, a 22-String Zithern or any
one Of the new popular $3.50 novels.
For Eight Names.
An Ingersole Triumph" Watch, a
Daisy Repeating Air Rifie-works
like a Winchester fine Razor or a
Pocket Knife, Rapid Writer Foun-
tain Pen-plain case; or Hopf Mod
ell Violin or an 8-inch Banjo.
For Ten Names.
One years subscription to THE
ENQUIRER, q No. Q Hamilton 81
calibre Rife-model II, the Youths
Companion one year, or gold mount
ed Fountain Pen, q good Banjo, Gull
tar or Violin.
For Twenty Names.
Crack-Shot Stevens Rifle, a 10-oz.
Canvas Hunting Coat, q No. l EJsctor
Single Barrel Breech-Loading Shot
Gun, the Century or Harper's Maya
zine.
For Thirty Names.
Either Of the following: A Single
Barrel Hammerless Shot Gun, q fine
Toilet or Washstand Set, q Hopkins
& Allen, 'Jr., % Calibre Rife, or
No. 13 Oliver Turn Plow.
For Forty Names.
A fine Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo,
New York Standard Open Face
Watch, q w. Richards Double-Barrel
Breech-Loading Shot Gun.
For Fifty Names.
A Winchester or Colts Repeating
Rifle, 22-calibre; or q Baker Double
Barrel Breech-Loading Gun.
Anything Desired.
We will arrange to furnish any
special article desired by a club-mak-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-30
LAND FOR SALE

W. 3. WILSON, ROCK HILL, 8. c.
r WILL sell the below described
l. farms, payable one-fourth cash, bal
ance in 1, 2 and 3 years, with annual
interest from date Of sale.
Frank Brown Place.-293 Acres on
Yorkville and Landsford road, 81 miles
from Rock Hill, 10-horse farm now in
cultivation, rs acres first class bottom
land, we'll ditched and not subject to
overflow-six settlements including
new 4-room superintendent house and
outbuildings.
Hutehison Place No. 1.-About 90
Acres on Nations Ford road, miles
from Rock Hill, 3-horse farm, we'll tim
bered and watered-2 settlements.
Hutchison Place No. 2.-About 60
Acres, on Southern railway, miles
north of Rock Hill, 1-horse farm, well
timbered and watered-one settlement.
Barnett Place-151 Acres on India
Hook road, Al miles from Rock Hill, A.
horse farm, we'll timbered and watered
3 settlements.
McElwee PIace.-217 Acres on Tay-
lor's creek, miles from Rock Hill, q
horse FARM settlements.
Enloe Place.-13S Acres on Fishing
creek, near Bethesda Graded school, 81
miles from Rock Hill, 4-horse farms
settlements.
Kirkpatrick PIaee.-373 Acres, on
Chester road, miles from McConnells-
Vile, we'll timbered and watered, and
fine pasture lands. Houses and open
land for 6-horse farm. Will divide this
place. w. 3. WILSON.
Sept. IL tt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-30

building, which will be located near the
cut, will go up in the early spring.
Messrs. ]. A. Smith and ]. A. Pinch
back are the principal stockholders
and the prime movers in this new en-
terprise. =. Mr. Eli Kendrick and Rev.
John Hall left this morning for Lin
colnton to attend the wedding Of Rev.
Brady L. Stroup and Miss Blanche
Irene Yoder the former as an attend
ant and the latter as officiating min
lister. The marriage rites will be cell
ebrated in the Lutheran church this
afternoon at o'clock. Miss Ella Lew
is, who is also one Of the attendants,
went to Lincolnton yesterday. The
bride is a daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
Robert A. Yoder, while the groom, q
CASTOR county boy, is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cephas Stroup. At present he
has charge of church at Leesville, s.
c., where they will reside. ..... Long
fellow Evening" was the title Of de-
lightful and highly entertaining pro-
gramme rendered by the Baptist Young
Peoples Union Friday night, the occa-
sion being the social and literary meet
ing of the union. The literary part OF
the programme consisted Of two excel
lent papers on the life and work of
by Prof. ]. S. Wray and Mr..
S. ]. Wilkinson and both vocal and in
strumental selections rendered by Mrs.
T. A. Norment, Mrs. ]. D. Moore and
Miss Gertrude Fogle. Two excellent
readings were rendered by Miss Vir-
ginia Egerton and Miss Fannie Penny.
After the programme had been con-
cluded refreshments we're served and a
delightful social hour was spent The
evening proved to be a drawing card
for quite a number of the young people
and those who were present were great
ly rewarded by the excellence Of the
programme rendered, and by the enter
tanning way in which the social hour
was spent. In addition to the regular
programme several interesting talks
were made by Prof. Wray and Rev. w.
H. Reddish on the work and purpose Of
the B. Y. P. u.