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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08
MOON LIGHTED DOCTORS HOME.
Medical Society Had Sound Reason
for Their Date Of Holding Meeting

Up in a New England town thsre
is medical society which is OF &C
years standing. and has the custom
Of meeting on the Thursday before
the full OF the moon. Recently some
OF the younger members tried to
change the time Of meeting to the
third Wednesday Of every month.
Three Of the older members rose
up and protested. They gave the
reason for the peculiar arrangement.
When this association was
formed" said one OF them, there
were no electric lights and good roads
the way there are now. The society
took in the whole county. and 1t was
often dificult matter for the doc
tors hAo lived in the country TO drive
home after nightfall.
80 we called the moon TO our aid
and set the date for the Thursday be
fore the full OF the moon. II is bright
moonlight at . seasonable hour then
and the doctors could see their way
home.
Il know there is no necessity for
such an arrangement now, but this
will seem like new society, II we
do not meet the Thursday before the
full Of the moon"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08
An EDITORIAL.

The landlord Of the Surf house hav.
ing withdrawn his advertisement
from the local dailies noticed a for.
bidding change in their treatment of
himself and his hotel.
Tearing down Ocean street, he
burst like a westerly gale the other
morning into the office Of the Morn
ing Spray.
did this paper say my place was
on the bum?" he roared.
mo" said the editor.
Did 1t call me a theft"
"Of course not"
He frowned In perplexity.
We'll. some paper did" he growled
Perhaps" hazarded the editor, 1T
was our contemporary. the Wave. We
never print stale news ourselves"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08

Best Told During Campaign Of 1885
He Considers

A Neoraska minister who enjoys
the confidence OF Hon ". J. Bryan
asked the presidential candidate OF
1856. Just before he Was leaving the
country on hls present tour. What was
the best story told about him when
he was before the country as the op-
ponent Of MAJ. Mckinley
The one / most enjoyed" be re
piled. was told by a commercial trav
eler who put up at a village tavern
In Arkansas The accommodations
we're very scant The Traveller slept
on the floor. He had no water &c
wash his hands and face. When he
vent to breakfast he vas out Of sorts
He told the landlord that his house
ought to be swept away By q hurri.
cane. The landlord made no reply.
but invited the traveller 70 eat The
food was on a par with the travellers
room. He said II wasn't ft for hog.
The landlord was silent and passed
up another dish The traveller threw
Il on the floor.
The landlord picked up the rem
nants and pitched them into a bucket.
and said nothing. Just then a woman
whose appearance indicated poverty
and poor health passed through the
The traveller made a re-
mark about her that was decidedly
uncomplimentary, saying that he
didn't wonder the grub was not At
TO eat II she prepared IT, The land.
lord never uttered a word Of protest.
The traveller left the table and asked
for bis bill. As the landlord seraped
up the bottom OF his TIL 10 make
change the traveller asked him: How
do you stand on this 16 10 l craze.
anyhow Then the landlords wrath
asserted itself and he hit his guest
the eyes."-American Spec
Iator.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08

whole body, which becomes plant and
supple II the sport Is followed with
any degree Of regularity.
With little practice the left arm
may be used alternately with the right
for the pitching. so that both sides OF
the body may be developed evenly.
AS to discus throwing. the very fact
thai It is a revival OF a Grecian sport
is enough to commend It as productive
Of grace, for the Greclan men and
women have furnished the ideal types
Of grace Tor the whole world.
Like Quoit pitching. wrist. back and
shoulders are all strengthened by the
graceful swaying into which you un-
consciously fan IN your endeavor to
get the Quoit nearest the peg.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08
EXCELLENT FRUIT PIES.
Now the Season When There Should
Be Brought Forth Such Recipes
IS the Following.

GRAPE AND ELDERBERRY-
Pick onethird pint Of grapes and two
thirds pint OF elderberries; mix with
two rounded tablesDoonfuls Of sugar.
Line the plate with paste: sprinkle
With -four; IN with the grapes and
berries; sveeten more. If desired:
sprinkle the edge with -four. and cover
with top crust.
neutrality-suspicious. carefully
one quart Of berries; line a plate with
paste; turn In the berries. with cup
ful Of sugar and one-haH cupful Of
water; dredge with -four. and sprinkle
over a very little salt and one-haf 3
grated nutmeg. Cover the pie with
top crust, and bake in 4 quick oven.
PEACH-Peel. stone and quarter or
dice good ripe peaches Line the
plate with crust. and arrange the
fruit In II. Sweeten well. and add a
little water. Sift over a teaspoonful
Of -four. Bake with an upper crust.
and serve with sugar and rich cream.
APPLE.-Select tart apples; pare.
quarter and cut them In thin slices.
Line the plate with good pun paste;
on this pile the apples. allowing plen-
ty Of filling. sweeten with two or
three tablespoonfuls OF sugar. accord
Ing to the tartness Of the fruit. and
put on the top crust. Bake in a hot
oven from 20 minutes TO half zn hour.
A little grated nutmeg or ground Gin
namon may be added for a change. Or
the apples may be pared and cut into
halves and placed on the paste with
round side down. Mix a piece OF but
ter the size Of an egg with two table
spoonfuls Of sifted -four. add two cup
fuls OF sugar and half a cupful OF
water. Stir smooth. flavor with
grated nutmeg. pour over the apples.
and bake. When the apples are
cooked. pile on the whites Of two
eggs beaten to a stiff froth with two
tablespoonfuls of sugar Set in hot
oven until nicely Drowned.
PLUM.-Add TO three cupfuis Of
plums enough water 10 cover. and
sweeten with one and one-haif cupfuls
OF sugar. Let simmer until tender.
Line the plate with paste: wet the
edges. after putting In the fruit; slft
a little -four around the edge and over
the top. Cover with the upper crust.
and bake in a quick oven for 20 min
utes.-The Delineator.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08

BEAUTY AND EXERCISE

strengthened by this sport and the
hollows Of the neck filled out by II.
Pitching quoits is even better than
bowling as an exercise. in that while
the motions are nearly enough tho
same to call out practically the same
muscles, It Is an outdoor game Be
sides the direct benefit It has upon
the general health and upon the de-
velopment Of neck and shoulders and
arms. and especially for a hollow
chest, there is indirect benefit gained
In added grace and buoyancy OF the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08

A cookingschool formula for salt-
ing almonds requires that after she'll
ing and blanching. the nuts shall be
boiled In strong salt water for ten
minutes, allowing one teaspoonful Of
salt to each cupful Of nuts. Dry
thoroughly on cloth and sprinkle
with melted butter or salad oil. a
teaspoonful to each cupful Spread
on 8 tin and put In a hot oven TIL
they are a light brown. Shake often,
watching carefully that they do not
burn Drain on blotting-paper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08
ssttInn Him Rlnht

Borroughs (angrily)-When Mark.
ley loaned me that ten dollars, think
/ overheard you remark that you won
dered when | would pay him back.
kandor-No; you're mistaken.
Borroughs-Oh, guess mott
Kandor-Yes. you are. didn't say
when" but 'ff."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08

A person Of little tact once re-
marked to the octogenarian Auber:
What sad thing 1t is. this old age
business!" Yes" agreed the old mu-
sician, 1T is sad. But" he added,
with witty philosophy, up to the pres
ent time no surer way has been dis
covered to live a long time"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08
A Lawn Party.

Lawn parties for grown people and
children are the popular form of
amusement these days, and certainly
there 10 nothing prettier In the en-
tertainmeEt line. With an abundance
Of lanterns. fairy lamps and electric
lights, comparatively small yard
may be transformed into a bower OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08
pIanlty.

Notary Sign your name here,
Uncle Rastus.
Rastus-Ah doesn't write ma name,
sub. All has no time fob dem trffiin'
details O business. All allus dictates
nah name. sub.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-08

There seems TO be no end to mu-
sical games. Here Is q particularly
clever one. somewhat different from
the ones which have previously ap-
peared. On cards or slips OF paper
write the following questions:
l. Where is the earth?
2. An old mans friendi
3. What do the weary needf
4. A useful article TO cook?
5. Found plenufully In most riversi
s. Part OF fsh?
7. An important pari OF a letterf
s. What title is coveted by MILL
tary men?
g. What do all public speakers do
some time?
TO- Not served In barrooms?
IL. The most popular music with
debutantesg
12. What locks the stable when the
horse is gomez
13. The one who guesses the most
answers7
ANSWERS.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
The METROPOLITAN
CAFE IS NOW Open

T. NJ. Kennedy, who conducted
the Great Northern hotel at
Berthold until fire destroyed the
building, has opened the Metro
politan Cafe in the Peter Ehr
Building at the corner of Main
and Second streets. Mr.. Ken
nedy, in addition to serving reg
ular meals. serves short orders
day and night. The rear OF the
building has been rcmodeled, and
redecorated and presents a very
neat appearance. Mr.. Kennedy
is assisted by his wife.
The Metropolitan will be run
in a tirst-class manner and no
doubt the Kennedys will make a
big success of the undertaking.
The dining room is OAK 60 feet
and the kitchen 24x "a feet. The
lunch counter is thirty feet long.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
Arrested in Idaho.

Ray Louckes, a former Minot
barber, who eloped from this city
with Mrs. Gillispie, wife OF one Of
our hackmen, has been arrested
at Moscow, Idaho, charged with
unlawfully living with Mrs. Gil
lispie. Mr.. Gillispie left at once
for Idaho where he will seek to
have Louckes brought back to
Minot. Louckes and the woman
were under arrest once before.
when they were taken in tow
near Williston and their Journey
intercepted. The couple put up
a good story at the time and
were allowed to go.
Gillispie, however, was able to
keep track OF the couple thru the
BARRIERS Union, and when he
learned that they were living in
Idaho, he caused their arrest
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
GIenburn Farmer Killed.

Andrew Houswick, a Glenburn
homesteader, was killed in a 1un-
away ten miles east OF that place
Friday afternoon. In company
with Ed johnson he drove up to
the Olson threshing rig. The
horses became frightened at the
engine, broke the bit and ran
away. Johnson jumped and was
uninjured. Houswick was thrown
from the wagon, struck by a
wheel, and walking a short dis
tance to a shock of grain, sat
down and died. His wife was at
their claim forty miles north OF
Williston.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
The Larson Abstract CO.

The Larson Abstract Co. is
turning out a lot of work, and
six persons are required to look
after the various branches Of the
business.
Mrs. Howard and Miss McCon-
nell are the efficient stenograph-
ers, while 7. F. Roche looks
after the insurance end of the
business. John I. Moore, the
land hustler, sells a farm every
day or so and Peter Larson, one
of the members Of the firm. who
by the way is one of the best alb
stracters of the state, looks after
all the abstract work and guar
antees accuracy. L. A. Larson,
the other member of the firm,
who received excellent training
in Office work while auditor Of
Ward county good many years,
looks after the Office work. Busi-
ness is on the increase with this
firm every day, and it ought to
be.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
Lewis Lye Kills Winters Hogs.

Jos. Winter, the milk man, had
a streak of bad luck this week, a
number Of his hogs being poison
ed accidently from Lewis Lye
cans, thrown in the swill, which
he secured from one of the hotels
in Minot. Three fine brood sows
with their litters OF pigs, and six
shoats besides a valuable regis
tered hog. are all dead and a
large number are sick and about
ready to pass in their checks.
Mr.. Winter says that he little
suspected what had been killing
his hogs until upon investigation
he discovered the cans in the hog
lot.
Mr.. Winter had fifty hogs
which were doing extra we'll and
he planned Oh selling them dur
ing the winter. Some may be
saved.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
TAKES
FRENCH
leave.

McCann, the character sent to-
the county jail for ninety days,
for stealing E. F. Tompkin's cash
register, walked away from the.
court yard about seven o'clock:
Sunday evening, and for a time:
Sheriff Lee and his deputies were.
very anxious about him. Me-.
Cam had been allowed a good,
deal of freedom as his term is al
most out and the sheriff did not:
consider that he would want to-
take French leave.
He had been about the yard
doing odd jobs all week and when
he did not show up at his cell
Sunday night, it was believed
that the prisoner had gotten the
"hot foot and skiddooed." Nc
Cam slipped away to the red
light district and after being
wined and dined by the inmates,
returned to the home which he
loves so well--the county JAIL
about two O'Clock Monday morn
ing. He was met by the sheriff
and posse Of deputies who
didn't have any brass band.
The sheriff informed Mccain
that he wouldn't kill any fatted
calf to celebrate the wanderers
return, but gave Mr.. McCann to
understand that hereafter he
would loiter in his cell until the
end of the term.
McCann said he didn't mean
any harm. He was just lone
some and wanted to see his old
friends.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
Sam Jones is Coming.

Rev. Sam Jones, the great
Southern orator and preacher,
will appear at the Minot Opera
House the night Of November
18th under the auspices OF Vim
cent NJ. E.. church of this city.
Jones is a wonderful orator and
while he will tell some striking
truths in a manner which willket
people to thinking, perhaps
making some a little angry, he
will draw the biggest house OF
the season. Jones has a won
derfull flow OF language. A part
OF the time his audience is laugh
ing, then they are crying, then
they grow angry at him and in
variably someone leaves the
house.
A mother once asked Jones
what he would do with her son,
a lad who smoked cigarettes and
refused to quit the practice.
Jones studied a moment, then
said, "He positively refuses to
quit, does he madam" and the
woman replied eyes" Then,
said Jones, ''take the boy in the
back yard and wiring his neck"
Jones once lectured before a
scholarly audience in Boston
when he referred to the mini
stery. He said, "Boston has
some wonderful preachers, some
fine orators, some scholarly
gentlemen. But if they were to
die the next moment, some OF
them would land in he'll
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
GREENLEAF DESERVES
The CREDIT FOR THEM

City Auditor Morrow received
a letter from General Manager
Pennington OF the 500, stating
that three gates would be placed
within the city of Minot soon,
one across Main street, one at
Belyea Avenue, and one at First
street. These gates will un-
doubtedly work automatically.
At Ramstad street, an electric
gong will be placed, which will
ring automatically when the
train is within thirty feet OF the
crossing and continue to ring
until the train has passed.
Our local contemporary, the
Reporter, would have US believe
that 1T is thru their efforts that
the 500 has decided to place the
gates within our city. We be-
lieve that our mayor, D. c.
Greenleaf, ought to have a little
OF the credit for them, for in his
message to the city council, dat
ed April II, 1906. he says: ''The
public thorofares of Minot are
anything tbut a credit to our
city. You should at the earliest
possible date, take such action
as you deem proper, to place all
streets within the city on a uni
form grade, and have the same
properly curbed and guttered.
Gates should be established at
the different railway crossings
for the protection OF the people,
who are compelled to daily cross
the same"
From the above, the readers
will note that the Mayors ideas
were far-reaching and that the
500 has taken notice OF them
and acted accordingly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
Eggs Pays for His Groceries.

Gustav Ludtke raised 26A BUSH
els of blue stem wheat to the
acre, on land which was broken
last year but not cropped. He
has 1900 bushels of wheat which
he will hold for a better price.
His flax averaged fifteen BUSH
els, and oats fifty bushels. Mr..
Ludtke raised 200 chickens this
year and brot seven to town
Wednesday which he sold for
$3.50. He sells on the average
50 worth Of eggs a week the year
round, or more than enough to-
keep him in groceries, besides he
uses all the eggs he needs. He
has a 240 acre farm and is maxi
ing all kinds Of money. All Gus
tav lacks is a woman, and the
right one will come along some
day and capture him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
Evangeline by Local Talent.

Evangeline, Longfellow's great
est poem, was presented at the
Jacobson Tuesday night by local
talent, under the auspices OF the
Presbyterian church. They
were assisted by Miss Carrie Nc
Cune, who has presented Bib
and other plays in Minot.
The play was we'll put on, the
players acting their parts admir-.
ably while Miss McCune recited
the poem. The costumes we're
very pretty and appropriate and
secured at a great deal OF ex-
pense. Miss Florence Stenersen,
as Evangeline, performed her
part in an especially splendid
manner, while DR.. Storey, as
Basil, the blacksmith, distin.
guished himself.
r. "A. Palmer, as Evangeline's
father, was all that Longfellow
could have expected him to be.
Mr.. Shirley played the part OF
Gabriel, EvangeIine's lover, we'll.
One of the prettiest scenes was
Gabriel's boat passing close to
that OF Evangeline and her
friends on the river. The death
bed scene of Gabriel with Evan
geline as a sister, administering
to the afflicted, was touching.
More than fifty took part in the
play.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
RAID TWO BANKS
AT UNDERWOOD
Enter the Town, Dynamite Two Banks, Keep
the Citizens in the Clear and Get Away
With $l2,000...A Regular Jesse
James Affair---B Bandits Then
Leave for Bad Lands

lied that the Surety State bank
was also to be looted, or had
been. 1t was difficult for the cit
liens to act concertedly.
One man suggested that they
slip away to their homes for wea-
pons and return to a given point.
Several men started out with this
end in view. Several were halt
ed by the raiders and compelled
at the point of guns to remain
where they were. Getting to-
gether at a whistle signal, they
mounted and rode out of town,
some of them shouting derisively
at persons who stood helpless in
the street.
POSSE STARTS AFTER RAIDERS.
The moment they were gone
the citizens aroused themselves
to action. Those who had gone
home for arms for defense rallied
the others. Horses were pro-
cured quickly and a small band
started out in the direction taken
by the raiders.
At daylight other citizens were
ready for the chase. Horses
were procured and the posse
started out, inquiring at farm
houses and other villages for
news Of the strange men.
AS soon as the telegraph Office
was opened messages were sent
by the Underwood authorities to
Bismarck and other cities and
tow4.s asking for assistance in
capturing the raiders. The Sc
curities of the banks were not
touched, and are intact.
BANKS GET CASH BACK.
Both banks were insured and
the loss to them will be small, if
any. Bismarck banks sent ready
cash to Underwood on the morn
ing train and the banks there
will feel no inconvenience. F. E.
Kenaston of Minneapolis is a
large stockholder in the First
State bank. Bloodhounds from
the penitentiary have been sent
to Underwood and it does not
seem possible for the robbers to
escape.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. Is
Not since the days when the
Younger and James gangs made
a desperate raid on Mortified,
Mimi, has there been in the
northwest such a thrilling bank
robbery as that at Underwood, a
small town in Mclean county,
north of Bismarck, early today.
About 2 o'clock four armed
men rode into town, hammered
down the doors Of two banks,
wrecked the safes with powerful
explosives, packed up booty of
about $12, 900, held a crowd at
bay and rode away in the night.
A posse quickly formed and start
ed in pursuit.
A woman living in the out
skirts was aroused by the clatter
of hoofs. Peering out into the
darkness she saw the dim out
lines of a cavalcade. She aroused
her husband, but when the hoof
beats had ceased they went back
to sleep.
A little later they and every
body else in town were aroused
by the noise of several explo-
sions. Soon a score of men, who
had hastily dressed, stumbled
along toward the main street.
The First State bank appeared
to be wrecked. Several men
came out. A thin cloudof smoke
seeped slowly through the doors
and broken windows, partly OBJ
securing the strangers.
NO CHANCE FOR CITIZEN.
There was no chance for citi-
zens, who were unarmed, to
make a demonstration against
the raiders. One of the latter
stepped out and yelled for every
body to be quiet and return to
their beds if they didn't want to
get hurt. His tone and the
threatening demeanor of his COM
panions were such as to intimi-
date.
Down the street another noise
attracted the citizens and they
moved cautiously in that direc-
ton. 1t was Immediately real