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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Routed by Rolling Pin.

After chase of several miles across
the fields, posse of enraged farmers
from the vicinity of Brooklyn, Monday
morning captured two tough looking in
dividuals who had broken into the home
of Mrs. Eta Rollins, mile south of the
village, and had been routed by that
lady with rolling pin. The men tried
the doors and windows while Mrs. Roll
Inns was telephoning for aid. and then
broke into the cellar. Mrs. Rollins met
them at the head of the cellar stairs with
rolling pin as weapon and drove
them out of the house. The men gave
their names as Alfred Dennis of ST..
Malo, France, and Alfred HENDERSON of
Vermont. They claim they were sailors
on the great lakes and were recently
laid off in Milwaukee and were looking
for food.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Motion carried. Roll call. Ayes,
Dickinson, Holton, Robinson. Vickers.
The following bills approved by the
finance committee were read:

Motion made and seconded that bills
be allowed as read and orders drawn in
payment. Roll call. Ayes: Dickinson,
Holton, Robinson, Vickers.
On motion council adjourned.
81. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06

Resolved by the Mayor and Common Council
Of the City of Edgerton, Wisconsin, that the
sum Of S12,205.64 be levied upon the taxable
led and collected with the state, county and
county school tax for the current year and that
the same be credited to the following funds:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02
ALCOHOL SEIZED


Muskogee, |. T. Jan. This
afternoon United States Marshsl
Bennett setzed two barrels Of aIco-
hoI consigned to the Whitlow Will
liams Wholesale Drug company Of
this city, and burned Il In the
street. II was seized from a freight
car beforeis had been delivered.
The arrest Of the members Of the
drug firm followed the seizure of
the alcohol, and they were charged
with introducing liquor
The WhitIow Williams company
IS the FIRST wholesale drug house
ever established in indian Territory
No one would try to conduc. such
business before because OF the
necessity for handling alcoholic
medicines and the strict prohibition
law IN force here. This company
has just started up in business hav-
ing moved their wholesale house
from Fayetteville. Ark. to this
place,
WhitIow Williams will fight the
ease. They will base their fght
sn' the grounds that they are doing
purely wholesale business and as
such are not liable under the law.
to seizure and con6scation Of their
goods The case will be watched
with interest, as upon its decision
depends the immediate location OF
many wholesale drug houses in
lhefefrisory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02
APPLY FOR RECEIVER
FOR ROCK ISLAND RY.

Asserting that the Rock Island
railroad in this territory has ntter
ly broken down and is unable, be-
cause Of the condition Of the tracks
and shelack Of proper ballast and the
light rails used. to use heavy loco
motives and modern equipment
necessary 10 handle the freight Of
the territories IN proper manner.
an association Of the leading ship
pers Of 0klahoma City yesterday
afternoon sent to President Roose-
Welt letter asking that he INSTRUCT
the attorney general Of the United
States to apply fnr the necessary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02
rs The SUBSTANCE or A SENSA-
TIONAL RUmOR AFL0AT IN
WASHINGTON
Successor IS NOT KNOWN
His Resirensns said to BE- Result f
Hsge Rsbberies ID the
Department

Washington, Dec. zE.-StArtling
developments in the affairs
Of the department OF the In,
terror are gradually confirming the
rumoA that has been prevalent in
Washington for some days that
Secretary Hitchcock has been
forced to resign. There has been
no rupture between him and the
president, nor has there been q
break in the pleasant relations: hus
shat the St. Louis statesman has
compelled 10 lay doSn bis portfolio
Is now generally believed here.
II is not 4 reHecti1n on Sece.
tary HitchcOck's integrity Ia he
slightest that .he president las
picked out 4 younger man for he
head Of the great interior dept
meat. No man il the cabset
stands higher in the personal ke-
gard OF she president, and desFvr|
<dIy 50. than does ME. Hischcok.
But - : plain matter Of fact. Il
fairs Of tie depaFsmens hsFs pk
inlo such i tondltoa EAt0ash !
long standing system Of loot "a
Rfaft that a young, vigorous, al
lesic reformer. who has an eye 50
gle only 20 carry out set pollcypl
puri6cation. Is about the only kiit
Of secretary Of the interior who, /
<he mind Of the president vii! O.
the bill just at this time.
BY the side OF the grating thl
Is said to exist in the interior de
partmeni, the work done BY Mact
en- and Others At the post Office IS
petit larceny besides the loOiiug
4 national bank. Millions an
millions Of dollars worth Of Ian
has beer illegally taken. A cor
sertssive estimate Of the actual =
tent Of the robberies pIaSes plund'
ii sroo. 900, 900. Although Il
west The public domain has bss
grabbed On by favored politician
snd officials. and owing . The loL
range Al which most Of this VOL
has been carried on. the extensit
OF the system into high places
the government and congress- %
continued practically unchecked
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02
IEEAS's REMEDY


Austin, Tex Dec. 81. In let
er 70 W c. Preston general freight
gent Of the ST. Louis x san Fran
Is,o's Texas lines. today, one of
he state railroad commissioners
hted that il the railroads of the
hte do not relieve the car short
ke witIsin Fesouable time the
smunissicu would put several Of
roads in the hands Of receiv-
aud let the courts run them for
khile
He says tina; Commissioner Ali
IA Mayheld already has made
Isious to put several roads in the
Ids of receivers aud that he will
y for the motions unless the sit
ton IS remedied without delay.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02
"UH'LE SAh---SAHTf CLAUS"


The cantata ''Uucle Sam and
Sanity Claus" given blythe Chris
eian church at Carnegie library
Monday night was big success.
The hall was filed and all enjoy
ed the witty dialOg and catchy
Of the play. Every one who
took part in it is deserving Of spe-
ciaI praise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02

Topeka Kan. Jan, 2--One Of the
most disastrous wrecks in the his
tory Of the Rock Island System oc.|
Cured early this morning FIVE miles
west Of Alta Vista and 6ftyI
miles west Of Tope a when passen.
ger train No. 2o south bound and
No. 80 north bound. collided head
on while travelling at a high rate Of
speed The brunt Of the collision
was sustained by train No. 20 The
cars Of this train went into the
ditch and several Of ghem caught
FIRE and were consumed.
Close to thirty passengers most
ly, mexican Iaborers on 20 lost
their lives. Betweea thirty aud
forty were injured and At leass
twelye seriously, most cf these kill
ed we're in the smoking car on
south bound train. The baggage
car telefccped the smoker and
crused through the root Of the lat-
ter crushing out the lives Of the
occupants, a majority OF whom were
curled up asleep in the Jeats. Be
fore the bodies could be removed
many-of them we're burned to ashes
At nine o'clock ten dead bodies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02

= = = F~rH~r'-fN~f7<H@
that was given to Grady county
Chickasha is the best town in this
section of country, we are nearer
70 It tnan Anadarko and would
rather it was our county seat.
chickasha has done nobIy BY Us
in fixing upthe road from town
out to the bridge north west Of
town but if she doesn't do some
more work there at once all the
work done will be lost for the road
IN places, is impossible, "A stitch
IN time saves niue A little work
now would save much in the future.
Mrs. Charlie Mccurdyis danger.
ously III.
Dr.. ssanly, who has recently lo.
Gated here expects a partner about
the hfst Of March who viii put in 4
stock Of drugs This viii 6lI = long
felt want
A happy and prosperous New
Year 10 the ExpRKss and All i,s
readers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02
NEGRO SOLD!ERS
Not q Ccol as Whites d Battle Afraid
Al Night

A'o' "'7H " Witnnold any word OF
praise that belongs to the negro
soldier, said an ex-' Rough
Rider officer who wen, through
all the Rough Rider battles IN
Cuba, but it is a mistake to sav
'nal Inc negro IS good solder
compared with the white soldier.
Notwithstanding what has been said
IN the last two weeks in the contro-
versy over the discharge Of the ne
gro soldiers Of the Twenty-6fth in
antry at Fort Reno.
Because of a racial popularity
the negro is highly imaginative and
can see and hear more things that
have no actual existence than Il
would be possible to describe.
White men who served iu the Gu
ban campaign with personal know
ledge ! can tell you that the negro
IS not well fitted for outpost duty
1t night. Usually white SOL
diers were assigned for duty with
negroes on outpost duty. When
alone on outpost at night. the noise
Of a sand crab in the grass was
enough to bring visions Of untold
enemies before the negro sentry.
and i was with reluctance that be
cca'd be made to stay at his post.
OF course there were negro soldiers
who kept their nerve at all times
on sliis kind of duty, but they were
the exception rather than the
rule.
In daylight and in close fornia,
ton, under white officer, the ne.
gro soldier was another man. HI
would fight 0ravsIy aud without
any seeming fear OF personaI dan
Iser. ! was strongly impressed
with this fact ia the fight Of July I.
a heavy rain had been falling and
a fog lay over the valley that
spread beneath our position on the
crest Of a hill. Far away we heard
the clamor Of bugies but so nsdis-
tinctly that we could not tell what
was going on. We were convinced
however that battle had begun.
Ammunition was stacked in piles
beside us. Gazing into the dense
fog We could SEE nothing.
Suddenly the wind swung The
fox aside. and GOO yards away,
coming as rapidly as they could
over the ground. were about 5000
Spanish soldiers, cavalry and infan.
try together. We opened upon
them at once. Near US we're negro
troops. They stood ready to fire
by voIley. One, two, three. 6rel'
said the white officer. 'Whool.
went the rifles almost as ore.
Down thoselInegroes dropped, to
rise a moment later with that same
nerve.racking 'whoof' that carried
death to theHSpzniards.
Then the fog closed down
again, with the Spaniards stiIIl adj
vancing. They could see nothing
and fred blindly into the white
wall in front Of is. The strain was
terrific. Expecting every moment
to see the enemy emerge from the
fog right on top of Us, each man
held ms gun until bis arm shook
with the intensity Of his grip
Greatly to Onr relief the Snan.
iards we're falling back in disorder
when next we saw them under the
uplifsed fog. Our losses were lcon.
paratively light. Next day Span
ish officers told as that 500 dead
and wounded soldiers we've carried
: srav from thar hfaodv E.id -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02
AORAEYS TRYING
TO FREE MHS. MYERS.
ASSOCIATED Press.l

hnsas City, No., Jan. AR
gents were begun in U. s. Dis.
tdcouFt here today in the habaes
cps proceeding instituted BY
tlIttorneys Of Mrs. Aggie Myers
~ sentence to hang January
Il for murder Of her husband.
Tprisoner was not brought into
cd
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02

As aipsgie Library board nlII
~. = braFy Friday evening
Frank 4. bailey. seefe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02

NO MORE FREE PASSES FRl
RAILROADS TO GLADDEN. THI
STATESMANS HEART
HEPBERNBILl GOES IN EFFECT
Officers Say Railroads win ct be
Benefited Much.


A new year dawned today for
the army Of pass holders. Thank
goodness walking is good We edi-
to., ye statesman, ye politician aud
all the rest Of en- Will walk an to
the window, plank wn his sweaty
ducats and buy long green strings
Of lateled paper, properly stamped.
or take the alternative Of pound
ing the ties" or staying at home.
The Hepburn bill goes into effect
today with the exception Of that
provision which says the railroads
must sell all coal lands ia their
possession. This clause becomes
effective June 80 next
There will be no moie gratui-
tous passes. That fact is certain,
The various roads will, however,
adopt different systems for ex-
changing transportation for ser.
vices. Some Of the roads have an
bounced that they win continue to
exchange transportation for news,
paper advertising. the accounts to
be balanced each month. the differ.
erce 70 Be paid ID cash Other}
roads win discontinue entirely shs
issuance Of such transportation and
will pay cash for every inch Of ad.
vertising used. Several agents have
instructions to return to their re-
spective companies all unused trans
Pcrtation in their possession.
Interchange OF transportation
for advertising is technically
against the new law, there being &
provision which forbIds the prac-
tice A bill has been introduced
iu congress for the repeal Of this
provision, and It is likely that II y
largely on this account that many
Of the roads have taken STEPS which
woald seem to place them On re-
cord As being directly in violation
Of the interstate commerce Iaw.
According to the new law. frse
transportation may Be issued so
railroad employees and their famI-
lies and also 10 certain classes
mentioned in the bill.
While it is the popular belief
that the anti-pass clause Of the
new law win help TO increase the
passenger traffic revenue
Of the railroads during the
coming year, passenger officials il
Kansas City are Of the opinion
that the railroads will nos oe bens-
hted to any marked degree. That
the roads will receive some money
from those who have been accus-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs, Tom shater Of
Chattanooga. Okla are the guests
Of MIR. and Mrs. J. R. Abercombie
yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02

had been taken from the RUNS Of
he smoking car, nine Of the bodies
were those OF the Mexicans. aud
one Of white man AS far as is
known here the killed and seriours.
" Injured were al on zo, few il any
passenger on 80 were seriously in
jured
Both trains were heavy ones,
haTing ten cars each, Number 90
lis the California fast mail. 1t left
Chicago Tuesday morning. Mum
ber thirty is the opposite train
known as the Chicago fast mai; It
left EIPaso Monday night. No.
2o was crowded to the doors with
passengers but the other train
carried light load, The blame
for the collision rests on Jonn
Lynes telegraph operator At VOL
land who has disappeared. He re-
|ceived orders to have the trains
meet az VolIand but let zo pass
him When be realized that the
collision was inevitable he wired
d'spischsr Nc ao has gone also.
Topeka, 3 P. m Operator Lynes
was arrested shortly before noon
today and brought to Topeka.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-02

Tvrders requiring the Rock Island
railroad to put its rOadbed In prop
er condition, and that, pending the
dissemination Of this question. be
asks that 2 receisver Be appointed
70 rebuild the railroad from the
railroads earnings.
The communication was signed
By ~ q the Touring mills Of Ok.
lahona City, the leading lumber
men. almost all the cStton and
grain shippers in the city and many
Of the leading coal shippers and
dealers. 0klahoman
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GRADUATION BANQUET.
Social Plans of Georgetown Law
School Students.

Arrangements have been completed by the
members of the fourth year, or post-gradu-
ate class, of the school of law Georgetown
this evening at Freund's. The invited guests
are the members of the faculty and Mr.
Richard j. Watkins secretary treasurer of
the school The members of the faculty
who are expected to respond to toasts in
cude Rev. David H. Buel, president of the
university. Chief Justice Harry NJ. Cla-
baugh of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, Chief Justice Seth Shepard
of the Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia, Mr. Justice McComas OF the
Court Of Appeals, Mr.. D. w. Baker, United
bia, and Mr.. John w. Yerkes, formerly
commissioner Of internal revenue.
Robert B. Crowley, the class president,
will preside, and members of the class who
will speak are Walter L. Furbershaw, Alex
ander c. Gibbs Charles J. Kane, Paul
Edgar Lesh, Fred K. Nelson and Rudolph
H. Yeatman. The banquet committee COM
prses Walter L. Furbershaw, John A.
Murphy and Fred X. Nelson.
The holding of the banquet on an even
ing preceding the commencement is de-
parture this year. and was decided on so
as to allow more time for the speaking.
Heretofore the guests were not seated at
the, banquet board, following the COM
mencement exercises until midnight The
commencement exercises are scheduled for
next Monday evening in Castor Hall.
The third-year, or graduating class, has
arranged to give banquet tomorrow even
ing at the Ebbtt House. The faculty has
been invited to attend
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RATIFIED BY COURT,
Mrs. Belt Receives $4,000 on Ac-
count of husbands Death.

Mrs. Emily N. Belt, widow and executrix
of DR.. E. Oliver Belt, today asked the Pro-
bate Court to ratify her acceptance Of an
offer of $4,000 from the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company for the death of
DIR. Belt. The doctor and his two sons,
Edward and Sinclair were killed in the
wreck at Terra Gotta, D. c., December 80
1906
Justice Gould signed an order ratifying
the acceptance of the offer.
Attorney VIM. NJ. Levin, who represented
Mrs. Belt, expressed appreciation of the at
titude assumed by the company in the ne
gotiat1ons. The amount paid, he stated Is
the limit allowed by the District code for
injuries resulting in death and as Dr. Belt
was not in the actual performance of his
duty as oculist to the railroad company at
the time of his death, his widow was pre-
cluded from taking advantage of the pro-
visions of the employers liability act which
removes the limit imposed by the code
1t IS understood the railroad company
paid Mrs. Belt $1,000 as damages for the
death of the two boys, aged respectively
hVe and six years An insurance policy
held by DR.. Belt in the relief department of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
was also paid, it is stated. the company
waving all technical defenses against the
payment of the benefit of $3.50 called for
by the policy.
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DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY
State Council of Virginia in Session
Here

The State Council of Virginia, Daughters
OF Liberty, is holding it's annual session in
this city today. Between eighty and one
hundred representatives from the various
councils of the order throughout Virginia
arrived IN the city yesterday, and member
accompanied by their families and friends
are still coming in this morning The
Daughters of Liberty has about 10000 mem
bers in the United States, the state of Vir-
ginia having forty councils with MEM
bership of 5000.
Hope Council, No. 1, of Washington, D.
e, Is under the jurisdiction of the State
Council Of Virginia. and the visiting Vir-
ginians are being entertained by the mem
bers of the local council. The Daughters Of
Liberty is a WOman's organiza ton but
members of the Junior Order, United Amer
lean Mechanics are eligible to membership
and many of them are also in the city as
representatives and visitors to the session.
The meetings began at o'clock this
morning.
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RECEPTION TO MINISTERS.
Young Woman's Christian Association
Serves as Host.

The Young Woman's Christian Associa-
ton held reception in honor of the pastors
of Washington and their wives in the
associations home, 18th and F streets
northwest, last night The various rooms
were beautifully decorated and thrown open
for inspection, and in the main reception
room on the third floor a number of ad-
dresses were made.
The principal address was by Rev. Sam
uel H. Woodrow, who was recently called
to the pastorate of the First Congrega-
tional Church from Springfield. Mass, and
who has ben connected with young Wom-
ems association work In the north for
number of years. He talked on the methods
OF organizing and the great results attained
by such associations, and the wonderful
growth of women's associations in the last
dozen years.
A talk on the work of the local associa-
ton and what is expected to be accom-
piished in the next year was given by Miss
tlorence N Brown, general secretary Of
the association. She said that in two years
the united associations have acquired
membership of 1900 and at the present
rate of increase she predicts twice that
many on the rolls by this time next year.
She stated that the lunch room on the
second floor of the building has grown pop
ular and proved a source of considera BILE
revenue. Much was done, she said, toward
obtaining rooms and boarding houses for
women and young girl visitors to the city.
Miss Brown also touched upon the religious
work, the gymnasium and the literary and
social side of the association.
1t Is the intention of the officers of the
association to branch out next year. and
with that aim in view extending secre-
tary will be appointed, whose duty will be
chiefly in outside work, such as appealing
to the great number of working girls. A
trained college woman will be selected for
this place. Branches of the association
will be organized in the various local
schools, and an effort will be made to adopt
a metropolitan system in the District which
will make the local association entirely
separate from outside bodies.
Among those who assisted in receiving
were the president Of the association, Mrs.
VIM. Hamilton Bayly, Mrs. w. H. Hoeke,
Miss Florence n Brown, Mrs. F. T. Thurs
ton, Mrs. H. B. F. Macfarland Miss Sat
terlee and Mrs. Kirk Holmes. The visiting
ministers present were Rev. DR.. Samuel H.
Woodrow, Rev. Ross Fishburn. Rev. DR..
t. L. Keller. Rev. DR.. Albert Evans, Rev.
w. c. Alexander, Rev. John 7. Huddle,
Rev. P. w. Jeffries and others
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Concert for Sunday School Benefit.

The May feast-concert, which COM
menced last night for three nights at
Friendship Baptist Church, list and H
streets southwest, for the benefit of the
children of the Sunday school, was largely
attended and was declared to be a great
success. The affair is under the direction
of Prof. Henry w. Lewis, superintendent
of the Sunday school, AS special fea-
ture two original dramas, c imposed by
Prof. Lewis especially for the occasion,
were presented by amateurs.
Prof. Lewis has the aid Of the following
committee of arrangements: Charles Will
lams, George Wood, Thomas Willbanks.
r. Henderson, E. Delaney, Horace Smith,
Freeman Thomas Lillian Burnette, c.
Stephenson. William Muse. w. H. Garner,
Theresa Willbanks. Hattie Hawkins, Au
relia Scott, Susie Keith, Mamie Hawkins,
George Preston, Bette Preston, Hattie
Henson, Lucy Buckner, Lena Thomas,
Sarah Lucas Bessie Claggett, Alice Craw-
ford Ada Calhoun, Julia Bowe, Mamie
Carter, Pearl Williams, Mamie Jones, Re-
becca Williams and Mamie Fry. Ushers-
Rosa Snow, Irene White and Carrie Stew
art. Committee order-Thomas II.
Minor, Nelson Keith, William Garner,
John Crumpton and John Foote.
% Rev. DIR. Willbanks is pastor; II. w.
Lewis, superintendent; William Winston,
assistant superintendent