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The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
CHENAULT.

Mrs. Abe Bennett is on the sick list.
E. ]. Stallmann was in town Sunday.
Scott Cunningham went to Louisville
Sunday to buy goods.
J.F. Jarboe went to Troy and Rock
port Saturday on business.
Lucian Manning went to Louisville
last week.
J.B. Frymire has completed his new
dwelling and is now living in it.
Master Gerald Jarboe spent Sunday
with his aunt, Mrs. L. H. Bosley.
C. B. Cunningham attended the Farm
err Institute at Tobinsport Thursday
and Friday.
Mrs. Thos. Smith, who has been in
Henderson for some time, returned home
Monday.
Miss Nellie Lee Gilliland spent one
night last week with Mrs. Bert Gun
ningham,
Thos. Smith has sold his property and
will soon move to Stephensport.
On account Of bad weather the box
supper is to be postponed until Satur-
day, November "a. at Cunningham
schoolhouse.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
TARFORK.

Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Rice we're in
Cloverport, Tuesday.
L. c. Taul, of McQuady, was here
last Sunday the guest of Len Kennar
and wife.
Uncle Jack Ewlett, of Jolly, is making
regular weekly visits to this neighbor-
hood, his former home.
Cave Spring Church had a called
meeting the 10th, inst and called Rev.
Geo. Jones of Pellville, to the Pastorate.
Bro. Jones and his daughter are ex-
pected in this vicinity Saturday before
the 4th Sunday in November.
Corn gathering is the order of the
day and it is generally inferior a great
deal of it being rotten.
Allen Newly, who moved recently to
the Poor house farm at Hardinsburg,
for plausible reasons, returned to their
farm last week. He having assigned
the duties as Poor house keeper to Mr..
Elder, who formerly occupied the place.
Mrs. Henry Hook of Hardinsburg
and her daughter Mrs. Needham of
Meade County, were visiting her son,
Ed. Hook recently.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
Mere Sightseers.

1.-The chief trouble of the miners.
says Ex-Governor Brady of Alaska, lis
lack of variety in their food. One day
a young fellow fresh from his lot turned
into Seattle and entered hotel.
" Bring me some pork and beans,
was his request. The food was brought
Now bring me three dozen oysters.
The waiter complied. With the two
dishes before him the miner proceeded
to say: We'll, pork and beans, yor
have been very friendly to me all my
days in Alaska. You have stood by me
like good fellows. Now stand by me
and see me eat oysters. boston
Herald.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
EIGHT PAGES.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER q, 1900
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT
PROPOSITIONS

In this issue of The News Is pub
lished a communication from Mr..
II. Stewart Miller, of Owensboro,
relative to his position on the
electric light franchise granted to
him by the city of Cloverport sew
eral months ago. Under the
agreement between Mr.. Miller
and the city council the plant
should have been in operation
some time ago, and, judging from
Mr.. Miller's letter, there seems to
have been some misunderstanding.
The News, in order to place the
matter before the public in its
proper light, publishes Mr.. Mil
ler's letter and his correspondence
with the city council, and invites
the board of councilmen to give
their side of the question.
The News is taking no sides in
this controversy, other than to
bring the matter to a definite un-
derstanding with the ultimate re-
suit of securing an electric light
plant for the city upon the best
terms possible.
The columns of The News are
open to the members of the city
council with regard to this matter.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
--DOWELL
Marriage of Popular Young Couple
to fake Place November 2S.

Irvington, KY. Nov. 2o.-(Special. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Dowell announce
the approaching marriage of their
daughter, Miss Ethel Dowell, to Mr..
Charlie H. Halves, which will take
place at the home Of the bride, on We'd
nesday evening, Nov. %, at six o'clock.
The bride-elect is we'll known young
lady and is quite popular among her
acquaintances. The prospective bride
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hawes, of Owenshoro. They
will make Irvington their home after
the first of November.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
Mad Dogs at Large.

Ravennia, o., Nov. 19.-Mad dogs
are legion in southern Portage county.
Five have been killed in a week and
others are at large. Many dogs and
other animals have been bitten and
an epidemic Of rabies is feared. The
whole countryside is now on the
lookout for mad dogs and cattle with
rabies.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
THE BRECKENRIDGE NEWS cLovERpoRT NOVEMBER 81 1900
FEDERAL SUIT
Filed Against Standard oil Company
Would Dissolve Trust.

Washington, Nov. 16.- In papers
filed in the United States circuit
court at st. Louis, by direction of At
torney General Moody. the federal
government began it's long contem.
plated battle against the Standard
Oil company. The government seeks
TO have the gigantic trust dissolved.
In support Of its plea it presents an
array Of violations OF the Sherman
antitrust law, including conspiracy,
coercion, intimidation, rebating and
other vicious acts and practices.
The investigation into methods pur-
sued by the Standard Oil company be-
gan early in 1905, and the results was
laid before congress last May by Pres
ident Roosevelt, who accompanied the
report by a special message denounc-
ing the apparent methods pursued.
The president asserted at the time
that suits would be instituted in the
United States courts TO abolish the
combination, and the filing Of the suit
marks the initial step.
Some Of the allegations which the
government will attempt to prove are
That the Standard controls 80 per
cent OF refined oil for domestic and
foreign consumption; that the control
OF this oil was begun in 1870, and
that il continues until the present day;
that by the transfer Of stock in 80
corporations to five trustees, competi-
ton among them was finally sup
pressed in 1882; that in 1899, the
Standard Oil company took the place
Of the trustees and continued the un-
lawful control Of the corporations;
that Standard methods aided in the
establishment Of railroad rates and
rebates; that the Standard used rail-
road employees to crush the business
Of independent producers; that the
Standard now controls 20 corporations
which include many bogus independ-
ent companies.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
Anna Gould Divorced From Boni.

Paris, Nov. 14.-The court to-day
granted an absolute divorce to Anna
Gould, Countess de Castellane, from
Count Boni de Castellane, giving her
the CUSTODY of the children.
The children may not be taken out OF
the jurisdiction of the French courts
without the consent of their father.
All costs must be be paid by Count
Boni.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
STATE or OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY

LUCAS COUNTY
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm Of f. J. Cheney n
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use OF Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day of December; A. D.
1886.
,e A w. GLEASON,
NSEALJ NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
ana acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for TESTIMONIALS
free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Ball's Family Pills for constipation
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21

Mr.. David Van Alstyne, former
Master Mechanic of the Henderson
Route shops at this place, has been APP
pointed Manager of the Brooks Loco
motive Works at Dunkirk, New York.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
Enjoyable Musical.

The Musical given last Tuesday night
under the direction of Mrs. L. T. Reid
for the benefit of The Epworth League
was a success and very much enjoyed
by many.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21

Tobacco is now being delivered
to market. 1t is estimated that
the major portion of the crop in
this section of the county will be
sold as soon as it is stripped.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
RAYnOND.
Several new cases of mumps.

Several new cases of mumps.
After several weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. VIM. Compton and
children returned to her home al
Garfield last Friday.
Mr.. Otis Stiff is all smiles ovel
the arrival of a new boy at his
house.
Miss Dee Basham, of Clover
port, spent Sunday at Leon Cash
mems.
Mrs. Malissa Knott spent Sun
day at her fathers at Frymire.
Jerry Basham has bought what
is known as the Head farm and
will move there in the near future.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21

So far, no accidents have been
reported among the local sports
men since the hunting season
opened up. However, the bird
tribe has not Jared so well, and
"Quail on toast" is no uncommon
dish in some homes.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
proverbs

When the butter won't
come put a penny in the
churn," is an old time dairy
proverb. 1t often seems to
work though no one has ever
told why.
When mothers are worried
because the children do not
gain strength and flesh we
say give them SCOTS Emul-
sion.
1t is like the penny in the
milk because it works and
because there is something
astonishing about it.
SCOTS Emulsion is simply
a milk of pure cod liver oil
with some hypophosphites
especially prepared for delicate
stomachs.
Children take to it naturally
because they like the taste
and the remedy takes just as
naturally to the children be-
cause it is so perfectly adapted
to their wants.
For all weak and pale and
thin children SCOTS Emulsion
is the most satisfactory treat.
ment.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
70 Improve Breed Of Horses.

Lexington, KY. Nov. 1S-The Amer
lean Protective Breeders association,
with a view of further improving the
breed Of horses In Kentucky has
recommended the purchase Of thor
oughbred stations TO be distributed in
various counties Of the state outside
OF the Blue Grass section. A COM
mittee was formed to adopt a plan for
operation. The committee consists OF
j. n. Camden ~ Versailles, KY, and
o. II. Chenault " this city. They are
to cooperate with the legislators from
each legislative district. Col. f. =.
Clay was elected president and
George Whitney OF New York treas
urer OF the association for the year.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
Warehouses Blown Up.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 13.-The
warehouses OF the American Snuff
company at Eddyville, Princeton and
FredOnia, KY, were wrecked by dyna-
mite. At Eddyville citizens we're
awakened by the shock Of the explo-
sion, which shattered windows over
wide radius. Bloodhounds were Sc
cured and followed the trail Of the
wreckers 10 miles into Caldwell coun-
ty. Several months ago trust ware
houses in the southern part Of Ken
lucky we're dynamited and growers
who sold tobacco to the trust received
warning messages from the might
riders"
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
Platts 10 Live Apart.

New York, Nov. 15.-United States
Senator Thomas Collier Platt and his
beautiful young wife who, before her
marriage to the senator was Mrs.
Lillian T. Janeway, signed an agree
ment OF separation. The Platts have
been living apart since they had a
bitter quarrel six weeks ago. A fin-
sncial settlement satisfactory to Mrs.
Plat accompanies the separation
articles, and there will be no divorce
proceedings. Mrs. Plat, IL is under
stood, is to receive $4,000 a year dur
Ing her lifetime and retain Tioga
lodge, in Highland Mills, where she is
now living.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
Negro Bank Fails.

Greenville, S. c., Nov. 1.-THE
Workingmens Savings and Loan com
pany of this city, the only negro bank
Ing institution in the state, closed its
doors by order Of the state bank ex-
lminer. Careless bookkeeping is
said to be the cause Of the banks en-
barrassment. The capital stock was
S14. 900.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-11-21
Result Of Old Feud.

Mayking, KY, Nov. 15.-According
10 a report received from lower Elk
Horn creek. east Of here, a desperate
battle was fought there between Will
liam Mitchell and Esau Moore on one
side and George Adams and Henry
Mullins on the other, in a dispute
over a land division. twenty-five
shots were fred. According to the
report, Esau Moore was killed and
Henry Mullins was desperately
wounded. Further trouble is feared,
although officers have gone TO the
scene to quell the outbreak, which is
the result of an old feud.
Disputed Indian Territory Land.
Washington, Nov. 13.-In the su-
preme court Of the United States So
licitor General Hoyt filed a motion on
behalf of the government to dismiss
the case OF the state of Kansas versus
the United States for possession of
tho Indian territory land claimed to
have been granted to the Missouri
Kansas and Texas railroad, estimated
10 be worth upwards of $4,000, 900.
The motion was based on the conten-
ton that the state of Kansas has no
substantial interest In the case.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
WAYS OF AMERICAN wch. sN
Fair Sex in Politics Is So Rare az 80
Be Abnormal--Never Take Part
in Elections.

American women take little or
no interest in politics, asserts
Mrs. Craigie, in the London Chron-
icle. A woman taking keen in.
terest in politics is really so rare
as to be abnormal. Women play
no part in the elections. It shows
how adaptable American women
are that when they marry English
husbands and come here they gen
orally come to the front in cleo
ti0neering.
What is the reason? Well, ii
simply is not the custom. All
American men are interested IN
politics, whether they 60 in for
them much or not, but it simply IS
not the custom for women to un-
derstand anything either about
politics or business. Americas
husbands, you know, never talk to
their wives about professional or
business affairs. And the wives
interest themselves in literary
and musical and artistic matters.
And of course in social matters
the American woman is supreme.
All that | mean is that in Amer
lea, men have to subordinate them
selves entirely to women's inter
ests. ! don't say the women are
( the happier for it'll only say it's
the fact.
Personally, ! think the French
method. where the wife is told
everything about the money al
fairs. is the best. OF course, an
American woman may be spend
ing money lavishly while her hus
3 band is in actual difficulties-ii
often happens. The men take q
pride in seeing the women magniii
Gently dressed, and in giving then
Jewels and fine houses. And yel
the American man is not at all os
tentati0us for himself. However
n ] must say that if American wo
men meet with great reyerses o.
fortune they are always very cour
ageous about them; the habit o.
mind is very philosophic in Amer
lea.
And they are always very brigh1
and vivacious and extremely adap
table.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
ELEVEN YEARS TODAY
Judge M. M. Beavers Is Now One
of the Pioneers.

Judge M. M. Beavers and faml-
ly arrived in Chickasha just eleven
years ago today and can rightly
lay claim to being one of the pio-
neer residents, the city being now
about thirteen years old
When Judge Beavers came here
there were less than 1000 people
and the only brick building
in the place was the Fitzpatrick
building now occupied by Gilkey-
Jarboe and Goff and Kicker.
The Judge has been prominently
identified with Chickasha in many
capacities. He has filled the
Office of U. S. commissioner,
mayor president Of the school
board and has taken an active part
in political matters. He is now
president or the Washita Valley
Trust Company and is still mem
Der of the school board and one of
our leading attorneys.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
WEATHER PLANT A PROPHET
"Abrus Precatorius'' Regarded with
Great Veneration in India--Angle
Of Leaves Is Key.

Almost every magazine mas a
small advertisement for a plant
known to botanists as ''abrus pre-
catorius," or weather plant. 1t is
a climbing exotic, and is held in
great veneration by the natives OF
India, who say that the state of
the weather may be told some
time in advance by the position
VIII .ch the leaves assume. Though
this theory is disputed by some, i
is held by botanists of established
reputation as being within the
bounds of reason. Atmosphere
unquestionably affects the leaves
Of flowers and plants and shrubs,
and to a close observer this action
may indicate coming changes in
weather which can be correctly
foreshadowed.
One Of the great beauties Of the
plant is its small egg shaped seeds
Of bright scarlet tipped with s
black spot. These seeds are very
hard, and for this reason are used
for necklaces and ornamental pur
poses. Their size is so uniform
that they are used in India as the
standard Of weight, and called
'rati." 1t is a recorded fact that
the weight Of the famous Kohl
moor was first determined by the
aid of the seeds of this peculiar
plant. Probably the specific name
@precatorius," meaning prayer.
came from the fact that the seeds
are used by the Buddhists for ros-
aries.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
Sounding Stones.

Some fine specimens of Chinese
sounding stones have been de-
scribed by a late visitor at Ch'ufu,
the birthplace and burial place of
Confucius. An incense dish Of
stone rang with the bell-like tone
of bronze on being struck with .
stick, two pillars gayeout a music
al note on being struck at any
point. and a large tablet-three
by five feet in area and six inches
thick-emitted a note varying
with the point struck. These
"stone gongs" are found through.
out the country, having been
known forcenturies. The material
is a grayish oolitic limestone, and
it is said to come only from occa
sional veins at quarry a few
miles from Ch'ufu.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
quantity Preferred.

A friend recently did a favor
for a Topeka drug store pro
prietor.
ITO show you that | appreciate
the favor" said the druggist, u
will make you a present Of this
quart bottle of fine ten-year-old
whisky"
"If it's all the same to you,v re-
piled the friend, licking his lips,
I'D rather you'd make it two
quarts of a fye-year-old." TO.
peka KAN Capital.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
MORE INVESTIGATION
Mayor Calls Another Meeting to
Look into Hydrant Deal

Mayor Venable issued call this
morning for special meeting of
the council at ! O'Clock this after
noon to reconsider the action with
reference to the hydrant deal and
also tosreconsider the matter of
charges against Alderman Early in
connection with the same. 1t is the
intention OF the Mayor to have a
thorough investigation SO that
when it is over there will be no
grounds for further criticism.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
ORIGIN OF TERM LYNCH LAW
Tale of Irish Clan Which Was Per-
petuated by Giving Deeds Name
Of Chief Characters.


Somany different versiQnsandeA
plantations of the term lynch law
have at various times been given,
and occasionally are even yet add
ed to, that it seems fitting to re
count the tragic incident which
has since given a name to SO many
calamitous occurrences not only
in our land, but on occasion also
in that of others.
The very name of Lynch" gives
the direct cue to the land of its or
igin-Ireland. And when we re
call the fact that during the LAT
ter part of the seventeenth and
theearly part Of theeighteenth cen
tury there was comparatively a
large immigration from the North
of Irleand and the South Of Scot
land, Coming as settlers to the
CarOlinas, from which much of
this material spread westward
into Kentucky and ndTennessee, and,
realizing the tenacity with which
these peoples husband, nourish
and perpetuate their folklore and
traditions, it needs Onlyto relate
the incident which Thackeray in
his Irish Sketch Book" graphic
ally yrecounts, to show how natural
it was to apply the memories and
such term to the individual exer-
else of justice and punishment.
Thackeray, in the book referred
to and in Chapter 16, which treats
OF Galway, thus speaks of an oc
currence within its precincts which
in lS42-and probably does to this
day-bore the grewsome 'memen
to" so grimly described in the
words following:
"Then there is Lombard street
otherwise called Deadman's lane
with a rawhead and cross boanes
and memento mort over the door
where the dreadful tragedy of the
Lynches was acted in 1893. IfGal
way is the Rome of Connaught
James Lynch firzstephen, The
mayor, may be considered as the
Lucius Junius Brntus thereof
Lynch had a son who went Il
Spain as master of one of his
fathers ships, and, being Of ;
wild, extravagant turn. there con
tracted debts, drew bills. ant
alarmed his fathers correspond
ent, who sent a clerk and nephew
Of his own back in young Lynch'l
ship to Galway to settle accounts
ION the fifteenth day young Lynch
threw the Spaniard overheard
looming back to his own countr,
be reformed his life a little, ant
was on the point of marrying on
of the Blakes, Burkes, or Bodkins
or others, when seaman who ha,
sailed with him, being on thepOin
of death, confessed the murder il
which he had been a partioipator
"Hereon. the father, who wa
chief magistrate of the town, triet
his son and sentenced him t,
death, and when the clan LyncI
lrose in a body I'd rescue the youn.
imam and divert such a disgrac'
from the family, it is said tha
Fitzstephen Lynch hanged the cul
prit with his own hands. A trag
edycalled The Warden of Galway
has been written on the subject
and was acted few nights befor'
| my arrival
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
RICHARDSON MADE REFEREE
In Bankruptcy to Succeed Scoffern
Who Resigned the Office

Attorney w. E. Richardson re-
ceived notice yesterday of his ap-
pointment as referee in bankruptcy
at Chickasha to succeed R. F.Scof-
fern who resigned to become de-
putty marshal.
Mr.. Richardson is member Of
the law firm Of Burns, Richardson
& Engle and recently came here
from Salem, Oregon. He is regard
ed as young lawyer Of ability.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
BIRTHDAY OF THE EXPRESS
Fourteen years old today and is
Still Growing Some


Fourteen years ago today, April
II, 1892, the first copy of the
Chickasha EXPRESS. ...theIpioneer in
the ..newspaper 6eldl in EChicka-
sha, was issued. Chickasha was
'small punkins'' then and the Ex-
PRESS was puny weekly sheet,
printed on an old fashioned Wash
ington hand-press.
The paper continued with vari-
ed history, with all the ups and
downs incident to the career Of
such an enterprise till the last OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
Took State Names.

An Oklahoma man has named
his ten children after as many
states in the Union. The daugh-
ters are Virginia, Carolina, Geor-
gia, Florida, Idaho and Jersey,
while the boys are Missouri, Ohio,
Tennessee and Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12

It's spring cleaning time, Don't
you want some old newspapers to
60 under your carpet1 They're
fine. 10 gents bundle at the
Daily Express office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
SIR KNIGHTS ATTENTION

You are hereby commanded to
report at the Asylum in full uni
form at ais Sunday April is 10
participate in the Easter celebra-
tion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
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Christian dreenian6.

With the exception OF few hun
dred inaccessible heather on the
east coast, Greenland, with its 10,
600 population, is now under Q
uniform Christian influence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-12
Fashions Change.

"The women nowadays don't
have as many children as they did
in colonial times"
n ''Well, they make up for il by
having more husbands