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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
HIGHEST RAILROAD BRIDGE
commissions

Canon City, Cola, March o.
Work was began today on the
highest railroad bridge in the
world. 1t is to be built across the
top of the famous Royal Gorge,
near this city. 1t will be $500
feet above the hanging bridge Of
the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road and will be SO high in the air
that the roaring of the Arkansas
River below will not be heard and
the powerful stream will look like
a mere thread of silver. The
structure will be erected in connec-
ton with the plans of a syndicate
of San, Jose, CAL, which is about
to establish an inturerban system of
electric railroads, in Fremont
County from here to Florence and
the top of Royal Gorge. 1t is ex-
pected that the line to the top of
the Royal Gorge will be completed
and in operation some time this
summer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07

The Louisville KY. Herald"
says of Dora Thorue": Dora
Thorue' is at the Avenue this
week. The dramatization of the
family novel is eveu more interest.
ing that the reaping oft. The play
of Dora Thorne' opens wider
play upon human emotions and
human passions than peahaps any
melodrama that has been produced
at Avenue this year. The reading
public is familiar with the stery,
the confession of love, the murder,
the pangs Of jealousy arorsed and
he vivid description of the wages
Of sin. The scenery is especially
adapted to the production Of this
play.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
HOME MISSION soclrY

The Womaus Home Mission
Society of the Methodist church
will meet with Miss Jessie Baker
Thursday at 3 p. III. All interest
ed please notice the change as it
has been decided to meet Thurs
day, instead Of Monday hereafter.
The election Of officers at last
meeting resulted in reelection Of
nearly every officer for another
year. This society has been doing
some excellent work this year un-
der the leadership of its most ex-
cellent President Mrs. c. R, Kim
bro. Beside paying into Gen'l
Treasurey over $4,000 for use in
the work at large, they have col
lected in various ways for the local
work S952.39. And have expend-
ed on church fund and other wise
SIa45.II. And still have a balance
in the bank. The interest and
membership are increasing steadily
and they are planning great things
for the year to come. We urge all
of our Methodist ladies to join this
society. y.-Contributed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
The RICH RED MAN
Will soon Merge into Our Citizen
ship-Interesting Facts

By reason of the dissolution Of
their tribal governments the Five
Civilized Tribes will merge them
selves in the general mass of the
country's citizenship. They were
made citizens Of the United States
by act of congress in 1907.
The Indian Territory is terri
tory with very few Indians. The
Five Civilized Tribes Cherokee,
Choctaw, Creeks, Chickasaws and
Seminoles-comprise about SO, 900
persons. Only small portion are
full -bloods, the rest being decend-
ants of the negro and mulatto slaves
Of the era before 1865; mixed breed
Indians of various shades of dilu-
lion up 10 persons who cannot be
distinguished from whites, and
white men and women who have
been adopted into the tribes And
there are fragments of eight tribes,
aggregating about 1000 persons,
in the territory's northeast corner.
AS against these 80, 900 Indians,
actual and constructive, there are
six times as many whites in the
Indian Territory. These, of
course, constantly increase through
immigration, while the Indians,
restricted to the growth in excess
Of births over deaths, remain prac.
tically stationary.
The FIVE tribes have schools,
churches, cultivated farms, t1wns
with electric lights and other ac-
compartments and appliances Of ad-
vanced civilization. For genera
tions through their local legisla.
lures, executives and courts, they
have been governing themselves.
Out of the 500, 600 people Of
Oklahoma Indian Territory Io2, 900
in the aggregate are classed as
Indians, and only about $4,000 of
these are full bloods.
There are about 800, 900 children
in schools of the combined terri
tories and they have several institu
tions Of the higher learning. They
have $50 newspapers and periodi-
Gals forty of them dailies, and 81
600, 900, 900 property subject 20
taxation. -Ardmoreite.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
house.. .wLb rnandoB
run a m@s

light franchise pending before the
council, stated that he had no OBJ
lection to the granting of a fran
chise to the street railway people,
but the period Of IS months given
to them, would practically keep
him and everybody else out of the
field. TWAS out Of the question to
have three light, systems. He
stated that he was willing to put
upa certified check for $1,000, guar
anteeing to put in the plant if he
accepted franchise. Mr.. Jones
stated that while his company
wouldn't put up forfeit it would
put in first class plant.
After considerable discussion,
this franchise and the other one
were referred to committee to be
reported upon at meeting to be
held at five o'clock this after
noon,
Before taking up the franchises,
other business was attended to.
The city attorney was instructed
to prepare an ordinance requiring
proprietors of hotels, boarding and
lodging houses to furnish tine
officers lists of all persons rooming
at their houses. 1t was also voted
that summons for street work
should be served by the street
commissioner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07

Mr.. AN. Wooibrige, the man
ager of the Western Union Tele-
gaph office at this place, and his ex.
cellent force of operators, is giving
the people of Alexandria, the best
telegraph service they have had
since Mr.. Simpson was in charge a
lumber Of years ago. We find the
present force of operators very ac-
curate, aud the management ex-
ceedingly thoughtful, kind and ac-
commodating. We hope Mr.. Wool
ridge aud his accomplished wife
who is the chief operator in the
office with her hus band, will re-
main in Alexandria for many years
to come Daily Town Talk,
Alexandra La.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
STATEHOOD
ASSURED
OR PRACTICALLY so. BrLL ALMOST
CERTAIN TO PASS WITH FORA
KER AMENDMENT
UNCLE JOE WILL Be COERCED
Into Accepting the Amended Bill.
The Omnibus Bill Unpopular

Washington, d. c., March o.
Statehood for Oklahoma and In
dian Territory is now absolutely
assured, that is, practically 50.
When the vote is taken in the
senate on the statehood bill On
Friday. March 9, it is expected,
and the expectation amounts to a
reasonable certainty. that the
measure will pass after the Fora
ker amendment has been adopt
ed.
Though Speaker Cannon, Of the
house has repeatedly declared that
the house will not accept the bill
in this form, it is probable that he
will be forced 10 do.
Sentiment against the jointure Of
New Mexico and Arizona has been
aroused all over the country, and
even the speaker Of the house will
not be able to muster corporals
guard in favor Of killing the bill
rather tnan accept the amendment.
Developments have brought
about situation which makes it
prudence Of the highest quality
for the administration and its
friends in the house to abandon
their efforts to make statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico the
prize Of statehood for Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, and the
question now uppermost is as to
the plan Of retreat.
Speaker Cannon in his effort to
insist on the Hamilton bill, will
not have the administrations in
fuence, at least TO the same de-
gree that he did when he whipped
the insurrecios into submission On
the rule.
The president does not now be-
lieve that his own popularity is
potent enough TO put through an
unpopular measure. And the
omnibus statehood bill is an un-
popular bill, the more repugant be-
cause il puts the welfare Of two
million people in Oklahoma and
Indian Territory to the hazard Of
a political game.
This will be the end Of one Of
the longest and most bitter fights
in the history of the congress.
The result will be that a new state
TO be known as Oklahoma will en-
ter the Union. But unquestiona-
Bile, Arizona and New Mexico,
jointly or separately, will lose the
chance of joining the sisterhood of
states for some years to come.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
FRANCHISE
MATTERS
BEFORE THE COUNCIL. ExTEN
SION or TIME ASKED FOR BY
STREET RAILWAY co.
WANT A u5HT FRANCHISE
Offer Lights at Reduced Prices.
Referred to Proper Committees

A called meeting Of the city
council was held this morning to
consider franchise matters. The
City Railway Company is asking
for an extension of time III which
to begin work and complete its
line and also asks franchise for
an electric light system.
The original franchise for the
street railway provided that the
work of construction should begin
within two months and four miles
of the line should should be in
operation within nine months.
Amendments are asked providing
that work should begin with in
seven months from the granting of
the original franchise and four
miles to be in operation in fourteen
months from the same date.
Other amendments are asked to
permit the company to haul freight
cars over its line and also TO oper-
ate its cars from Kansas Ave. to
the Frisco depot on Sixth ST. at
such intervals as it may see fit, the
council reserving he right how
ever, TO compel the operation Of
cars on the regular schedule when,it
deems it to be necessary.
The company also asks for a
thirty year franchise for an cleo
fric light system. same to be in
operation within IS months, ard
lights to be furnished at the follow
ing rates: Arc light of 1000 can
die power, 5000 per month all
night service, $4 90 per month IL
O'Clock service. Commercial in
candescent light, r6 candle power:
| to 9 lights, so cents, additional
lights, IS cents, II O'Clock service,
all night service. rs cents. Resi-
dence lights to 5 lights, IS cents
6 to 10, 80 cents; additional lights,
rs cents. Meter rate, IS per 1000
watts.
All the members Of the council
were present. Before the fran
chises were taken up Louthan
asked to be excused from sitting
with the council as he was person
ally interested in the franchises.
The light franchise was read
and Scott Jones explained the OBJ
ject of the company in asking for
it. The company wanted to put
in FIRST class plant to supply its.
own power and lights if they de-
sired. II did not need the fran
chise to finance the street railway
but he believed it was for the best
interests of Chickasha and he ask
edfor he immediate consideration
of il. The ordinance was passed
by unanimous votes successfully to
the second and third readings. By
agreement it was amended to re-
duce the term to rs years and
also to reduce the meter rate to I2|
cents per 1000 watts.
During the discussion O'Brien
brought up the matter of the
charges that are being made by
the present electric light company
He claimed they were more than
provided by the last ordinance
and on the motion the Mayor
was instructed TO bring the matter
to the attention Of the company.
Martin who also has an electric
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Hollings-
worth have returned from their
wedding trip and will be at home
after March 20 at their new home,
Tenth and Idaho.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
POST MASTER ROSE CONFIRMED

Washington, March, 6.-The
senate today confirmed j. A. Rose
as postmaster at chickasha, l. T.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-07
ChickaSha- Roberts Business CO||ege

Can you send who do stenographc
work and Must and not afraid Of work
No young person such described in above letter Of
job he There is great demand for this kind Of
help shown by the fact that every graduate Of shorthand and
bookkeeping from this school has good position The attend
ances larger than before Special attention to the
teaching Arithmetic Penmanshp Practical Grammar Spell
ing Commercial Law, Rapid Calculation and Typewriting Call
phone for particulars
judged BY proficiency
Its graduates
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07
WALNUT GROVE

DR.. Meyer and wife are residing
in the Fleming residence.
W. A. Masters is Transforming his
bowling alley into a roller skating
rink.
Fred. Meen has been reelected
superintendent of the creamery at
Goodhue, this state.
J. A. Larson has been attending
to business matters in Minneapolis
during the past week.
Chas. Schultz and family leave for
Missouri this week, and they will
reside there in the future.
Will Olson and Miss Lydia Olson
have been visiting in st. Paul and
Minneapolis during the past week.
J. N. Byington and daughter were
over from Westbrook last week, at
tending the funeral of Baby Swof-
fer.
E. Hirschfeld has returned from
the east, where he made extensive
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07

purchases of spring goods for his
big store.
The little child of Sherman Wantz,
north of Revere, was quite badly
scalded, during the early portion Of
last week.
Elmer Daley and George and
John Weeks of this place have
opened a roller skating rink at
Springfield.
A horse belonging to Lester Mont
gomery was quite badly cut by
barbed wire in a runaway accident
on Jan. 18th.
The North Hero township Fratzke
road case was on trial before Judge
Weber in chambers last Wednes-
day, and the case taken under adj
VlSement.
Editor Bill Owens says a good
word for his opponent, A. A. Ener-
sen-says everything good about
him that he can, and then remarks
that he is willing that he should be
everything excepting county attor-
ney and he wants that himself.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07
GLENN. n IS

Ine harvest is on an TIE
is Of d good quality.
H. G. Warnke # New Qua Va ;
business visiCo. last " ednescla
P. 3. Ne,s1n and wire o: ..ort /
visited here seTe. al d-.ys during tn
week.
Otto Gerstnan and vie acter-
ded a wrist party given by MIR. ara
Mrs. Hopfenspirger Of Morgan last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. w. F. Schlekau returned to
her home in Saaborn Friday, after
spending a week with her parents,
P. O. Clements and wife.
Mr.. Ashcroft Taunton spent Sa =
urday in town, looking over the
general merchandise field with a
view of locating. He will return
within few days and probably
arrange to move here in the near
future.
Lincoln Clements arrived unex-
pectedly from Regina, Canada, last
Saturday. He will probably remain
a few months before returning to
his homestead. He speaks enthu-
siastically of that country and it
undoubtedly has great future be-
fore it.
Jos. Zuffer, living near this place.
was taken to Redwood Falls last
Saturday to be examined in probate
court for insanity. He wandered up
town two successive cold nights
with only his underwear on. The
authorities had reason to believe
that he was insane and Marshal
Healey delivered him to the sheriff.
Ii | can sell 100 copies of the Sat
urday Evening Post weekly at &C.
per copy from until July LIST | stand
a good chance to get free outing
at Camp Wildmere, Maine. Won't
you help by taking the Post of me?
DANA C. SCHMAHL.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07
VESTA

Mr.. Bebermeyer Of Wabasso was
Vesta caller last Wednesday.
Frank Mahoney of Milroy ATTENDED
to business in town last Saturday.
Gus. Larson was in Minneapolis
on business several days last week,
Mr.. Bunce and son OF Redwood
Falls passed through here on Tues
cay.
The directors of the Farmers
Elevator Co. held a meeting last
Saturday.
Miss Ethel Hodge of Seaforth was
the guest of Mrs. F. L. Tout few
days last week.
w. ]. Barber went to the cities
last week to purchase his spring
hardware goods.
Clark Miller of Redwood was
looking after his telephone interests
at this place last week.
Mr.. Simmer and wife Of Posen
have been guests at the P. Gut
knecht home the past week.
Misses Flossie Barber and Jessie
McGregor returned from their visit
with friends at Renville last Satur-
day.
Will Paskwitz, who recently moved
away from here on to a farm near
Wabasso, was visitor in our burg
Tuesday
We understand that our local
meat market has shipped meat to
Sanborn to supply the demand at
that place.
Good looks bring happiness.
Friends care more for us when we
meet them with a clean, smiling
face, bright eyes sparkling with
health, which comes by taking Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents. HI. M. Hitchcock. feb.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07
WABASSO.
From The Standard

Arthur Howe has been appointed
assistant at the postoffice.
Matt. Jenniges is attending to
real estate matters in South Dakota.
Mrs. H. A. Whelan of Wanda is
visiting with Leo Aftermath and
family.
A. W. Meyer has become sole
proprietor of the .dray line in this
town, he having purchased the teams
and wagons of J. Hewitt.
A letter from Miss Beatrice John
son announces that she has arrived
safely at the home of her uncle,
VIM. johnson of Freewater, Oregon,
where she will spend the rest of the
winter.
BERTHE Bellig, the young son of
Samuel Bellig and wife of Shutdown
was accidentally killed by the dis
charge of rifle while out hunting
with one of his brothers. on the
afternoon of Jan. 9th.
The matter of establishing a
creamery here seems to have come
to head. An organization has been
perfected and committee has been
appointed to negotiate for machin-
cry in the Seaforth creamery, and
in case the committee is unable to
purchase the same to buy new ma
chinery. The meeting on Saturday
to perfect the work was enthusiastic.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07
DELHI.

Mrs. Graham has been very i'll the
past week.
0. A. Hines is visiting with rela-
tives at Granite Falls.
S. B. Angel returned home from
Charles City, Iowa, last Saturday.
Oscar Borg sold his farm to Mr.
Reich of Renville county last week.
Joe Peavey of Redwood Falls was
visiting with friends here over Sun
day.
John Mum and wife of Seaofrth
visited with relatives here last Fri
day.
Lyle Barnes of Redwood Falls was
the guest of Gilbert Small over Sun
day.
]. W. Marcy is the owner of a
fine new 500 violin, and there is
music III the air.
Seth Fitch departed Saturday for
Waseca, where he expects to spend
a month with friends.
C. D. Thompson of Redwood Falls
placed an organ in the Norwegian
Lutheran church last week.
Will Rogers returned home last
Wednesday from Motherwell, Can
ada, where he has been for over a
year.
O. E. Sunde Of Renville and
Misses Flossie Barber and Jessie
McGregor of Vesta were in town
Saturday.
The ladies aid society of the Pres
byterian church will be entertained
by section 2 in the church parlor on
Thursday afternoon.
Tom McNaughton of Modern,
Canada, is visiting here with friends
and relatives. Mr.. McNaughton was
formerly a farmer of Underwood.
The Christian Endeavor society
will hold their business meeting at
the home of David McNaughton on
Friday evening. All members are
urged to be present.
Sunday evening completed the
evangelistic services in the Presby-
terrain church. The meetings were
very successful and Rev. Petran left
Monday noon for his home at Albert
Lea.
Rev. John Mayhem Fulton, field
secretary of the assembly's temper
ance committee, will speak in the
Presbyterian church on Wednesday
evening, Feb. 7th, at o'clock. DIR.
Fulton has resigned the pastorate
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07

RELv1Ew AND ITS BORDER.
From The Independent.

O. H. Mogen is having an ice
house built on the rear of his prem
ises.
Editor futile was a visitor to
st. Paul during the early portion
of the week.
DR.. Aldrich was called to Shutdown
to make his report on the accidental
shooting of young Bert. Bellig a
week ago last Saturday.
The weather has been variable
during the past week. Cold, with
colder winds, and then warm, with
warmer winds. The grounding saw
his shadow about noon of Friday.
The special good seed train is due
to stop at Belview for As minutes
on Feb. 18th, commencing at $50
p. m. Every farmer in this neigh
borhood should be present to hear
and see.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07
oath NEWS.

DR.. H. F. Aldrich was over from
Belview on Friday.
Mrs. A. w. Milbradt returned
from Echo on Friday.
John Longbottom and wife drove
to Redwood Falls Friday.
Mrs. D. H. Patchin was quite sick
the latter part of the week.
The ladies aid meets with Mrs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07

Ed. Longbottom tomorrow AFTER
noon.
Miss Alvine Schultz is spending a
few weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Leick.
Miss Mae Knapp Of district No. Il
was the guest of Miss Marie Cloudy
at Hotel Weir on Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Minnie Ne,son has been stay
ing in town, the guest Of MIS-. Chas-
Milbradt and ate ding the revival
meetings.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-02-07

of Central church of St. Paul to
engage in this great work. Come
and hear him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-03
Florence Roberts.

Following the opening performance
OF the new modern play, 1.-THE Strength
OF the Weak" which introduced that
talented lady Miss Florence Roberts
10 broadway as an aspirant for stellar
nonors the Evening Mail has in part to
say:
"A new star lit up the Liberty
theater last night. She came from the
west and the East liked her. Florence
Roberts is not starring on the strength
OF milk bath or even a plunge in
Wall street. There is nothing of the
mushroom about her growth. She has
been broken into her business as an
emotional performer not in a school
OF acting or through courtroom pro-
ceeding. but on the hard and heart
rendtng road For several years as
one OF the incidents of her career, she
was the leading woman with that ex-
perienced old actor, Lewis Morrison,
whose wife she is. She came to the
White Way quietly without a flare of
trumpets and by the force of her own
cleverness made the skeptics sit nm
and take notice and the reception she
received last night some of the pull
behind them actresses would give
their arm to be accorded. Miss
Roberts did more to establish herself
on Broadway in a single night than
hundreds have done in a life time.
The star and play with the same all
star cast is to be seen here on Thurs
day next.