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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

James. the other night. Graveyards
yawn. but never for an instant did
the Brooks guests weary of the fun
they had,
Mrs. Brooks. known to the musical
world as Anita Comfort prominent
club woman. exhausted her in
genuity to make the occasion one Of
delightful horrors, Of horrible de.
lights.
The drawingrooms were filled with
weird creatures clad in white, who
might have been driven there in auto
hearses from comfortable cemeteries.
The favors in the german were sweet
little toy skeletons. Deaths heads
whose orbits were Illuminated by
green electric lights added to the
beauty Of the decorations.
A Hindoo palmist, under the canopy
Of crossbones. foTeiold pleasing events
beyond the styx. Naturally. 0id
Nick Biddle was there One of the
young woman ghosts told Mrs. Brooks
most enthusiastic tknally You certainly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

leap was too much to be overcome.
and down hey vent Ike sinkers on a
iishline.
For many years these goats had
losked upon sauvie's island as their
home and an invasion BY duck hunters
gave them much annoyance They
tried to get rid Of the poachers BY ap.
pearlng at most inopportune moments
ana soaring away the ducks. To get
even the wrathful hunters turned their
guns on the rightful inhabitants. who
gave wild bats Jumped In the air and
then hiked to cover,
After while the goats got used to
the game and liked the tickling sensa-
ton so well that they would follow
shooter around all day, hoping to be
peppered. Their hair being long and
their hides tough. the goats gradually
got load Of lead that would have bal
lasted a good sized skiff
The additional weight was great
thing for Billy when 1t came to butt
ing. He could strike blow that was
worse than that Of a policeman's club
on the thin sole Of sleeping tramp's
shoe. Sometimes a hunter would be
crouching IN his blind waiting for
flock Of mallards to come down to the
deeaysi 81 Of sudden thereAwould be-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

THINKS He is A BOOSTER.
Madman Removes Shoes, Climbs a
Tree and Crows.

Newark. GA man violently insane.
who gives his name as Edward Wa.
hutka. residence Indiana ana age AZ
years. Is In the Licking county Jail.
and the authorities are in a quandary
az to what to do with him. Under the
law he cannot be sent to state nos.
pital or county infmary, and the ON
cials can neither keep him in Jail nor
turn him cut.
Wahutka appeared at Mack Pugh's
farm, west OF ssssron. and was given
permission to sleep in the stable. At
midnight he removed his shoes,
climbed tree, crowed like a rooster
and told those attracted to the scene
that he was escaping from St. Louis
detectives. After his arrest Wahutks
tried to commit suicide.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

ed pushed the door shut while reach
ing Tor wisp of hay. The door had
a spring lock. and Miss Pond found
herselfs prisoner She tried to at,
tract the attention Of a marine sentry
by pounding on the door and find.
ing her summons unanswered she
made bed in the bay with a horse
blanket and calmly went to sleep.
while half the naval force Of the Unit
ed States on the Pacific coast threw
out skirmish line mile long and
practically dragged the island for her.
Miss Ponds explanation is as fol-
lows
4 was not frightened at ALL" she
said. for the simple reason that there
was nothing to- be afraid of. | was
surprised when that COW pushed the
door shut. and it was very dark. /
hammered on the door and called out.
but as no one answered I laughed at
my predicament and decided to make
the best Of things talked to Dick
while and called again. and finally
crawled into the hay and lay down
to sleep until morning | went to
sleep and was sleeping sonndly. as /
heard nothing Of the noise that was
made to find me. didn't know where
I was when woke up this morning,
but when ] saw Dick looking at me
out Of the stall I remembered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
ANIMAL RETRlEvEs A STICK OF
DYNAMITE CAST INTO
THE RIVER.
FOLLOWS FLEEING FISHERMAN
Presence Of Mind Of canine's Owner
Comes a Moment Too Late and
Dog Is Blown 10
Pieces.

Chicago.-That ones best friend Is
at times likely to be his ruination IS
no better exemplifled than in my own
case. wherein, while hunting in Brit
ish Columbia, with no other compan-
ion than my faithful dog, ! came near
er to losing my life than ever before
or since. says writer was in camp
with some OF my friends near the lit.
tie town Of Moyle, and on the shore of
the lake Of the same name. One sell
dom finds SO perfect spot for all
kinds Of wild game, and, at the same
time, the waters are inhabited by the
gamest fish that ever angler trolled
for.
One bright afternoon with my dog
/ went some distance in small Indian
canoe and anchored at point where
instinct told me schools Of pickerel
might gather.
] threw out two lines. and. picking
up the anchor, began to troll up and
down the little bayou, but without any
startling results. | was convinced
there were plenty Of fish in this part
OF the lake and could not understand
why they did not connect with my
lines. Soon patience ceased to be a
virtue. Ny canine companion, always
with his eyes on the bobber," seemed
tired also Of watching the corks diring
the small waves, but never disappear
ing quickly. as the true fisherman
likes to have them fade out OF view
hauled in my lines and rowed the
canoe back to the camp.
1t would be more than an hour be-
fore the other members Of the camp
ing party would return, and l much
disliked to quit for the afternoon with
out even single trophy, SO | hit upon
another and entirely different plan.
decided to force things.
had often heard Of exploding
sticks of dynamite in the water as a
means Of catching large quantities OF
fish in a short time. and no sooner had
the idea occurred to me than was off
for the town to equip myself with
enough dynamite for the experiment.
4 secured several large sticks and
hastened back to the canoe to begin
operations. To each stick of the ex-
plosive was attached a long fuse, so
constructed that one could drop the
dynamite 20 or 80 feet into the water.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
TREED FIDDLER KEPT WOLVES
DANCING UNTIL THEY DROP
PED FROM FATIGUE.
STEPS CHANGED WITH TUNES
Minnesota Homesteader Bound For a
Dance interrupted by Wild
Brutes-Makes Them
Waltz to Death.


Writ, Minn.-The only man in this
part Of the country that can pay
fiddle worth while is Henry Hinkens,
a homesteader, whose services are
always in demand whenever the lum-
beriacks give dance, which they did
the other night at Houpt.
After Hinkens had eaten his supper
and done the evening chores about his
place he put his kit under his arm
and started on the seven-mile tramp
through the woods to Houpt. There
was considerable snow on the ground,
the thermometer was lowering about
the zero mark and the sky was clear
and brilliant with stars. Hinkens
trudged along the lonely trail, whist
ling the latest dance tune and occa-
sionally slapping his hands together
to keep them warm.
He had gone but couple Of miles
when he heard the distant bay OF
wolf. He paid no attention to 1t, for
wolves are common in this section and
rarely attack man unless pressed by
hunger. Nevertheless, when he heard
several answering howls Hinkens
quickened his pace and occasionally
threw an apprehensive glance over
his shoulder It was not long before
he discovered that half a dozen big
gray fellows were trotting down the
trail after him, only a few hundred
yards away.
The homesteader was unarmed, and,
seeing giant pine partly broker OH
by the wind, near the trail, decided
to ascend it in the hope that the
wolves would pass him by unnoticed.
He reached the top Of the stump, a tri-
fe over six feet above the level Of the
snow, none too soon, for the band OF
wolves instead Of passing on down
the trail, followed his footsteps to the
foot Of the pine. and seeing their prey
treed. sat down on their launches and
awaited developments.
Nothing happening, one big fellow,
apparently the leader of the band sud
denly leaped at Hinken's feet which
were hanging carelessly down the side
OF the tree trunk Hinkens drew them
up just in time to escape having his
flesh nlpped and then the rest Of the
band began to follow their leader and
see how near they could come TO nip
ping the freed homesteader.
Hinkens began to find their amuse-
ment rather tiresome, and, remember.
ing to have heard somewhere that
there is a charm in music which
soothes the savage breast. decided to
try the effects Of a tune upon the
wolves. He unloosened his kit, drew
the fiddle to his chin and, after little
preliminary tuning up. started in with
his favorite, Teasing. Teasing, | was
Only Teasing You"
The effect upon the brutes was in
Simultaneous. They stood stockstilI for
an instant with ears pricked up as
If curious to know whence came the
lively music. Then the full force OF
the catchy ragtime seemed to strike
them, and. swaying their bodies in
unison with the notes OF the music.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
GIRL Rows TO RESCUE.
Young Daughter Of Liohtkeepsr RI
vals Famous Grace Darling.

Victoria. B. C.-Vancouver islands
tempestuons west coast the so.called
marine graveyard Of the Pacing
has developed twentieth century,
Grace Darling. Her name is Alma
Garrard, and she is the 17-year-old
daughter OF the dominion lighthouse
keeper at Lennard island. Clayoquot
sound Through the circumstances
that her heroism was unmarked by
spectacular salvation Of life and,
through her own modesty her hrava
deed has until now been unrecorded-
although it was no whit less an exhi-
bition Of superb feminine courage than
the immortal daring of Grace Darling
that has been neld up in poem and
story to the admiration Of countlesH
millions.
BY curious coincidence the samst
shipwreck that brought stouthearted
Mrs. Paterson, Of Cape Beale, again
before the public. that Of the lumber
laden bark Coloma was also respon,
sible for the introduction Of this new
heroine Of the Vancouver island coast.
The waterlogged bark, after her dis
tressed company had been taken OH
by the D. G. S. Quadra, was aban-
doned and drifted northward, sup
posedly with but a few hours loatIns
life at best. The hulk miraculously,
held together, however and thus
drifted with distress signals displaxsa
to Mithin view Of Lennard island light,
being sighted on the reefs Of Water.
witch island, one mile north Of the
light station ut daybreak.
There was a high sea and heavy
surf running. but IAghtkeeper F. g.
Garrara and his daughter the sgle
inmates Of the lonely watehtower, be-
lieying that lives were at stake. did
not hesitate. While they were get
ting out their boat the Coloma struck
on the reefs The boat fought her
way inch BY inch thlther only to find
no sign Of life and the vessel broken
IN two BY impact with The reel. sha
after part only being above water.
Gerard and his daughter returned to
the lighthouse exhausted
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

Seattle, Wash.-The fact that her
husband, Christian Fredericksen has
not taken bath for three years en-.
ahlsd Mary Fredericksen to get a
decree Of divorce. Judge Frater de-
c,sred that any wife was entitled to
a divorce from husband who had
such an antipathy for water That Ne
went without bath for three yeers.
The woman In telling her ssory
dropped the remark that thre> years
had elapsed since her spouse had
bathed Judge Frater at once said
THAT Is sufficient"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
DOG PLACES LIFE
OF MAN in PERIL

light the fuse. and the fire wouid CREEP
down through a powder filled tube
through the water to the stick Of dyna-
mite at the bottom.
Ny first experiment I decided to con-
duct from the shore SO that could
have a chance 20 run behind a big
bowlder. after lighting the fuse. to es-
cape injury. SO I lighted it and threw
the stick OF dynamite as far into the
water as the fuse would permit.
No sooner had / thrown It than my
dog, true to an old habit leaped into
the water and swan to the point
where the stick Of explosive sank cut
Of sight was almost stricken with
fright. There was but one course, and
that to retreat ! ran like a rabbit,
and, gazing backward, saw my spaniel
running toward me with the fuse ia
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

tune after tune out Of his fiddle with
such vigor and animation that he did
not notice the lapse of time.
When, however, the lumberjacks
were ready to begin their dance, they
found their fiddler was absent, and
party Of them started down the trail
to look for him. They had gone about
half the distance when they were puz-
zled to hear the strains Of waltz
waited on the night air from the
woods little way off the trail. They
started to investigate and discovered
Hinkens perched on top Of the tree
stump, fiddling away for dear life.
Five big gray wolves were stretched
out on the snow, apparently dead,
while one immense fellow was circling
round and round with faltering step
and dropping head. trying in vain to
keep time to the exhiIaraung strains
of the waltz which was flowing under
Hinkenss skilful manipulation Of the
bow. They gave a shout, ald Hinkens
dropped his fiddle to the ground, and
himself followed It. His arm was 50
tired he could scarcely raise it, but he
was able to whisper in a husky tone.
Il outstayed EN- anyhow"
The wolves were speedily despatch
ed and Hinkens was lifted on the
shoulders of the sturdy Jacks" and
carried to the dance hall, where he
played for the balance Of the night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
THRILLING ADVENTURE OF TWO
MEN IN A MAINE
FOREST.
ANIMALS MAKE FOR RIVER
Nlmrod Gets Away With No More
Serious Damage Than That to
Their RaIment and Nervous
System.

Bangor, Me.--W T. Ashby, Of Carl
bou. is one Of the two men in Maine
who claim to have had ride on the
back Of a live caribou. He says, in
regard to It:
Willard Corliss. a hunter, when he
lived at Ludlow many years ago. dis
covered that when the snow was about
two feet deep and very light the carl
lbou could not get through 1t as fast
as an active man; as they cannot trot
then. they have to gallop, and this ap-
pears to distress them greatly. He
used to get on their backs and ride
I'll they were done out, and then lead
them to camp. He sold several to
showmen for 500 each. but they soon
died.
One Sunday morning. several years
ago, man named Wallace Smith and
myself went out onto hard wood
ridge 70 cut soue wood for ak helves;
the snow was about two feet deep and
as light as feathers, Caribou tracks
were plentiful, and we soon saw three
Of the animals themselves eating moss
from a. fallen treee. We crept toward
them TIL they began to prick up their
ears, then we threw our axes ana with
horrid yells rushed after them. The
frightened, bewildered animals ran in
circle, and bleated like scared calves.
] got after one and Smith selected an
other.
We chased them over logs and un-
der windfalls soon got close to
mine. ] threw away my mitts and
.clinched my fingers in his long hair.
and after while got on his back. You
could then hear him bieat a mile.
Some 40 rods away there was
Logging road, hard and smooth. and
straight to the river. three miles away.
Ny caribou headed straight for this,
and couldn't stop him. got him by
the ears and tried to rein him. but he
was as stubborn as a mule. A mo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
MUSIC CHARMS
SAVAGE BREAST

they began what Hinkens afterward
said was the best imitation Of a cake
walk he had ever seen. The big gray
leader was especially active, and cut
more fantastic pigeon wings than the
biggest sbuckg that ever led a walk.
BY the time Teasing" was finished
Hinkens had warmed to the work. and
struck into the 'Blue Danube" waltz,
and again the timber wolves per
formed their gyrations in unison with
the music.
Hinkens likes to fiddle; with him II
is a labor Of love. So he continued to
play, waltz following waltz, with a
twostep thrown in now and then and
an occasional divergence to ragtime.
And still the wolves leaped and
bounded to the strains of the music.
Apparently it had become a contest
between man and beast to see which
would tire first. Hinkens felt that his
reputation was at stake. and sawed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

She was reading paper before the
Mothers club.
And here I will insert, she said,
"a half dozen questions Of the sort my
little boy asks me every night before
he falls asleep.
Why does Santa Claus give chill.
dren skates when there amt any iceg
When | drink water why don't 1t
run down into my legs?
IS It his very best medicine that
the druggist has In them big green
and blue bottles?
" Why Is it I breathe out smoke
when I'm cold and not when I'm warm z
Who cooked dinner when all the
big folks was little boys
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

elbow and getting my breath heard
loud shouts up the road and saw wal
lace coming at great speed on another
caribou.
Stop him! Stop him. for Gods
sake. stop him! He's running away
with mel he yelled.
Il felt for my hat to shoe him
with. but 1t was gone | siezed a fir
brush that had been cut from the road
and jammed it in the face Of the fran.
tic animal AS it turned to get BY /
seized horn. but it soon dragged me
down and stripped away my clothes
with its sharp hoofs. It also cut my
breast so badly that viii carry the
scar to my grave"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

his mouth and dragging the stick Of
dynamite, little more than a mans
length from where he held the fuse
in his teeth
The fuse was burning with great
rapidity. the dog insisted on keeping
up with me, and terrible explosion
was imminent. Suddenly with great
presence Of mind, picked up the stick
Of wood and threw It toward the lake
in the hope that the dog would drop
the fuse and dynamite and go after
the wood. Sure enough, this is just
what he did. but the moment he
dropped the fuse, and just as he was
headed for the lake, the dynamite ex-
ploded and blew the poor animal to-
pieces.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
OREGON ISLAND GOATS
HAD DUCK SHOT HABIT
Pellets Only Tlckled Them and They
Followed Hunters All Day to
NJ, Get Peppered.

Seattle, Wash.-According to a man
from Oregon. a large number Of goats
on Sauvie's island in the Columbia
river. lost their lives By drowning dur
ing the recent floods. Peter Harring-
ford, the informant. says there were
50 many duckshot in the hides OF the
unfortunate Quadrupeds that the hand
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
In WILD
RIDE ON CARIBOU

ment later saw the road ahead and
heard my caribou give a pleased little
bleat.
"a little later everything was
changed. l was still astride my beast,
but wished I was of. for we were go
ing down the icy road at a 2.4O clip,
and the caribou was snorting and
bucking like a broncho. Presently he
SHE'D at dirty spot in the road and
was thrown with some violence on the
ice While was rubbing my bruised
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
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a rush and whack, and he would go
keeling over the top Of the inclosure.
Billy didn't know the laws Of mo-
mentum, but he got action just the
same, and after 1t was all over he
would wiggle bis whiskers and laugh.
To avenge the insult another would
add a few more ounces OF lead to
wort with delight.
II was a great game until the water
got too nigh, and then Billy had to 60
under
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

Redford, Ind. William Medows, OF
this city, has a white Wyandotte hen
that lays empty egg shells The shells
are large, well shaped and resemble
an ordinary egg but they contain
neither yolk nor white matter. One
shell i laid each day ~ the hen
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

are giving us the divvle of time.
The climax came at midnight The
lights were dimmed, chains clanked.
tortured souls in coy corners Shrek
ed; the ghost dance grew furious.
then
The costumes were cast off and
from their winding sheets emerged
lovely women in gay gowns and gal
lant men in swallow tails.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
GHOST PARTY GIVEN
BY GOTHAM COUPLE
Guests In Weird Apparel Dance in
Rooms Rivaling lnferno's
Horrors.

New York-lt was a ghostly com
pany, but It was in the highest spirits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Alfred Brooks
gave a spook party, ghost dance, a
revel Of apparitions at the Hotel ST.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21

Pond, Of Mare island, is still the talk
OF this place and naval headquarters.
1t appears that Commander and Mrs
Pcad went to Oakland to spend the
day. Their daughter called in the
evening upon friend at Mare island.
and on the way back to her home, so
the story goes, stepped into the sta
eles to feed her fayorite horse. While
40 engaged an old cow that was Ioos.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
CALIFORNIA GIRL MADE
PRISONER BY A BOSSY
Cow Snaps Lock Of Stable While She
Was Feeding Pet Horse-Is
Found Asleep.

Vallejo, Cal-The disappearance
and strange return Of Miss Elizabeth
Keith Pond. daughter Of Commander
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-14

easily procurable thing-with all the
monstrous absurdities which are made
apparent whenever the situation is an
alyzed, the organ Of the conspirators
proclams in explicit words that George
Sheets is guilty; and the chief reason
which the organ makes apparent is that
once he was "Honest'' Having been
once ''Honest he must be criminal
if any one chooses to whisper that he is
dishonest. That is the miserable case
which the public Of Salt Lake are asked
to accept.
If George Sheets is guilty, George
Sheets must suffer; but fair minded peo"
pie will demand as much proof against
"Honest George Sheets" before they
adludge him to have become dishonest,
as they would ask against a professional
criminal who had been arralgncd Mt the
bar of Justice