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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS.
Thousands Of Miles Are to Be Added
to Present Mileage This
Year.

Those who have held to the belief
that railroad construction in the
United States has come To an end will
be surprised to learn that over 1900
miles OF new road are now under con-
tract or building, and that there are
In addition nearly $500 miles OF what
are technically known as live pro-
jects." No less an authority than the
Railway Age. in an elabroats compila-
tion. estimates the new mileage as
stated. and aDportions the construc-
ton OF the lines by geographical d.
visions. The greater portion OF the
new mileage lies within the borders
Of the northwestern. Southwestern and
Pacific coast states. In fact. 81 per
cent. Of the $1,000 miles under con-
struction OF contracted for is 50 stu
ated. while OF the $500 miles Of 'live
projects" which may or may not be
built. 66 per cent. Is located In the
same territory. Among the largest
single enterprises are the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul extension from
Evarts, N. D., TO Tacoma and Seattle,
Wash, approximating 1900 miles OF
which 1000 miles are now under con-
tract; the Western Pacific. on which
great deal OF work has been accom-
plished. from Salt Lake City TO San
Francisco. s37 miles; the Denver.
Northwestern a Pacific. from Sulphur
Springs. Col. to Salt Lake City. 47O
miles.
Too much space would be required
to enumerate the individual extern
sions. etc. but an idea OF the work
may be gained when It Is stated that
over two-thirds OF the 1900 miles un-
der contract are being built In the In
terest Of 3S oompanies-an average Of
23i miles for each company. The fol-
lowing table shows the geographical
distribution OF new mileage:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
PROFIT IN WINDOW POSING
Professional Who Can Keep the Sans
Attitude Almost Two Hours
at q Time.

OF the many curious ways Of max.
ing q living not one Is more unique
than that which a St. Louis man has
adopted as q profession. He is win
dow poser, and has made such a sue
cess OF the work that his wife and >
seven-year-old daughter assist him.
This man began to pose In the win,
dows Of business houses about ten
years ago. But his work was COM
monplace enough and he shared the
honors OF It with many Others
But one night in a dream he saw
himself striking attitudes TO display
wearing apparel before a crowd. The
dream impressed him and he began
practicing the poses. He found he
could hold some OF them a long time,
and the more he practiced the more
expert he became.
Finally he went TO a clothing store
and offered to pose in window for
certain wage. He drew a crowd.
People we're perplexed to know wheth.
er he was a real man or an inanimate
model. They tried TO make him laugn.
They tapped on the window.
The boys particularly delighted in
experiments to ascertain what the
man in the window was like. The
man says they did not disconeert him
In the least.
He explains his motionless periods
by saving that he concentrates his
mind upon what he is doing and does
not permit 1t to rove to anything else.
He says he has done this sort Of thing
until his wife and even his little sew
en-year-old girl can initiate him and
do the trick as well as he can.
The artist" and his wife go to q
store at ten o'clock and stay till four
in the afternoon. During this time
they will assume . number OF atti.
tudes. holding some Of them as long
as one hour and 40 minutes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
superstitions Of Farmers.

Farmers stick to the moon" in re-
gard to planting corn and other crops.
Some Of them will not under any cir
cumstances plant corn In moonlight
nights. claiming that corn planted then
will produce a tall stalk with q short
ear. Others just as successfully plant
when they are ready, when nights are
dark or moonlight, as the case may
be. Other notions are INDUCED In,
such as throwing the cobs in running
water TO keep corn from firing. Some
farmers would under no consideration
burn pinder hulls. the seed of which Is
to be used for planting: they must be
scattered along a path or highway, to
be trodden upon In order to secure a
good crop. Green butter bean hulls
must be thrown In a road after being
shellsd for table use from day to day
to insure = good crop the following
season.-Charlest0n News and Courier
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
Agility Of Cow.

An emigrant's cVtht. including a
COW, was in a forward car Of Kan
sas train. the emigrant himself being
in the cabboose. The train was max
ing average time whan the man sud
denly exclaimed, while looking out OF
the cabboose window; Why. there
is my cow" pointing TO an animal
that stood gazing beside the track.
The trainmen told him he must be
mistaken. but he insisted that he was
right. and finally succeeded in having
the train stopped. Going forward. the
door Of the car was found open and
the COW gone. Il was not injured In
the least BY the fall from the train.
and was grazing within minute
aster the time It struck the ground.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
Natunl Wondsrr.

Two contrasts Of nature are ths
Island Of Fire and the Lake Of snow.
The Island Of Fire Il situated In the
middle Of large lake Of boiling mud
in the Island Of Java. The steam
and gases which rise from its surface
form themselves into bubbles attain
Ing the diameter Of I'VE or six feet.
and, after sailing high mp in the air
like balloons. they explode with q
loud report. The biggest snow lake
is to be seen among the Karakorum
mountains. north Of India. II meas
ures more than 800 square miles In
total area.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
plreren. Uses Of = church,


Deacon B. and Minister s. OF Boston
were not on the best Of terms. II
was the custom to let the church
vestry for entertainments. A travel.
ing show exhibiting an educated horse
was allowed the use Of the vestry BY
the deacon. The minister heard of It,
and started out to find the deacon.
rhey met at the postofice and had II
out right there.
THE vestry of church Is no place
to exhibit a horse" said the minister.
1T is highly improper and out Of
place"
Il don't know" said the deacon, "as
it is any worse to exhibit a horse in
the vestry than a jackass In the
pulpit"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
Hs pidn.t underntand

where did Columbus first landr'
asked the teacher.
4 don't know. num-" was the re
sponse Of little Johnny Lefthook. I
didn't read de accounts Of de mill
Detroit Free Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
"Hellon Just Grew.

DID Edison invent the telephonic
-hslio7- I doubt the story. To say
''hsllo" Is older than the Edlsonlan
hills. Nothing Is more natural than
to say Hello. Toni" Hello, Doc!"
Hello. Hank" Hello. John!" No
one learned II Of Edison. Like Topsy,
It grsw.-N. Y. Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09
Industrial Tncr.asa.

In 1900. 1t Is said. 100000 bales Of
cotton would have lasted the Lanca-
shire mills England. for . year; now
the same amount only feeds their
spindles for . day aud q QuartsA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09

Nothing more illustrative OF the
trend OF development within the
United States than afforded by this
table could be wished. The older por-
tions of the country have completed
their period OF initial and secondary
railway construction. and 1t is unlike
ly that further competitive lines will
be built A great deal will be done in
the way Of extra parallel tracking and
subsidiary building. as. for instance.
In the case Of the Pennsylvania,
which is completing its six-track sys-
tenn from New York to Pittsburg. In
the newer states. however, the case
is different. Here we ind the rail-
roads reaching out, In response TO de-
mands for service. in almost every d.
section. even to the extent of entire
rev trunk lines rivaling in length
some of the best known system east
of the Mississippi. The marvellous
growth OF the west still continues
Civilization has spread from the mar
row zones tributary TO the transcon-
tinental lines to every nook and cor
ner OF the land. Countless miles OF
wild land have been converted into
farms; settlements have grown into
towns and towns INTO cities. Okla
homa and Indian territory are differ
ent from New England only in the
sense that life is broader and freer.
even though quite ss highly civilized.
When we get at the final analysis OF
things in tracing the prosperity of the
United States. the work of the men
who are filing up the west. either as
settlers or as builders. looms large
and important.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09

Frisnd-Do thoughts that came to
you long ago ever return!
scribbler-0. yes-if I inclose a
stamped envelope. STRAY Stories.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
DIE WHEN ELEVATOR FALLS.
THREE MEN KILLED AND SIX ARE
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Huge Milling Machine Causes Cables
to Break and Men Are Buried in
the Debris.

Three men were killed outright and
six others were badly injured, several
of whom will likely die, as the result
of an elevator in the wood shops of
the Geiser Manufacturing Company, at
Waynesboro, falling with a milling ma
chine late Wednesday afternoon.
George Freeman, foreman, whose
home is near Waynesboro, was instant
ly killed. The other dead are Rou-
manians, as are also all the injured.
The foreigners had Just started to
work, being employed to do rough
work outside the factory.
The milling machine was new
piece of machinery that was being TAX
en- to the second floor of the build
ing on the elevator.
The men were preparing to push the
machine off the elevator when the
cables broke, permitting the elevator
to fall with the heavy milling ma
chine crashing after it. AS quickly as
possible the dead and injured were re-
moved from the wreckage and taken to
the hospital.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
40 MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS
Tons Of Dynamite Exploded as
They are Being Lowered.
SHAFT IS TOTALLY WRECKED
Others Entombed by Wreck and II
May Be Days Before Rescuers
Can Reach Them.

Houghton, Mich, Dec. 6.-Forty mi
ners are believed to have been blown
to atoms in the Quincy mine last night
as the result of the explosion of a pow.
der magazine situated ON the first level
of the Mesnard No. 8 shaft.
The men We're being lowered to
work, forty of them occupying seats
in the large cage used to lower the
men under ground.
Just as the cage was passing the
first level, 100 feet from the surface,
the dynamite stored in the magazine
exploded, sending forth death and de-
struction.
Absolutely no trace of the man can
be found, and they were evidently
blown to pieces at the first shock.
Many other men We're at work in the
mine at the time of the explosion, and
some of these probably have also per-
ished.
The disaster is one of the worst that
has visited the copper country in
years. No shaft is totally wrecked
several hundred feet in depth, and it
may be days before the other men in
the mine can be rescued
Cause of Explosion Unknown.
Several tons of dynamite was stored
in the magazine which exploded, it be,
ing used as a storage place for the
powder of the entire mine What
caused the explosion is unknown, as
there were no miners or trammers at
work in that vicinity at the time. The
shaft is one of the newest of the Quin-
cy works, and one OF the principal
workers of the company.
The terrible calamity which visited
it will necessitate the complete suspen-
sion of underground operations for
many weeks.
Searching parties are seeking the
bodies of the missing men, going un-
derground in No. 6 shaft, which con-
meets with No. s, but up to late hour
had been unsuccessful in their efforts.
The search will be continued through
every portion of the wrecked mine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
DENIED ANOTHER TRIAL.
JUDGE FAULKNER HEARS ARcu.
MENTS IN TREES-NEAL SUIT.
Grants Divorce to Edward Barbehenn
Present Status of the Suit
Against Grantham Estate.

In the circuit court Saturday Judge
Faulkner heard the arguments of at
torneys on the motion for a new trial
in the suit of Homer B. Trees agains:
Neal Bros, formerly owners of the
Bessemer quarries, near this city,
which was recently given it's second
hearing, and in which Trees was
awarded $3.50 with one years interest
by the jury. Judge Faulkner overrul-
ed the motion for new trial, and en-
tered decree confirming the finding
of the jury.
Granted Divorce.
Edward Barbehenn, an employee at
the gas works, was awarded an abso-
lutte divorce from his wife, Elsie Barbe-
hem, on statutory grounds. The evil
dence showed that the woman was
accustomed to associating with negro
men, and the court promptly gave the
husband legal separation.
Status of Grantham Suit.
Friday the court handed down a de-
cree in the Grantham estate case, di-
recting Attorney J. M. Woods, special
commissioner, to pay taxes and costs
amounting to about $50, pending the
settlement of the suit between Mrs.
Charles Roush and the Grantham
heirs, which suit Will finally wind up
the distribution of money now in the
hands of Attorney Woods AS will be
remembered, the Grantham hall prop
erty in this city was sold about a
year ago and the money, with the ex-
ception of about $4,000, was distribut-
ed among the heirs. This $4,000 was
held in Mr. Woods hands by direction
of the court to settle the suit of Mrs.
Roush, in the event II was decided in
her favor Mrs Roush brought suit
against the Grantham estate, claiming
that certain money was due her as the
ward of the late Moses Grantham
Judge Daily rendered verdict for
$1,000 in her favor. and an appeal to
the state supreme court was taken. If
Judge Daily's decision is reversed, this
money will be distributed among the
heirs, less the cost of the suit, but in
the event the decision is upheld there
will be nothing further for the heirs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08

for me but weep for yourselves and
for your children"
Defeat which is but death to pres
ent hope brings no lasting sorrow to q
clear conscience void OF offense and
sustained by duty well done.
For in the hereafter Angels may
Roll the stone from its grave away
and prove that defeat is victory in dis
guise.
Friends, comrades and brothers, pa
triots one and all, incorruptible, ac
cent my heartfelt thanks.
Sincerely yours,
M Fl. DENT,
Late Candidate for Congress.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
HIBERNiANs ELECT.
Chose Officers for County and Division
Wednesday Evening.

Chose Officers for County and Division
Wednesday Evening.
The local lodge of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians held its annual session
Wednesday evening, at which time Of
ficers for the county and division were
elected as follows:
HH County Officers.
PRESIDENT. p. Mahoney.
Vice-President-P. l.. Rhodes.
Secretary-R. B. Cox.
Treasurer. p. Reagan. m s
Division officers.
President T. Martin.
Vice Presidents. L. Van Horn.
Recording Secretary. w. Mar
shall.
Financial Secretary. S. Cunning
ham.
T Treasurer. p. Reagan.
Chaplain-Rev. Father Donahoe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
WHOLESALE KILLING.
Deputy Sheriff Wolf Slaughters Fit
teen Bio Porkers.

Deputy Sheriff Wolf began the work
of Strengthening Is big porkers at the
county Jail, and expects to complete
the job by Friday The hogs will net
about $500 pounds of meat. County
Superintendent Dave Bartles, an eX-
pert in this line. was master of cere-
monies.
officer Hollis Wednesday slaughter
ed four porkers that Melted l,135
pounds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
Cash in His Head.

Mr.. Gilbert w. McKown was the vic
tim of a painful accident on Mon
day at his place of business on North
Queen street. receiving blow on the
head from a. falling crowbar The
heavy iron cut gash in Mr.. Nc
Kown's head. but the injury is not se-
rious.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
TAKEN TO BRUNSWICK.
coIored Man VIII Answer Charge OF
Assault on an Officer.

Colored Man VIII Answer Charge OF
Assault on an officer.
John Fletcher, colored man arrest.
ed here several days ago on charge
of having severely beaten Constable
Morgan r. Runkles, of Petersyille
Md, was on Thursday evening takeh
back to Frederick county by Deputy
Sheriff Nelson, of Frederick. Fletcher
was given a hearing in Brunswick the
next morning, and held for the action
of the grand jury. Deputy Sheriff Mel.
son stated that the negro almost killed
the constable, and that the interior
ence of the bystanders alone prevented
murder.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
VIII Enter Princeton.

Mr.. Paul Westenhaver, son of At
torney d. c. Westenhaver, formerly of
this city, but now member of a
prominent legal firm in Cleveland,
Ohio, will leave Martinsburg for
Princeton, which university he will en-
ter to pursue his studies. He has been
visiting friends here for several days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
BAGGED BIG GAME.
e. &. chenowth Returns From Sue
cessful Trip.

e. E. Chenowith Returns From Sue
cessful Trip. atao
Mr. E. e. Chenowith, of Darkesville
this county. has returned from hunt
ing trip to Hampshire county, and ex-
hibited as trophies of his prowess with
the retie and shotgun two fine deer, 10
pheasants and some smaller game. The
whole made good-sized wagon load.
Engineer Pete Schriver. of this city,
while on hunting trip in Morgan
county, ran across a flock of wild tur-
keys. Two of the birds were standing
in the open and fired on them, bring
ing both down. When he went to pick
them up he found a third, which had
been hidden, and which he had bow,
ed over with the others, making three
in. one shot.
Hunter Mckinney, of this city, who
was hunting in the same neighbor-
hood, performed the most remarkable
feat of the season, by killing wild
turkey III luil HlSht On the Wig Win
a club The bird had been wounded
by a hunter and flew directly toward
Mckinney at great speed. Mckinney
picked up club and knocked the tur-
key to the ground as !: flew past.
States Attorney Noll and Peyton
Ramer went on hunting trip to The
wilds of Berkeley county Wednesday,
accompanied by IA dogs. They not
only returned with all the dogs, but
had added during the dav Is birds,
one pheasant and three rabbits.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
Fire at CIearbrook.

Fire destroyed the barn, carriage
house and granary on the farm of Mrs.
David w. Branson, at Clearbrook,
Frederick county, Va, Saturday even
ing. The loss is 81 900. partly covered
by insurance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
BOILERS EXPLODE.
Factories and Business Houses Wreck,
ed and Buildings Burned.

Lynn, Mass. Dec. 6 The boilers at
the Harvey Manufacturing Company,
here. exploded this morning, wrecking
the factory buildings and business
buildings for two blocks. A dozen or
more persons were injured by the fall,
ing walls and flying bricks and tim
beers. The Boston and Maine station
at West Lynn, was set on fire and
consumed together with twelve or fir
teen dwellings in the neighborhood. AS
far as known now there were no fatal
tiles. @ M tF it1
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
STATE PRINTING.
Charleston Firm Gets Printing and
Stationery Goes to Washington.

The state printing commission has
awarded the contract for furnishing
the states supply of stationery for the
next two years to the r. p. Andrews
Paper Co., of Washington, d. c., their
bid of SIC, 0S400 being the lowest. The
lowest bidder for the printing and
binding contract was J. M. Mathews
of Charleston, to whom the contract
was awarded at $27,24
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
"NiGGER JIM CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of Manslaughter for
Killing Fireman Gray.

James Temple Ellis, alias Niger
jim" who shot and killed Fireman
Charles Gray, of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, at Weverton several weeks
ago. was tried on charge of murder
in Hagerstown, the jury returning
Thursday with verdict of manslaugh-
ter. The negro entered plea of not
guilty on the ground of self-defense.
He will serve a term in the peniten
tiary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
BIG BLAZE AT HoLYoKE.
Fire is Beyond the Control of the
Local Fremen.

Holyoke, Mass, Dec. THE worst
fire in the history of this city started
this morning. Il has gotten far beyond
the control of the ilremen here and
help has been summoned from Spring
field, Westheld and northampton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
CHIMNEY A6LAzE.

Chemical Engine Summoned to North
ern Part of the City.
A blazing chimney at the home of
Mr.. Daniel Sutton, at the extreme end
of North Queen street on Friday
called out the chemical wagon, which
arrived at the scene in time to .extin-
guish the fire with the small tanks of
chemicals. There was no damage ex-
cept to the roof and this was slight.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
Refused $1,000 for Twins.

The Siamese twins, offspring of Mr..
and Mrs. George Cullom, of Mounds
Vile, who died a few days ago, are
to be sent to Baltimore and placed in
vault. The parents have refused s.,
900 for the bodies of the twins.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
New Freight Engines.

The C. V. railroad received two mon.
ster freight engines from the P. r. r
Altoona shops on Thursday morning
The locomotives are numbered 101 and
102 and are the first 10 get into the
hundred class.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
Black Patti Dead.

Flora Batson, aged So, known on
the concert stage as BLACK Patti"
died in Philadelphia, She had sung
before Queen Victoria, Pope Leo, the
Gear Of Russia and the Italian and
German courts. She was born in Aus
trailia. She once sang before q local
audience.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
Pope's Physician Dead.

Rome, Dec. DIR. Lapponia, physi-
clan to the Pope died today of pnen
monia He had been i'll for some time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
Natal Statistics.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Grimes
East South street-a daughter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
Married in Washington.

Miss Rena NJ, Blackmore. of Wash
ington, and Mr. Strother ID, Brown, of
Junction, were married ia
Washington on Wednesday afternoon.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Samuel H. Green. pastor of Cavalry
BaDtist church.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-08
Licensed to Wed.

Miss Katie d. drummer, of Washing
ton, and Mr. Charles f. Betters, of
Martinsburg, were granted a marriage
license in Washington.