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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-23
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICES

STATE TREASURER
Jas. A. Menesss. Carnegie, Ok.
q. SENATOR
M. L Turner.
Of Oklahoma City
COvC. sth DISTRICT
ReiDFd Bond
COUNTY SHERIFF
Dave Hill
Mart Loulhan
b; L. Hopkins
julius Dos
j. w Wager
REGISTER OF DEEDS:
Geo w. Petty
George Reid
COUNTY CLERK
]. D Lindsay
COUNTY TREASURER
W. n. Edwards
w. S KiIgore
Isaac Cloud
sUPT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
r. Fl Wilson
MUNICIPAL OFFICES
CHIEF or POLICE
Emmett Goodwin
Frank G Stubs
Jas. A. Farmer
H D CHnneils
CITY TREASURER
Will Hopkins
r. Stephens
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-23


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enre easily religion practical today
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beliefs what he believes
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-23
LNN9UNCENENIS

The ExPzEss Is auth0rixfc g
make The following aHnounce-
meufs subject 70 the sctioa Of Ire
democratic party.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-23
THE CHIckASHA
IRON WORKS.

We have adde5 Nsw and Up-to-
Date Machinery to orr Plant arc
are able to do any
MdchIEe or Foundry Work
We make speciality OF Sash
Weights, Structural iron Work ano
Job Work. Blacksmith Shop In
connection. See the Nix Corn
Stalk Cutter which we emanufacture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-23

For Al tnat."
Cherished beliefs wer churches rise and fall theooge fer
decay the finger prophecy points the evolution Of
broader higher in which the cardinal article Of faith will
be "God is my Father
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18

them. and cleaning weapons in their olsen
gagged hands, they promptly deserted the
spot and the stakes they had brought along
and our friends as promptly stopped and
stuck the stakes, and finding that there was
room took three lots, one for each and one for
the boy
Bill and Jake had couple of tents in their
baggage that had been left at the depot, and
these they erected.
Next day all was activity. There was
great crowd around the government land Of
tice More boomers were continually arrly.
ing, buildings were put up, men paced oil
streets and alleys, staked out more lots ana
endeavored to Jump" those already staked,
rushing hither and thither, wrangling and
scheming, trading and Dragging.
That afternoon there was trouble for Jake.
The surveying and layingotf OF the streets ana
alleys, which had been neglected till then, was
inaugurated, and poor Jake was found TO De
was now on a corner. Jake might have taken
the child's lot from him, as the partners had
previously taken it for him, but he made no
attempt to do So -.
'The little teller, has earned his lot, SAID
Jake. can he shall have i'll Mebby l can
strike something worth while out yander;,,,
"Not mucb,7 said Bill, heartily. "They-
re no good out there. Take half of mine,
ole feller!''
tbav divided BilPs lot, and little Simpson was
left with a whole one to himself; and present
lv Il proved one of the most desirable in the
settlement. By the middle Of the following
day. il was found where the business part OF
tbe town would be, and right In the midst OF
= mon what promised to be the most promi-
nssnt corner. was located the boys
Offers of good round sums, increased by
degrees. were made for the lots of the three,
hut the men, experienced In booms, refused
to sell. -, - ,u ~.
r.rtners would not sell, and the boy of course
Pnew nothing about selling though by this
time he had begun to prattle about boom"
and "torner lots"
'1 The settlement grew and spread until by the
+;raa that MT Simpson and Jim, disheartened
and and, droopy. reached there they could not get
. lot Of any kind without purchasing it, and
then Il it was any way desirable, it was
held at such a high figure that they could
not think Of buying;
They wandered dismally, about until they
fnallv drifted to where the lots were each
worth what seemed to them like fortune.
"Jt's no use, JIM" said Mr. Simpson, drear-
v. "We're ruined, and"
They looked up.
Inst then, squad of men moved out of
the wav. and they beheld sight that nearly
deorived them of breath. There, standing be-
fore their very eyes, on one of the best lots
in town. with his little legs wide apart,
mans hat that Jake had got somewhere near
" extinguishing his head listening with owl
ish gravity while SPECTATOR was trying, to
convince the partners that they ought to SELL
there was the smallest Simpson,
And so the smallest Simpson saved all the
rest of the Simpsons from want and priva-
ton.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18

and as each stopped there would be mighty
rush OF anxious souls, fairly hungering and
thirsting to get ahead of everybody else in
securing means of transportation to the COW
eted land. They swarmed in at the doors
and windows of the coaches, pulling and haul
ing, showing and hustng
The children drifted unconsciously into the
way, and when the next grand rush came
they were scattered like chaff
The smallest Simpson, instead of escaping
as the rest did, scuttled into the very midst
of the melee.
A six-footer heard him howl as he was kick
ed against, and found time to jerk the child
up and into his arms
"Doin' to Otahoma!" piped the little fell
low.
"Ar right" replied the man.
And, with that, he pushed and showed his
way into the car, taking the smallest Simp-
son with him, and supposing all the time that
the parents of the little chap had lost him in
getting into the car, and that he was doing
them favor. A moment afterward the train
started
The rest of the children did not join their
parents till the last train had gone, and then
all hands discovered that the explorer was
missing.
hunting hither and thither, but, of course,
without result
The six-footer, by reason of superior
strength, had succeeded in securing a seat
And as nobody claimed the little lad and the
latter had taken great fancy to the man. he
felt bound to do something for him.
So this six-footer, who found himself in
the seat with another six-footer, squeezed the
little Simpson in between them, and the latter
was perfectly satisfied.
The men struck up a conversation and
found that they had both doomed at Wichita
once upon time, and now that certain incl
dents were recalled remembered that thew
had been fairly intimate.
So they began to call each other "Bill' and
Jake, and to agree that though they had
seen booms and booms, they had never i'm
agined any half as extensive as the one then
in progress
Both were childless and practically home
less, and their rough hearts warmed to the
little, old fashioned chap between them The
second man seemed to think that he somehow
had an interest in the little Simpson and
the two covenanted together to see that no
harm came to him.
| When the train stopped at the prospective
metropolis, its occupants poured out like a
swarm of bees from an overturned hive. and
in the midst of them were Jake and Bill and
the Simpson boy.
Jake and Bill, each holding hand
Of the little Simpson, SO tightly that his small
feet only touched the ground in the higher
places, ran like two madmen toward SPOT
that was not yet swarmed over by boomers.
| Before they reached it, other men from
some other part of the train were seen run
ming thither. Three of them stopped on the
exact spot that our friends had already men
tally called their own. Perhaps Jake and
Bill were prepared to do something desperate.
At any rate they drew their revolyers and
as the men who had got there first saw them
come charging up, with the child between
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18

no prospect of paying it off; the crops OF the
previous year had been scanty, and all that
could be spared of the live stock had .Deen
sold to supply money for current expenses =,
The Simpsons were the guests OF a family
of former neighbors and good friends; and
when they comprehended the magnitude OF
the onward movement, in which there were
thousands where they had expected hundreds
or less, it was decided that Mrs. Simpson and
most of the human stairs should remain be-
hind with these friends, while Mr.. Simpson
and the eldest son were to push on with the
wagon and do their mightiest to secure the
coveted claim.
This decision seemed wise to all but the
smallest Simpson, then a little over four
years DID, who, though he but dimly under
stood what Oklahoma might be, was nearly
frantic to go there and at once.
But, in spite of his bowls for Oklahoma,
as he called it, Mr.. Simpson and Jim started
without the explorer
The car did not leave Arkansas City until
well into the forenoon of the day before, but
the wagons set out across the Cherokee strip at
different times before, that they might be
in readiness at the Oklahoma line to rush
into the promised land at the stroke of noon.
The stroke of twelve! A breakneck, head
long rush! The mad retreat of great army
is but fitting comparison.
The Simpsons did not make very good
start and their team was poor one, and pre-
sently they were away behind the on-rushing
vanguard.
| Boomers began stalking out claims on every
hand, but the Simpsons pushed on, deter
mined to get claim as near as possible to
a town site, that its rise in value might be
more certain and speedy. But hosts were
ahead of them, and by the time they APP
preached the future metropolis, all the claims
anywhere near it were taken, and they could
find no place where they burst put stake.
And when they turned back discouraged,
contented to find less desirable location,
| they found that those behind them had taken
| UP every inch over which they had passed,
and there were many, like themselves, still
unsatisfed. In that part of the territory, at
least, there were not claims enough for all
seekers, and SO more than one had to go with
out Then, detected and almost despairing
with little promise of anything but homeless
ness before them, Mr. Simpson and Jim drove
the tired horses toward the settlement that
! had sprung up like a bed of mushrooms
Meanwhile, the smallest Simpson had gone
to Oklahoma, too.
Ten long trains of cars, packed, jammed
! and crammed with boomers, left Arkansas
City during the forenoon and in one of them
was the smallest Simpson. All Arkansas CITY
| and hundredsof visitors turned out to see the
sight, and with. them were the Simpsons and
their friends. the Hyers..
The children had been given the strictest
orders to look out for the explorer, and they
kept him in their midst and held him fast BY
the hands
The people upon the long depot platform
were packed together like sardines in box,
and presently the parents and children, the
latter still clutching the explorer, became sep
arated.
| The trains drew up just ten minutes apart,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18
Copyright by James ElversOn.

-HE Simpson family was graded down
1T from large to small good deal like
a set of human stairs. Every year
EGN6lgSi or two for quite while another
49, stair had been added; but down TO
time that the particular Simpson
of whom l am going to tell became 1ne poe1o I
stair each addition had not differed materiai-
". except in point of age, size and perhaps
COY from the Simpson next above. Du' 'ne
last and smallest was a marked departure
from the Simpson style m III
THE others looked like children. The small
est Simpson had a good deal the app9esartahnoe
II a little and extremely active grandfather,
lpos,noer as he grew older if such thing were
possible solemn enterprising, wise olo
baby-who, as soon as he could tooole, pe
gan to acquire his information iroh pei'oi'
al experience. -. Al.
II was of no use for him to know that the
rest of the family believed the well TO De
nineteen feet deep and the water cold; Ap-
parently, he had to fall down into it before
he was satisfied that the popular op'hioh was
founded upon fact
The rest of the family, until the Oklahoma
fever fred them to action, were stay-at-homes;
hut the smallest Simpson was an excursion
list and explorer from the time ne oega an 10
about their business, but it was often dill
chit to find the smallest Simpson at all.
His explorations began very early. Once,
coon after he began to walk, he started out
to locate the nearest end of rainbow, for
the purpose of securing the pot of treasure
that legend and his Oldest sister said was
buried there.
Re did not find the treasure, and it was
some time before the others found him, two
miles away, wet. muddy and sorely disap-
pointed little urchin, who was ever after
skeptical in regard to the legend OF the rain
And thus 1 might go on to a considerable
length. telling of the adventures and misad-
ventures that he met in his explorations; but
the account of his Oklahoma expedition will
Never did the opening Of new land create
opening of Oklahoma to settlement.
As the date approached, excited people
gathered at different points all about the new
land that they were forbidden to enter until
noon upon that day.
The greatest gathering. was at Arkansas
CITY, Kansas, whittier the. boomers, home
seekers, speculators, good, bad and indltfer'
ent, came by twos, squads and hundreds,
from near and far, from many States. and
Territories, rich, poor, honest and evil, all
moved by a common impulse-the desire for
gain, And in the midst of them were the
Simpsons, from the largest to the smallest.
Like many other steady -goer,. who until
then, had had little thought of changing his
location, Mr.. Simpson was fired with the pre-
vailing enthusiasm, and presently had full
fedged case of Oklahoma fever.
The Simpsons had never been blessed with
an abundance of this worlds goods There
was mortgage nearly due on the farm, with
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
CAPTAIN THOMAS DIXON WALKER.

Captain Thomas Dixon Walker Of the United
States cutter service retired. died Of pneu
yesterday at his home, No. 1914 Clinton street
Brooklyn, after two days illness. Captain Walker
born in New Jersey sixty-four years ago. He
entered the federal at the outbreak OF the Civil
War; and served until It's close AS a masters mate
on the United States steamer Montgomery, he took
part in the action before Fort Fisher. and also
in other engagements In 1866 he commits
stoned third lieutenant In the revenue cutter service
In 1895 he became captain. and later was placed
In charge of the Eastern Inspection District Cap
tain Walker in charge or the work of patrolling
the the international yacht races. and was
commended for his work. Tho New York Yacht
Club presented him with set of resolutions thank
ing him for his services in 1904. Two years later ne
was detailed Chicago to take charge of the
in the races the lakes He was chairman of the
board appointed to revise the regulations of the
revenue cutter service in 1902. and chairman &c the
board which made exhaustive tests Of anchors for
the Navy Department recently. Much of his time
was devoted the improvement Of the United
States life saving service. Captain Dixon was re-
Order of the United States the Royal Arcanum
Grant Post, Grand Army of the Republic the Co
lun1bia Yacht Club the Milwaukee Yacht Club the
Chicago Yacht Club and the Milwaukee Athletic
Club He leaves a wife and three sons, Frederick
E. James NJ and Percy f. Walker
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
At The OPERA HOUSES.

NJ. EamInerstein has frankly avowed that the
purpose Of his experiment at the Manhattan Opera
House is 10 discover whether or not the opera
lovers of New York are the more interested in
lev operas or old singers. Thus far his audiences
have contributed some suggestive evidences. for
oaenbach's 'Contes d'Hofmann'' has attracted
handsome audiences. and when the second per-
formance Of ''ThaIs" took place yesterday after
noon the audience was as numerous and as en-
thussstic on its first production. The value
Ct the evidence as bearing on the general operatc
situation, however. was brought into court by the
circumstance that Mime. SeInbrich and Siguor
Boncl. appearing together in an opera OF the old
Verdi barrel organ repertory-' igoletto"-last
night put strain on the capacity OF the Metro
yeltan Opera House OF this latter performance
tere Is nothing 10 be said except reiteration of
fhe praise already showered on the two finest ex-
euplars In New York OF the art Of beautI-
:al song, and Of recognition of the popular taste
which gives such singers and such singing its ap-
s-ovsl Miss Gardens art in the same department
Is not az ali comparable with this, but II is due
70 her 10 say now, what the eEgencies OF first
hurried review made impossible, that in her de-
selopEnent Of the tragic side Of the character OF
Nsxsenet's heroine she improves greatly IN both
Ecng and action, and in two scenes-when over
xhellnsd by the exhortation of Athanasl, and
atterwa-d in the desert, she commands degree
Of pathetic power that is really compelling Not
TIE quality Of her voice. not her knowledge
C. vocal artiace. but the dramatic accent is in
shsse scenes admirable That she rapturously
acclaimed yesterday need scarcely be said after
te applause which she won On her first appear
gnce
IN .he afternoon at the Metropolitan Opera
House there repetition Of die Ieister-
singer" which lacked only such sympathetic ap-
Freciaton = received at the Saturday night per-
formsnca 20 be comparable with that representa-
lion n ali respects. SO far the poetical, affec
tonate and tender reading Of all the music Of the
thi.d act a. the hands OF Mr. Hertz was concerned
especially the prelude-yesterday's performance
was indeed remarkable among the many that have
been heard IN New York At the Manhattan last
Eight @Afda" repeated. with good though
ccnyentional performance OF the titular role by
Nine Russ H z K
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
JOSEF HoFMANN's RECITAL.

i vas another marvellous exhibition Of y1ianstic
tone color that Josef Hofnann gave at his second
Rectal yesterday afternoon. revelation not so
ruch Of the wide range between the possible ex-
trees OF such coloring as Of the nicely with which
gradalons may be obtained when hands so I'D
hirably regulated and controlled as Mr. Hofmanns
ere the communicating medium between the plan
ISIS will and the vibrating strings. Every chord
and nearly every note that he played seemed
70 have its distinctive quality, and TO be
II this respect an exact function OF the energy
expended by the musicians unerring fingers Such
exgusteiy adjusted dynarlics are at the command
o Few living piangts- IL is as though Mr. t1of-
mann could diferentiate one tone from another py
TIE weight Of hair subtracted from or added 10
the impact of his blow. Surely single painter
has ever marked out the co:or kingdom into more
hHnerous spaces. every one definitely delimited
snd Characterized, than has Mr.. Hofmann the in
nngble domain Of sound that lies within the ut
ieence Of q modern panoforte.
How ssIely and judiciousIy (perhaps tudicialiy
would often be the more applicable word, the re
a'aigiver If yesterday uses his remarkable power
u fnFarting dynamic variety 10 his tones has been
indicated Il this place previous occasions.
touching yesterdays manifestation OF MS art
which stirred the Carnegie Hall audience TO ire
went enthusiasm. Il be said 10 have broueht
SHARPLY into notice truth sometimes overlooked
namely. that color is the only means OF convey
tae musical emotion. nor even, perhaHs' the iiosI
Important With all the abundant resources anoio-
~ og his extraordinary mastery OF fonal tnts MT
hofnann achieved yesterday less Of moving ahd
appealing expression less of what is loosely termed
Keeling. in his performances, than might properly
nave been looked for from man OF ms giIus anu
Equipment. The measured spaces or the Bach-LlS%t
ehronatic Fantasia and Fugue. the sunlt classical
landscape OF Beeihoven's Andanto FaVori' the
fiat minor scherzo of Chopin, even the
sane composers Berceuse, wanted 10 some hearers
= htte less OF calculated balance and proporuoh'
NADoSSht more Of spontaneous impulse.
Altogether admirable. however. was the pianist
performance of the Mendelssohn Rondo Caprlccloso
eho ef the same composers minor scherzo, ADDED
az an extra number after bis first group. EffecuVe'
"Hhin its limits Rachrnaninons U MINOR
pdeiode, Mr. Hofrnann played 1.-THE piece
'-aiKs back to the once extravagantly popular
sseuce in sharp minor. with its octave melodies
mere Is thin and delicate beauty in some OF the
0ila6ne music which the programme contained
aHo Ar Hofmann realized IL 20 a considerable eA-
'ens finding best scope in this Russian composer
eo-aaa. whose linal movement calls for viVacious
'a incisye proclamation. The most potent MEM
w 0, the recital, however. is of the pianisrs dy-
sihic controI-sgcb pianissino octayes as the bee
.n'sen andante drew frcm him were Hits short OF
miraculous