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Arizona republican., 1906-08-25

good houses which he could uat rs bly supply. Each year rhe 1
 grows greater and ar the preseur re Is not a good house Ca town tElr not either rented or enEaEal- Some terprising man with money. Ioozlr.- a first class paying inveEruHl- @
 find such iu Tempe reaI estlr-.
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25

Here you are. a half pound bss ef Donofrio's Crystaiiized Ca1tus Card delivered to your door fer 55 z-ats- Donofrio C. C. Co Phccnrl-
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25

AUCTION, SATURDAY. August 25. at 1;30 D. m., the Hammond Auction House will sell horses. buggies. poultry, refrigerators, chairs. tables. bicycles, household goods, etc List your stock; send in your goods Goods bought in household lots. Highest price paid. w. D. Ham mond, auctioneer.
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
For Rent

Groom furnished house: complete; 10 acres of ground in alfalfa, fenced, etc.; $25 per month if taken at once. 7-room furnished house. in good lOca- ton; two city lots, with good shade, stable. etc; all for SEQ per month for next two days.
 5-room frame cottage, newly painted and papered; close in; good shade; for $10 per month.
 Groom brick cottage, close in. with all modern improvements; good shade, etc. for S25 per month.
 4-room frame for S per month.
 Groom frame house for S6 per month.
 Broom brick for $5 per month. PEChA BROTHERS
 Phone Red 9O1. sig w. Washington St. Phoenix, Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25

Nothing pleases a pretty more ttatu to walk down -.# -r- NJ 'th lauc'y ua-.l-- -tr-...... Globe.
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25

rent by the year, a modern 4 or room cottage No sickness, no children. Phone Main 90. Dr. Beauchamp, 21-23 F. Adams street.
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25

The Titan of cHa-m--A-=r -s-
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
Last and Eeuna

inside of The Repub- lican office. d black Yale wheel, 1904 model. Retuiu to the Arizona Re publican.
 LOST OR SPRAYED from my place one HOlstein COW. Branded N. F. Will pay reward for her return or any information of her whereabouts Address C. C. Hurley.
Arizona republican., 1906-08-25
Fer Rent

 FOR RENT-Rush for houses now on. We have them. Nothing left in two weeks. N. A. Morford. w. Adams street
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25
CALLING IT OKLAHOMA
Much Mail is Coming Addressed tC
Chickasha Oklahoma

1t didn't take the country long
to discover that the new STAR
had arisen in the Southwest. With
In a very few dyys after the pas
sage of the statehood bill, mail
began coming 10 the postofhce, ad-
dressed to "Chickasha, Oklahoma"
and large amount of mail is now
addressed in that manner. One
letter writer of a poetical turn Of
mind wrote it ''Chickasha o. T..
nee l. t." thus recognizing the
wedding of the two territories. Of
course, if will not be Oklahoma Of
hcially till the president issues his
proclamation announcing the en-
trance of Oklahoma into the fam
lily of states but the mail comes
through all right.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25
OFFICER TOOK TWO SHOTS
Al FLEEING Prisoner Was Arrested I for
Theft Of a Suit

A suit of clothes was swiped'
from the Riggs Misfit Clothing
Parlors Saturday night and circum-
stances Immediately fixed suspi-
cton on Earl Grove. Chief Hopkin
with other officers went to Crowe's
house on north Fourth Street and
found the man and the suit and
proceeded TO Jail with the prisoner.
Hopkins allowed his prisoner to
precede into the outer part of the
Jail and while the Chief was get
ting his keys, Grove made a dash
through a screen door, gained the
alley and dashed away like a
coyote. Hopkins called to him to
halt but the fleeing man was
strongly impressed with the get
away desire and paid no heed.
The Chief fred two shots but his
man escaped. Blood was found
the next morning which indicated
that at least cne Of the shots went
home. Up to this morning nc
further trace of Grove has beer
found.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25
PROGRESS ON STREET WORK.

Street Commissioner Earl has
finished the work of grading and
filing on Penn, avenue and Second
street and these streets are now in
pretty good condition. Today he
moved with his force to Oregon
avenue where similar work is be-
ing done. 1t is the intention to
drain the water from the section to-
ward the railroad.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25
IS MAKING RAPID PROGRESS
GRADERS REACHED BYARS
PUSHING FORWARD
WILL SOON REACH PURCELL
Plans for a South Eastc-n Extension
and will Likely 60 to the
Northwest

Purcell Register. Not much has
been said recently regarding the
Oklahoma Central Railway, as
there has been but little to report
beyond the steady progress which
the road is making. The graders
are now at Byers and are pushing
that branch of the work vigorously.
The most of the difficult work Of
grading has been completed, the
entire rorte from Byers to Chicka-
sha laying through comparatively
level country.
Steel is now laid for twenty-five
miles out of Lehigh, and the steel
gangs are keeping close up with
the graders.
1t will be but a short time now
until the graders get into Purcell,
and some time this fall will reach
here.
The PROCESS being made by this
road Is well shown by comparison
with the work of the Santa Fe on
the short cut off between here and
Wayne. This few miles of road.
built by an old company, with cap
ital at hand for its construction,
has taken several months and is
not yet nearly completed. The o.
c. was only paper road a year a
60, and predictions were plentiful
that it would never pass the paper
stage. But its promoters have
gone steadily forward, undeterred
by adverse criticism, have secured
an abundance of capital to back
their enterprise and have been
pushing the road at a pace which
has never been equalled in railroad
building in this territory.
The enterprise is one which is
growing greater all the while. A
survey is now being made from
Lehigh to Paris, Texas, and as
soon as possible after that is COM
pleted grading will begin on the
southeastern extension of the road
to the Texas city. We are not adj
vised as to any further intentions
of the company, bat it seems high
ly probable that a northwestern
outlet will in soLle manner be pro.
cured from Chickasha. We believe
that this is the beginning of what
will become an important road in
the state of Oklahoma. For its en-.
tire lengthit traverses an excep-
tionally rich agricultural country
it give us access to the practically
exhaustless coal fields in the vicin.
ity Of Lehigh and will prove a
blessing to the entire country in re.
lieving us from theextortion here.
tofore practiced upon US in the
matter of rates ON fue1
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25
GUTHRIE BANKER FIGURES THAT
THEY WILL BE LOWER THAN
ATPRESENT IN0KLkHOMA
DANGER WILL LIEIN COUNTIES
Great Care VIII be Needed to Keep
Counties From Running into
Debt

The Guthrie correspondent for
the Kansas City Star writes on tax
alton in tine New State as fol-
lows:
What will be the rate of taxation
under statehood
Will there be more taxes under
statehood than territorial lawsl
These questions are general
throughout Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, and have given rise to
many exaggerated and untruthful
statements. Persons who have
given close study to present and
future conditions in the two terri
tories agree generally that the cost
Of maintaining a state government
should not be much greater than
the cost of government in the ter
ritory Of Oklahoma. and that under
statehood reasonable economy
should give a rate Of taxation slight
ly below the rate now paid in Okla
homa territory.
The federal government pays the
sala ries of the seven associate JUS
tices of Oklahoma who sit also as
district judges. Each receives
s., 900 a year. or total of S2S, 900.
The federal government contri-
butes $4,000 year for the pay
ment of expenses Of the legislature
and pays the salary of the COVER
nor and a portion of the salary Of
the territorial secretary. The total
amount received by the territory
from the federal government is
about S45, 900 year. all OF wnicn
would be assumed by the state.
To maintain the territorial gov
ernment the per capita tax for all
purposes was 6.4 mills in 1905. 1t
should not cost much more to main
tain a government for state the
size Of Oklahoma than it would a
state as big as Oklahoma and Ind
ian Territory combined. Would
the difference between the cost OF
the territorial government of Okla
homa territory and the cost of gov.
erning the new state be ofest by
the revenue derived from taxable
property in Indian Territory under
present conditions Joseph w.
McNeal, a Guthrie banker, believes
that under statehood the rate
would be lower than it Is at this
time.
The amount of taxable real
property in Indian Territory when
the state is organized is a matter Of
conjecture, because of the large
areas of non-taxable Indian allot-
ments. The personal property,
however, can be ascertained by
assessors. In 1905 the personal
property listed for taxation in Okla
homa was assessed at $43, ST., ,2I3.
This included railroad property
and telegraph and telephone lines,
amounting to about II million dol
lars. The railroad mileage of In
dian Territory is about the same
as that Of Oklahoma, and upon the
same basis of fixing values should
be worth not less than 10 million
dollars for taxable purposes.
However much the statement
may be disputed, If the new state
has a population Of III million, 10
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25
Land Wanted

this can be found by travelling IN
the rural portions of the Indian
Territory, and comparing the num-
Der of farmers there with the num-
Der in Oklahoma. And Indian
Territory has no greater urban
population than Oklahoma. lex
elusive of railroads. Oklahoma had
a personal property valuation in
1905 of 3IH million dollars. the
amount of personal property in Ind
ian Territory might be placed at 20
million dollars.
This would give Indian Territory
80 million dollars in taxable per-
sonal property. At Ga mills, the
revenue from this sum would be
SIs2, 900 a year. This does not in
clude real property, of which Okla
homa. in 1905, had $40, $50, sos.
The total annual income 20 the
state from taxes in Indian Terri
tory should be not less than IA
million dollars. This would exceed
immeasurably the difference be-
tween the cost of maintaining the
government of Oklahoma territory
and a state composed of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory and lend
support to the statement that the
state tax rate would be lower than
the present rate Of Ga mills in Ok
lahoma territory.
What the rate ultimately will
be no person can tell. Everything
will depend upon the honesty and
and economy of the members of
state legislature and the sum appro-
priated for public buildings.
Oklahoma territory will carry in-
TO the state a total indebtedness Of
approximately S73s,7a7, less than
one dollar for each citizen Of the
territory and not quite fifty cents
apiece for every citizen of the new
state. OF this amount there is
bS6s, Az in outstanding general
fund warrants, which includes build
ings for certain schools, and the
further sums of SIS, 5,oI4 for normal
school buildings at Alva: S3S, zSe
for school buildings at Tonkawa
and probable deficiency, January
1, 1907, of $50, 900 for the care and
maintenance of insane persons. In
cash assets at this time, Oklahoma
Territory has $3.50, 900 to the cred.
it Of the fund for public buildings
for the new state, and $3.50, zoo in
all other funds, total of 5000, 577.
The bulk of this money can be
used, however, only for specific
purposes, and the indebtedness
named must be paid by further tax
alton. 1t should be a matter OF
pride that the new state will begin
without a dollar of bonded indebt
edness.
A small levy by the state unfor-
tunately does not mean low taxes,
The danger in the new state, ,espec.
tally in Indian Territory, will lie
in the new counties, where the ex.
ercise of new power may result il
great extravaganza and corruption,
as it did in Oklahoma in early days.
In a number Of counties of Okla.
homa at this tine, citizens pay Their
total taxes at the rate of 81 and s.
on the hundred dollars. The tax
able valuation Of property in Okla
homa, however, is probably les:
than onethird its actual cash value
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25
EARTHQUAKE PICTURES

A series Of accurate and absorb
ingly interesting motion pictures
of the San Francisco Earthquake
and the attending FIRE will be ex-
hibited at the Opera House to-
morrow night. The films run for
two hours. Prices IS, IS and so
cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25

The gambling injunction cases
did not come Hp Saturday, Judge
Dickerson failing to reach home in
time to hear them. They will b.
heard Thursday when the adjourn
ed session Of the April term Of
court begins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-25

Major Frank Boyd is confed to
his room today on account OF
sickness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17

There are many intimate ties be-
tween the national capital and the
quaint city of Fredericksburg; be-
tween the majestic city of the Poto-
mac and the ancient and distinguished
city of the Rappahannock- In the
haste of the period and the careless
ness of most persons toward things
historic the ties between Washington
and Fredericksburg are often over
looked. 1t was the master spirit of
the revolution who gave his name to
the capital of the republic he helped
to create. The debt of the city of
Washington to George Washington is
manifold, says the Washington Star.
Close by Washington are a score of
places also identified with the father
of his country There is Mount Yer
non, the home and tomb of Washing
ton and place rich of memories of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17

shaded by heavy oak trees 1t was
a shady place il the days of Mrs
Washington, and the trees that shield
ed her from the sun survived till 1862,
when they were torn to death by the
storm of shot that rolled over the
grave of the mother of the country's
father.
Susan Riviere Hetzel, in her His
tory of the Mary Washington Assoc
ciation,'' following very closely Marion
Harland's STORY of Mary Washing
ton," writes of the funeral as follows:
Business was suspended in the city
of Fredericksburg; crepe hung from
the houses. The church was thronged
with her friends and neighbors. Her
body was followed by her loving
daughter and grandchildren to the
place chosen by herself for her last
resting place. near the granite bowl
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17
OVER SEA HABIT

Difference on This Side the Water.
The persistent effect upon the heart
of caffeine in coffee cannot but re-
suit in the gravest conditions, in time
Each attack of the drug (and that
means each cup of coffee) weakens
the organ a little more, and the end
is almost a matter of mathematical
demonstration. A lady writes from
a Western state:
81 am of German descent and it
was natural that should learn at a
very early age to drink coffee. Until
l was % years old / drank scarcely
anything else at my meals.
"a few years ago I began to be af-
fected by a steadily increasing nerv-
BUSINESS, which eventually developed,
into a distressing heart trouble tina
made me very weak and miserable
Then, some three years ago, was add
ed asthma in its worst form. My
sufferings from these things. can be
better imagined than described.
During all this time my husband
realized more fully than did that cot
fee was injurious to me, and made ev-
cry effort to make me stop.
Finally it was decided a few
months ago. to quit the use of coffee
absolutely, and to adopt Postum Food
Coffee as our hot table drink. / had
but little idea that it would help me,
but consented to try it to please my
husband. / prepared it very carefully,
exactly according to directions, and
was delighted with it's delicious flaw
or and refreshing qualities.
Just as soon as the poison from
the coffee had time to get out of my
system the nutritive properties of the
Postum began to build me up, and I
am now fully recovered from all my
nervousness, heart trouble and asth-
ma I gladly acknowledge that now.
for the first time in years, 1 enjoy
perfect health, and that 1 owe it all
to Postum Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, The Road to Wellville" in
pkgs.
Postum Food Coffee contains NO
drugs OF any description whatsoever.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17

with England. 1t took long time for
the country to recover from that war.
and SO it happened that nothing but
"a little headstone marked the grave
of Mary Washington when Lafayette
visited this country in 1925"
Agitation in behalf of a monument
to Mary Washington crystallized in
1880, when the people of Fredericks-
burg raised $4,000 by subscription,
and were proceeding with the collec-
ton OF the necessary sum, when Sflas
E. Burroughs. a New York banker.
wrote to Thomas Goodwin, mayor OF
Fredericksburg. and asked the honor
of being allowed to build the monu-
ment, saying in part:
Il feel a great interest that the
ashes of this good American mother
should remain where they are, and /
wish to be allowed the honor of indi-
vidually erecting the monument
which. assure you. sir, shall be in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17

ing that an organization be formed
having for its object the erection OF
a monument over the grave of George
Washington's mother and concluding
with these lines: will the women
of this republic respond to this APP
peal2 Are they not willing to under
take the patriotic work.
OF course, they were. and the Ma
tiona1 Mary Washington Memorial as
sociation was started in each state
and the money flowed in The monu-
ment that towers over the grave to-
day was dedicated May 10, 1894 Pres
1dent Cleveland delivered an address.
Senator Daniel spoke, and among 9TH
ers taking part in the ceremonies
were Vice-President and Mrs Steven
SON, Gov and Mrs O'Ferrall. Secre-
tary Gresham, Secretary Carlisle,
Secretary Lamont, Secretary Morton.
Chief Justice Fuller and Mr. Justice
Harlan.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17
Stag Broke Up Wedding.

Much excitement was occasioned in
the proximity of the parish church OF
High Wycombe a recent afternoon,
where large crowd had assembled to
witness wedding. Just as the newly
married couple were emerging stag,
hunted by the Berks and Bucks stag
hounds, dashed through the crowd,
who dispersed hither and thither. An
attempt was made in the street to
lasso the animal, but this failed, and
he decamped through the churchyard,
going on to the neighboring village OF
Penn.-London Telegraph.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17

der now called Oratory rock, where
she loved to retire and pray for her
beloved son during the troublous days
of the revolution.
The mourning was general all over
the country, press and pulpit made
note of the event. Members of Con-
sress wore crepe for thirty days as
for a distinguished official. Congress
passed resolution to erect a, monu-
ment to the mother of Washington,
and to that resolution Gen. Washing
ton responded in a note of thanks,
adding:
4 attribute all my success in life
to the moral, intellectual and physical
education which 1 received from my
mother
How the government fulfilled this
resolution may be seen when one re-
calls that a hundred years interviewed
between the passage of the resolution
and the building of the monument by
private subscription. In truth, the
work of forming new republic was
no small task. Washington's admins
trations were hampered by the Indian
wars, the whisky instruction and
Shay's rebellion; Adams term was
taken up with the French troubles
and the threatened war with the direc-
tory; Jefferson's administration was
filed with the wars with the pirates
of Tripoli, Lewis and Clark's marvel
Gus march to the Pacific. the Louis
lana purchase and Aaron Burrs con-
spiracy. During Madison's admins
trations Congress could, of course
think of nothing but the second war
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17

The Negative Pose.
II you cannot. by chance,
Give long song and dance
IN Plato or Wagner or Shelley,
Or II you can't think
In glib Maeterlinck,
Or huently talk Botticelli;
II each time you bark
A Rubens remark
At a lOng-hair- and high-forehead dinner
You re sat by those
OF the positive pose,
Try the negative one-it's a winner
tt worked in these ways:
Gaze on all native plays
And show no approving emotion;
inspect with sad eyes
And deep, pensive signs
All art from this side of the ocean;
Observe with wan smiles
American styles
In building and sculpture and letters;
And when you speak, why,
Distinctly imply
That the Zulus in taste are our betters.
Don't say much; it's best
TO vaguely suggest
lust sigh and avoid explanations;
Look misunderstood
And all to the good
In the matter of mind decorations:
Then people will say
Who note your blase
Condition and thoughtfulness mystic:
That's young Mr.. Blank
His mind is tank
Of taste and of feeling artistic
New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17
Parsons Henhouse RepopuIated.

Rev. T. c. Richards of Torrington,
Conn, who recently lost his whole
flock of sixteen hens through the dep
relations of thieves, now has a ten
anted house again His parishioners
planned to bring the birds to the par
sonage one Tuesday night. The pas
tor being away the date was shifted
to Wednesday night. This proved
stormy and since that time delegates
have been arriving from time to time.
each bearing a bird to add to the
fiOck-BOstOn Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17
WiIa Cat Attacks Train.

At the foot of Orange street. as the
forenoon train rushed by this morn
ing, wildcat sprang from the bushes
and attacked it, The creature sprang
on the cowcatcher, but was hurled to
one side.
Undaunted, the ferocious beast
made desperate onslaught on the
moving train, and the second time
was struck by the train, and thrown
to one side. A third effort was made
by kitty" with a result that it's neck
was caught under the wheels of the
baggage car and its head was severed
from the trunk.-St. Augustine Rec
ord.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-17
What's in a Manner

A gentleman of Virginia tells of a
negro living near Richmond, who for
years had been Familiarity known to
him as Tim" 1t became necessary
at one time in a lawsuit to know the
full name of the darky. The not un-
natural superstition that Tim" stood
for Timothy met with flat denial.
mo, sah!" exclaimed the negro,
"mah name amt Timothy. It's What
timorour-souls-we-po Jack
son. Dey jest calls me Tim fo' shit"