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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

Here in America the most diabolical ar
rangement of seats restricts your limbs in
front and knocks heads in the rear. To
rest or sleep is impossible. You can't lie
down even if you have a whole seat to
yourself, and the unnatural, cramped posi-
ton Of your legs, together with the fact
that you must hold your head up for hours
without support, render riding a physical
torture. This is the way nine-tenths of
the American people must travel. Supple
ment this with squalling babies. yowling
trainmen, rapid changes from extreme heat
to cold by the throwing open Of both
doors at every stop, the pools and heaps of
filth left to accumulate by every loafer,
inconsiderate people of both sexes falling
over you coming and going at every sta
ton, and you may have some idea of the
real American thing on local lines.
-
Our Wanted dining car on even our best
through trains is often more veXatous
and unsatisfactory than the old-time stop
of twenty minutes for dinner" 1 have
stood in line for half an hour in a swaying
car awaiting my chance at seat in the
always SO.
And when you get in, negro waiter,
worked half to death, will literally throw
anything he chooses at you regardless of
your order and hurries you up for the next
victim. The bill is 81, no matter what you
get and the waiter expects % per cent.
The reason for this is in the fact that our
dining cars usually are not run through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
BY TOBY HAMILTON.

Copyright 1891. by r. F. Hamilton)
60 ASING the calculation on the aver
age of the actual show work on
the road, have covered more
than 100000 miles during my
career as press agent. This does
not include the transatlantic trips and long
stretches of rail in Europe.
The show averages about 800 miles a
week for the season of thirty weeks, but
besides covering the show route my duties
have often called me back and forth
thousand miles at a jump. For instance
in the season of 1905 Mr. Bailey wired me
TO come back to the show. / was, as
usual a month ahead and at Minneapolis.
My next towns were Mankato, Mimi;
Watertown, s. D.. and Aberdeen, in that
state Mr.. Bailey was in Detroit.
/ left Minneapolis at night reached
Chicago the next morning, left there at
night and reached Detroit Sunday morn
ing, talked with Mr.. Bailey from till
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

How about the frontier life Of today?'
Maj. Walton was asked.
Nevada, adjoining Death valley on the
east, is about all that Is left of the from
tier, If you can use that word. today" re-
piled Maj. Walton, and everything is wide
open in Nevada. kipling might have had
it in mind when he wrote about a place
where the best Is like the worst and there
amt no Ten Commandments and a man
can raise thirst There are no churches
and no Sundays in that section, and gam
bling is carried on twentyfour hours to the
day and seven days to the week.
'In flush times you will find in the camps
celebrs.,ed characters from all over the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
An Improvement.
From Puck

FTUIn TUVK
The Uncle Toms Cabin show at the
opry house last night was considerable bet
ter than when IT was here a year ago"
grimly said the landlord of the Prunty-
town tavern.
How so?' inquired the picture enlarger
oh they had one more dog and three
less actors"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

and a wagon. It Is the best in that region
for travelling through Death valley. 'Scotty'
drives four of the mules, and the fifth,
Slim, Is hitched to the rear end of the
wagon for equestrian use Slim has a
record in the Bullfrog district. He is a
local character and can travel 100 miles
day, being an animal of wonderful
strength and endurance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

The Pullman and the chair car are never
found except on trunk lines, and then
mostly only on through trains, but the
Pullman is most uncomfortable anyway.
You cant lean back or even sit upright,
without hitting the persons behind you,
and you can't lie down or stretch your
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
DECISION
DEFERRED
Baptist Commission Fails to Agree on
LOcatiOl Of University

The Baptist Educational Commits
sion which arrived in the city from
Lawton at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon, went iato executive session, af-
ter viewing the proposed site, but
failed to agree upon a location for
the university It is understood The
commission was equally divided be-
tween Chickasha and Lawton and it
was agreed to refer the two PROPOSE
tions to the State Baptist convention
which meets October 81.
While no statement was given out
here as to the propositions submitted
it was stated in Oklahoma City that
the two offers were as follows:
Lawton offers a cash bonus Of SIS
600 and 80 acres Of land or 20 acre:
Of land and $4,000.
Chickasha offered an s85,OO0 bonus
and 40 acres Of land or $4,000 anC
20 acres Of land. 1t also guarantees
200 scholarships at $40 each, aggre
eating $4,000 income for the frs
year.
It is readily seen that Chickashs
had her competitor badly distancet
and viii go to the state convention
with fine prospect Of winning
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
Great Nebraskan Ad-
vocates the Election
Of the Democrat
&c Ticket


Speaking Of the democratic candi-
dates IN Oklahoma, Mr. Bryan said
at Oklahoma City:
Il find an especial pleasure in say
ing a word in behalf Of Mr.. Haskell,
your candidate for governor. He was
a friend in the days when I needed
friends. Two wears before the Chi
eago convention he was chairman Of
the committee on resolutions in his
county and voted for the adoption Of
the monye plank that afterward pre-
sented the permanent issue Of the
campaign Of 1896, and when | was
candidate in 1896, his county, large
ly through his efforts, gave me 1000
majority, that being one Of the strong
holds Of the democratic party who
sought to divide our vote by selecting
two electors for the gold ticket from
that county. But they succeeded in
securing only eleven votes in the en-
tire county for the Palmer and Buck
ner ticket.
Il am glad to be able to pay back
in this campaign part Of the debt
that owe Mr.. Haskell for his SER
vices when I needed friends. And,
aside from my gratitude, I rejoice
that your state is to be launched upon
its career under the guidance Of 50
strong, 50 able and 50 faithful a DEM
ocrat.
Surely those who have given you
Your constitution and placed you
among the foremost Of the reformed
states of the Union are deserving Of
your gratitude. Many states havs
constitutions satisfactory to the re
personalities Of predatory wealth
oklahoma's constitution ought to b
satisfactory to the producing masses
The democrats have selected fiv,
members of the constitutional coEven-
ton for places upon the state tickel
and the other candidates are all in
sympathy with the constitution and
its aims"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
To a Large Audience
An Able Defense
Of the Constitu
ton

"If every democrat win vote AS !
10, the entire ticket from top To the
bottom viii be elected BY large ma
jorities," declared Lee Cruce to an
immense audience here last evening.
"You ask me why support Haskell,
and answer that ! am democrat;
the motto Of the democratic party is
Let the people rule, and when the
majority Of the party has spoken.
accept its verdict and follow its COM
mands as every true democrat will"
Before beginning his argument, Mr.
Cruce thanked his friends here for
the support given him in the primary
Il prize the friendship Of the people
Of Oklahoma more than would the
governorship. | am here now 10
speak for the democratic party and
my only regret is that ] cannot 70 to
more places and do more work for the
party
The speaker then took up the posi-
tion Of the two parties on statehood
and the constitution @The democrat
Il party has been the only consistent
statehood party For ten years and
more these territories have been ready
FOR statehood and druing all this timt
congress has been in control Of Ia,
republicans. We did not get state
hood until the democrats and a few
patriotic insurgent republican lit
orally wrung If from a reluctant CON
gress. The leaders Of the republican
party in the nation and even in Ok
iahoma do not want statehood.
know that the rank and file 81 TIA,
party all want statehood as much al
the democrats but the leaders are op
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
lee CRUCE makes
STRONG ADDRESS

posed to it and that is what the Tul-
sa platform means when analyzed" "
The speaker quoted this platform and
showed that it could mean nothing
else than the construction he placed
upon it.
Statehood was the most important
issue before the people Of the terri
tories and adoption Of the constitu-
ton, which was declared to be the
best ever written, was not less inn
portant because It furnished the only
road to immediate statehood. "The
democratic party plants itself on this
constitution while the republicans say
it is an abominable document and take
up the greater part Of their platform
with criticism Of It. Secretary Taft
says vote against it and wen get an
other enabling act sometime when We
are ready for statehood. Mr. Taft
seems to think we are Filipinos;
want to say to you that if it takes
us as long to get ready for self-gov-
ernment as it has the Filipinos, ac-
cording to Mr.. Taft, wen all be dead
and buried before we get statehood"
Mr.. Cruce then took up some Of
the objections urged against the con
stitution and answered to tne salts
faction Of everybody the criticism Of
the school tax provision. He noted
that the maximum levy fol
{ school purposes under this constitu.
tion Is is mills, while in the Asp con-
stitution, endorsed BY every republi-
can delegate in the convention ,th'
maximum was ten mills. He showed
that It was possible to raise $5S pei
capita every year for every schoo
child in the state under the constitu.
ton.
"They say in their platform that
we nave shackled labor and driver
capital out, but the constitution EN-
bodies every demand Of the Iaborinl
men and farmers and the only kind O.
capital driven out is criminal capital.
Other features Of the constitution
we're discussed and then the speaker
touched briefly upon the boasts Of tn
republicans as to having lowered thl
/ freight rates. They boast Of havinl
cut she grain rate 6 cents, but W
are entitled to 18 cents more reduc
ton. They boast Of what they hav
done and seem to be satisfied, but tn
democratic party is not satisfied;
wants tosgo further and viii com
plete this work. II you entrust it will
power"
Mr. Cruce was frequently cheere'
during bis address. He Is clear
forceful, logical speaker who appeal
TO reason and uses none but sound ar
guments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
SHOCKING TRAGEDY In
CHICAGO HIGH LIFE

Chicago. Sept. with shotgun
wound in her head, hacked in a hor-
rible manner with a butchers cleav-
er, Mrs. Fred H. Fish, wife Of
wealthy retired broker IN Chicago,
was found murdered in her home ct
Evanston early today. The crime was
one Of the most shocking in the an
nails Of police cases in Chicago.
Nearby was found the husband
with his throat cut from ear to ear,
unconscious. He is not expected 4,
live. The police believe Fish mur-
iered his wife and then attempted
suicide. Mr.. and Mrs. Fish were
heard by neighbors in violent al
tercation last night, and it is believed
that Fish arose early today and af-
ter discharging the shot gun into his
wife's head, hacked her in shock
ing fashion with the butchers cleav-
er.
A servant girl who was in the house
declared she heard the report Of a
shotgun early this morning and the
sleaver with which Mrs. Fish was 50
mangied was found lying beside the
bed. Fish FOR twenty years was a
pfomhanl commission man.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
DOLLAR A DAY MAN
DIES 0E Brink
ASSOCIATED Pressl

ST. Louis, Sept William l..
Graves, the mysterious one dollar
day remittance man, who has been an
enigma to st. Louis for twenty years,
died here last night Of excessive
drink
Charles z, Graves, q prominent
Chicago jeweller, admitted that the
dead dipsomaniae was his brother.
The dollar a day on which the dead
man has lived was provided by his
brother for tls past twenty years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

London, Sept. THE Evening
News announces that cable dis
patch was received at London today
from Gibbon Alaska, saying that
Captain Mikelson Of the Arctic steam
the Duchess Of Bedford, and his com
panions were safe having traversed
the ice to a place Of safety after the
wreck Of the ship.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

Cleveland, o., Sept. Congress
man Theodore E. Burton, chairman
Of the House Committee on Rivers
and Har5ors was today nominated
for mayor by the republicans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
BRYAN COMMENDS
THE NOMINEE

ment Of an eastbound Seaboard Air
line passenger train at Wilcox creek
yesterday resulted in the serious in
jury Of four persons, cutting and
bruising many others. All cars ex-
cept the first class coach went into
the creek.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
GORE COMING

Senator Gore is announced for a
speech in this city on Mnnday even
ing. There are few people here who
have not heard him and he never fails
to draw big crowd. The place Of
the meeting will be arnounced later.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
REMEMBERED
IN CHICKASHA
ASSOCIATED Press.)

Chicago. Sept IA petition in vol
untary bankruptcy was filed in the
federal court today by the Erie Heat
ing Co. and a receiver appointed. The
liabilities are one hundred thousand.
Charges are made chat F. ". Gale,
the president Of the company, divert
ed funds to his private use.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

In the delegate election last fall,
the total registration numbered about
1850.
Particularly noticeable is the in
crease in the fourth ward, where che
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

On Thursday evening S6 negroes
registered and yesterday they kept
free carriage running, A large
number Of them registered also last
night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

Miss Genevieye scoffern made
trip to Oklahoma City this afternoon
to spend Sunday with friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

negroes are SO numerous. 1t has been
charged that negroes had been inn
prted for election purposes and the
large increase seems to indicate this.
1T is interesting to compare the regis
tration with the official census as re
ported few days ago, which was as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

BREVITIES
(Associated Fress }

st. Louis, Sept. christian Kelly
sr. last night stabbed his son, Chris
tian, aged twenty, to death after the
young man came home intoxicated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
NAL Mcknight HERE

Major Fl. D. Mcknight, the repub-
liean nominee for Congress in this
district, was in the city today on his
campaign tour and was billed to
speak on the streets this afternoon
z am not talking about the consti-
tuition Or any local affairs" said he,
but l eonfine my attention to ma.
tional issues
FOR sALE-Good, gentle, mich
cow Apply sol Penn avenue. Phone
264. 9-7 3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

The Total Number Is t739-The Big In
crease IN the Negro Vote Looks
Suspicious

The total number Of voters regis
tered in Chickasha, according to a
hurried count made this morning, is
1888, which is by far the largest num-
Der ever registered in the city.
Registration by wards was as fol-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07
CHGEASHA AVENUE CORNER LOT $500

The corner lot next Meals Meat Market will day
be the valuable in Chckasha Beyond qu son
chickasha will have 600 inhabitants within five years which
would place this the Of the business district
and a value Of not less than S 10000
Tulsa has less population than Chckasha it's business
district four times larger than Chickashas Lawton
Ardmore about the size Of Chckaha with business district
about three times that Of Chckasha Every merchant Chick
asha would do business there double the number
Of business houses to attract trade.
This corner, as feet chckasha Avenue and E6s feet
the only foot running NORTH aud South should
sell today for be had this time for s. 500
Phone I84l wire write Sad Investment Co., zI3h
West Main street, Oklahoma City, Okla
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-07

Helena, Ca, Sept. THE derail-
The Lamar register., 1907-01-23
NOTICE OF GUARDIANS APPLICATION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE

NOTICE OF GUARDIANS APPLICATION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE
sais
Fioy Beard and HALLE, j. Beard. minors I;
Notice of Petition to sell real estate.
To All Whom II May Concern and to Lorena
Floy Beard and Hallio J. Beard, minors; Notice
is hereby given that on Monday. tho i5th day Of
February. A. d. 1901, the pndSSrssnSd: who n has
sssH c.a %s' tR ss 81 ss
f II Beald sna Halle Ssard Minors
will apply for order from the County Court
Of the County of Prowers. state of Colorado,
authorizing. empowering and permitting her,
the said guardian to sell the real estate herein
after described belonging to said minors, situa-
at which time and place any person Interested
may attend. The real estate belonging to said
minors to sell which the said order will be ask
All of the southeast quarter OF Section twelve
u2), in Township twenty-four (2D south Of
containing one hundred sixty (l60) acres. the
said minors owning all of said quarter section
and to the Southeast quarter of Section one ~
in Township swenty,f9 our 81 south Il Range caS
tanning one hundred sixty ue0) acres, each
of said minors being entitled to an undivided
one-sixteen u-l6) interest in said premises.
of Block twenty-si1 C25) in Mckeever's Addition
to the Town of Lamar, each of said minors
owning an undivided one-sixteenth Cl-1b) inter
est in said promises.
The interest OF Lorena Floy Beard and Hallio
j. Beard in the first above described premises
being the interest acquired from their mother,
Eunice Beard, deceased, and by deed from their
father. J. Z. Beard; and in the remaining prop
erty being the interest acquired by them as
heirs of their mother, Eunice Beard. under the
last Will and Testament OF their grandfather,
Martin Jessup, deceased.
That the said application will be board and
considered on Monday. tho 18th day Of Februa-
ry, A. d. 1907. at 10 90 o'clock A. NJ, at the
Court House in Lamar, County of Prowers.
State of Colorado. Any persons Interested are
and show cause. II any, why the order for the
sale of said real estate should not be granted
as prayed for in said petition.
DELvINA JESSUP.
Guardian for Lorena Floy Board and
Halle J. Beard.
]. X. Doughty, Atty.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-23
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

In the Matter of the Estate of Wallace Robin
son, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That on Monday the
18th day of February, A. D., 1901. being one of
the regular days of the December. 1906 term Of
the County Court Of Prowers County, in the
cutrix of the last will Of Wallace Robinson, De-
ceased, will appear before the Judge of said
Court, present my final settlement as such Ex
will then apply to be discharged such Exc
cutrix. At which time and place any person in
interest may appear and present objections to
the same, if any there be.
Dated at Lsmar, Colorado. December Is.
LILLE A. ROBINSON, Executrix,
of the last will of Wallace Robinson. Deceased.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-23

All services are now being held at the
court house. Sunday School 9:45.
Morning service, 11:00, Communion
Service and Reception of new members.
Epworth League, 700. Evening
service, 500, sermon by the Presiding
Elder, DR.. R. A, Chase Of Colorado
Springs.
Mid week Prayer Service and Bible
study at the Parsonage, 2O6 Olive ST.,
Wednesday evening at 7:30.
You are cordially invited to attend all
our services.
Rev. o. w. AUMAN, Pastor.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-23
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.

Estate Of William NJ. Scott, deceased.
The undersigned having been appoin ted Ad-
ministrato of the estate of William NJ Scott. de-
ceased, late of the county of Prowers, in the
State Of Colorado, deceased. hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the County Court of
said Prowers County. at the Court House in La
mar said County. on Monday, the 18th day of
February, A. d. 1907, at the hour Of 10 O'Clock a.
m, of said day, at which time all persons hav-
requested to attend for the purpose of having
the same adjusted. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to mako Immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated at Lamar, Colorado this 18th day of
January A. ID. 1907.
J. L. MAYFIEID, Administrator
Of tia estate Cf William u. Boot, deceased.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-23

Dangers Of a Cold and How to Avoid
Thorn.
More fatalities have their origin in or
result from cold than from any other
cause, This fact alone should make
people more careful as there is no dang
or whatever from cold when it is prop
erly treated in the beginning. For
many years Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has been recognized as the most
prompt and effectual mecicine in use
for this disease. 1t acts on natures
iunas. onsns the seeretions and aids
nature in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. For sale by all
druggists.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-23
Notice Of DIs.oIutIon Of Partnersnlp

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership firm OF Smart and Simon,
composed OF Samuel W. Smart and M.
Simon and doing business on North
Main street in the town of Lamar, Colo
RADIO, as The Golden Rule Store have
dissolved partnership on the 22d day OF
January, A. ID. 1907. From and after
the above date no business done IN the
name Of the said firm will be binding
upon the individual members thereof.
s. w. SMART,
M. SIMON.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-23
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.

Tho undersigned, having been appointed Ex-
ecutrix of the last will OF Wallace Robinson,
late of the County of Prowers, in the State of
Colorado, deceased, hereby gives notice that
she will appear before the County Court of said
Prowers County, at the Court house in Lamar.
in said County, Monday, the 2sth day Of
j anuary A. d. 1907, at the hour of 10 o'clock A.
NJ, of said day, at which time all persons hav.
ing claims againt said estate are notified and
requested to attend for the purpose OF having
the same adjusted. AL persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make Immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated at Lamar, Colorado, this 18th day OF
December, A. ID. 1906.
LILLE A, RoBrSsoS, Executrix,
ofthe last will of Wallace Robinson. deceased.
The Lamar register., 1907-01-23

The peculiar brittleness Of their
tails is sometimes an advantage to GER
tain lizards. Perching head downward
on a rock, the diamond tailed gecko,
for example. is often spied by hawk.
when the tail snaps OFF. and the ami
NAL calmly wriggles away to grow
another.