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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
Maud Was Holsted from the Wen.

hitched to a hose wagon, were the
means by which the fire fighters
struggled to save Maud" and her sis
ter, whose name is unknown.
When the mules fell into the cistern
they were being driyen through a
yard by their owner and manager, a
coal dealer They stepped on rotten
planks covering the mouth Of the els
tern and were thrown into the water,
Somebody telephoned to the Oak
Park fire department. AS Il the Gus
tom IN emergencies in Oak Park, the
fire department Immediately respond
ed. So also did several hundred i'm
invited guests. They passed the time
pleasantly advising the firemen how
to proceed.
Some engineering genius suggested
pulley. This was rugged to tree
One end Of It was tied to hose
wagon. The idea then was to tie the
mules.
A fireman whose nerve is all right
even though his Judgment cannot be
marked perfect, then volunteered tc
lower ladder INTO the cistern and ia
climb down the ladder
No objection being offered, be went
right down. but turned around and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

verse to being tickled The pointing
of a finger It his ribs will set him
gurgling with laughter and a delicate
prod win send him into Mysteries.
This failing became known to the
woodsmen. and one night they decid-
eo to give their comrade a good
tickling.
Five or six men got him in cor
ner and the tickling began. At first
Blankburn laughed ana yelled as he
tried to break away, but suddenly he
Topped over In what appeared to be
a sound sleep The men left him "
ing on a lounge. and when at nine
O'Clock, the camp bedtime. he had not
awakened, they covered him up for
the night.
Next morning when BIankburn
could not be aroused The lumberman
became frightened and sent several
miles for doctor. He had no sue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
WOLF CUB AS PLAYMATE.
Chicago Boy Has HaIf-crown Animal
for a Pet.

Chicago.-Russell Dyer, of Hyde
Park, Chicago, has an odd pet in
Force, the half-grown wolf cub, who
plays with him like a puppy. Force
came from the woods near Davis Ind.
where the boys father, DR.. A. E. Dyer.
annually shoots over the grounds Of
the Macsorber Hunting club. The
club dogs seven weeks ago pursued
the small fugitive into the club hog
pen, and there made him captive.
The cub was old enough to run"
alone. but not old enough to have re-
placed his baby teeth by the long.
sharp fangs that now would render his
capture more difficult. Force bitterly
resented Imprisonment at first. And,
though he spends most or his time
peaceably In or near his kennel. he is
quite sufficiently frisky to render his
young masters daily task Of giving
him exercise no sinecure, while the
neighborhood dogs have learned to
keep we'll beyond the length Of his
chain.
Force never tries to bite me" says
young Russell. who handles his wolf
chum precisely as he might a dog.
ana who hopes to retain his adult love
and friendship: but he'd bite any one
else fast enough if he got chance.
He really belongs to my brother but
we've adopted each ether, somehow,
and l feed and take care of him al
ways. A tanned wolf, | am told, al.
ways has to have one person for mas.
ter. and Force seems to have decided
that I'm the one"
It remains to be seen whether Force
will be a good playfellow when he Is
grown. Naturallsts say that the wolf
is as hard to tame as the tiger. His
instinct inclines him to treachery. He
rarely feels Or displays affection. and
has no sense of humor like the dog.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
INSECTS ARE TRUE TO THEIR
TRUST IN ABSENCE OF
TRAPPER.
INTRUDER QUICKLY ROUTED
Trader Enters Cabin During Storm
but Unexpected Attack Of Sting
ere Forces Him TO Take
Refuge In a Pond.

Ignace, Ont.-How Pete Mercer,
trapper from Lake st. Joseph, left
some hives OF bees to guard his furs
while he came here to attend his sis
ters funeral has just become known
through the arrival Of Henry Rouuer,
A trader, who had the misfortune to
get mixed up With the bees.
Mercer had quite a stock Of valuable
furs on hand when he received by
courier the news Of his sisters death,
and what to do with them he didn't
know. His presence in Ignace was
needed Immediately, else it would
have been an easy matter for him to
take his treasure to the nearest friend
" trapper for safe keeping. This be-
ing out Of the question, he sought
some other way
Mercer has a sweet tooth, and
sweets being scarce in the woods, the
trapper hit upon the idea some years
ago Of raising bees to satisfy his long-
ing. He therefore imported several
colonies, which he kept In hives near
his shanty. They and their progeny
became used to him. but on several
occasions were known to attack Wis
iting trappers. They even set upon
the courier. and it was this incident
which resulted in Mercer placing them
on guard over lis valuables.
Lugging the hives into the shanty,
no bored a hole In the door, so that
they could come ana go at will, and
then left, feeling reasonably sure that
no one would make OF with his furs-
He was so certain. in fact, that he
would find everything right upon his
return that he didn't even worry.
II so happened that Routier had an
order for the pelt Of fisher, and,
hearing that Mercer had one, he went
considerably of his route to make the
purchase. He arrived at the cabin
shortly after dusk. and. finding the
door locked, sat down to wait. This
was on the day Of Mercer's departure,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
GHOST FASTENS
DOORS OF HOUSE

"One large inner door was found
locked so frequently that it had to be
removed entirely to prevent annoy
ance. Finally the family ceased to try
to prevent the mystic power from be-
ing exercised upon the doors.
Next strange lights played about
the house at night. At times the
whole house would be flooded with
light, the source Of which could not be
traced.
Next, what seemed to be a ghost
would come to the place on horseback.
He could be distinctly seen to put up
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

the horse at the barn. walk heavily
toward the house. enter and begin
the work Of undressing.
He would breathe heavily as though
completely tired out; he would walk
about yawning and making other
noises. Except on two or three occa-
sions the form or outline of man
was never seen.
when seen at all It was dim,
white. shadowy form which would
shortly vanish upward Visitors from
a distance observed similar phenom.
ena. One dark night horses feet and
carriage wheels distinctly sounded in
the lane, and on other occasions phan-
tom carriages filed with dim figures
were seen.
These phenomena were so well au-
thenticated that there can be no class
lfcatlon OF them as old womeR's
tales
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
PAJAMA WEDDING new
MARITAL DEPARTURE
Justice and Witnesses Clad In Ex.
treme Ne1llgee Costume at Early
Morning Ceremony.

New York--Jersey City has sup
piled the latest marital noyelty-a pa
jana wedding at four o'clock In the
morning The bride Florey" well,
she did her part. for she married her
own stepfather, "Nelse." while guests
and the Justice Eho pronounced the
ceremony wore paiamas.
Frank c. Lahane, the marrying JUS
tlce, tied the knot, but only after the
law had been looked up and statute
found which permitted woman to
marry her mothers divorced second
husband
Nelson ". Wheeler. q retired farmer
OF Norwich, Conn. who admits follow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
DWELLING WHERE MlsEs DIED M
NEBRASKA DECLARED ABODE
or SPIRITS.
STRANGE LIGHTS ARE SEEN
Wheels Of Carriage and Sounds Of
Horses Feet on Road Heard
Club Of Psychical Research
Investigates.

Lincoln, Neb.-Members Of the local
Psychology club have been investigat-
ing a haunted house up in Sanders
county, l6 miles north Of this city
and have concluded that It is a genu-
inc case Of disembodied spirit re-
turning to earth.
The house is located on a farm
about four miles from Valparaiso. 1t
is owned and until recently was occu-
pied by family named Van SAINT.
Mrs. Van SAINT was school teacher
for yearS and says she isn't supersti-
tious.
The farm belonged years ago to a
man reputed to be a miser. One night
he was murdered by roblNrs.
For five years after the Van SAINTS
moved in no signs of spooks appeared.
Then things happened. Stories reach
ed Lincoln and the club interested in
psychical research sent a committee
headed by Mrs. L. w. Bililngsley. wife
Of lawyer to investigate. Mean
while the Van SAINTS moved out.
We talked with Mrs. Van SAINT and
her neighbors1 said Mrs. Billiagsiey,
and we have no nesitancy in pro-
nouncing It a case worthy Of being
reported and placed in the records Of
the Society for Psychical Research.
The first manifestation occurred
one summer evening when the two
Van SAINT girls came home from
church. They had driven, each with
a male escort, to Valparaiso.
When the younger daughter reach
cd home she found her parents had
retired and the screen door locked.
When her mother responded she ex-
pressed surprise that the door was
locked
She requested the girl to leave 1t
unlocked for the older sister. She did
So but when the latter returned half
an hour later she found the door Sc
curely fastened
After that as many times as the
doors were left unlocked they would
be found locked. and when left open
they would close Efforts were made
to prop them open, but the doors
would calmly close, pushing aside the
obstacle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

came right up again. Maud" and her
sister had kicked him from the lad
der into the water.
Some naturalists then suggested
that, as mules eat corn. perhaps Maud
and her sister had kicked the firemen
from the ladder becauSe they were
hungry.
Another fireman borrowed hand.
full Of corn. With this he descended
the ladder He bribed the mules with
the corn and while he was in the chs
tern tying the rope around them they
made their heels behave and he es-
capped unhurt
Then, with the cooperation of the
horses, hose wagon and the pulley the
mules were taken from the cistern.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
SAILOR TELLS STORY OF HIS Ac-
clDENT AND REMARK
AISLE RESCUE.
uNDRESsED IN THE WATER
Topples from Bridge Of ship While
Asieep-Dozes at Times But Man
ages to Keep AfIost for
Eight Hours.

New York.-Paul Seldler, the Hun
garian sailor who fell from the bridge
Of the Carpathia, 200 miles off Gibral-
tar, at $3.50 at night ana swan until
picked up by another steamer at 4:SO
the next morning, told his story for
the first time the other night. He ar
rived here a few days ago.
Il fell asleep leaning on the rail on
the starboard side Of the ship, at the
highest point Of the deck. woke up
all Of sudden, with water all around
me. had fallen As feet. am used
to the water, but there was something
awful in coming to the surface and
seeing the cabin light Of a ship dis
appear in the night.
4 heard a rattle, SO I knew that
they were lowering a lifeboat The
big ship stopped when it seemed al
most out Of sight. might have
shouted, but / reasoned that they
would find me and | would be wasting
breath that ! might need
Il had On all my clothes, inclading
an oyercoat. They began to bear me
down. The current must have carried
me, for the ship got further and
further away and the boat was out Of
sight altogether. knew / must get
out of my clothes. First | got of my
coats and then | tried to take of my
shoes. had to let myself sink each
time / unlaced bit of the strings,
and | would struggle to the surface for
air. Finally | got off my shoes and
was almost exhausted
What did / think Of? / am an
atheist, and | found myself asking il
/ believed in God | knew l was near
death. My friends used to tell me
that when was near death l would
see God as they saw him. ] argued
with myself, but / could not believe.
Then | thought Of what the people
on the ship were thinking Of me, and
It gave me joy to think they were
sorry for me. because | thought all
must think me lost.
II shivered in the cold. I thought
Of sharks. l talked aloud | fell
asleep. Yes, | fell asleep. That
sounds funny, and it scared me as
woke up with a start as the water
came into my nose and mouth. don
know how long I would sleep at I
time. 1t probably was only a minute
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

Microbes cannot be killed BY great
violence, as large animals can, and
the blow Of a hundred-ton steam ham
mer would not kill one Of them. They
are. however, subject to subtle forms
Of violence. such as rotary motion,
tapping and vibration. DR.. Samuel ].
Meier placed bottles Of germs in the
vibratory machine Of a soda water
manufacturer, and found that they
were killed by the motion. The ap.
paratus produced vibration and a
strong centrifugal tendency.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

but It seemed half an hour. I would
wake up talking about the sharks.
After awhile I fell to thinking a. IEy
wife and child ! didn't know where
they we're. Then 7 wondered If I was
going to die, and I was sorry because
I could not so to sea again.
The time passed quickly I sup
pose 1t was because my senses were.
so numb from the cold. After a long
time / saw ship. ! could almost.
have cried for joy I must have been
in the water six hours then. was
naked and cold and my legs and arms
was SO tired! rolled over On my side
and watched the ship as I swan in
the cold 1t was awful! / would
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

would have gone hard with the trader
if he hadn't promptly found the door
Being good woodsman, the trader
ran toward small pond he had pass
ed in reaching the shanty, and plunged
in to his neck. With most Of bis body
protected by water, he was able to
fight off his tormentors, but not until
he was 50 badly stung that he was al
most crazed. Eventually he got to
land, daubed mud on his swollen face,
arms and legs, and dried out. Next
DAY he was in high fever, and head
ed for civilization. 1t was while hur-
rying along that he met Mercer, and
mutual explanations were exchanged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
BEES GUARD FURS
OF THEIR OWNER

and when a storm came up Router
made bold to burst the latch and
enter. thinking that he would make
good the damage when the owner got
back.
On entering the shanty In the dark
the trader stumbled over a hive, up
setting It. The next instant thousands
Of bees were buzzing about his head.
singing him at all exposed points.
The attack was unexpected, and in
trying to fight of the insects RoutieF
knocked over another hive. This in.
creased the anger Of the bees, and It
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
ave FuLL 81 pYNAMIrE.
Rodents Eat Deadly Explosive and
Now Terrorize Farmer.

Worcester. Mass. Charles B. Dana,
an Oxford farmer, would like some ad-
vice as to how to get rid Of a family
Of Tts fattened on diet Of dynas-
mite.
Dana lives in mortal terror of the
animal bombs" as he calls them. His
barn is full of them. He cant kin
them, for fear they will explode while
being assassinated. And If he let's
them stay in the barn he is afraid
one of them will commit suicide .bv
falling from the haymow and distribute
his barn. farm implements and live
stock over the surrounding country.
Dana stored a box Of dynamite IN
his barn for the winter. A few days
ago he discovered that rats had eaten
every bit Of It He said that sipo- she
dynamite disappeared he has seen
more rats and larger ones than ever
before in his life.
I'm afraid % throw brick at the
pesky critters, for fear they win tx.
plode and blow up the barn. he says.
II can hardly sleep nights thinking
that one Of them may fan out Of the
hay NOW to the barn floor and send
my hoises and cattle to kingdom come.
When I go out to feed the stock +
handle the hay and bedding as ginger
" as I'd handle eggs. What If one Of
those animal bombs should be in itg
The shock I'd give him by throwing
him about might blow up everything. z
Dana is trying u antics rat away
from the barn for experimental pur-
poses, but has had no success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

Ing life's furrows AZ years, got into
Jersey City the other day.
Miss Flora B. Young. Norwich
Conn, he wrote upon the hotel regis.
ter directly under his own scrawl
The pair were ratified through the
streets OF the sleeping city to the
home Of the marrying Justice" ring
ing his bell as a rooster in a neigh
boring yard was aapning his wings
and emitting his first crow.
Magistrate Lahane put on a frock
coat over his paiamas, and at four
o'clock opened his door and let blush
ing 'Florey" and her swain into his
front parlor
Noise Of the marriage had awaken
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
TICKLED TO SLEEP;
SLUMDERS FOUR DAYS
Even Doctor Couldn't Awake Team
ster Till He Tried Tickling Him
Back to Consciousness.

Machias, Mean odd story, which
Is said to be true. comes from the
Chase logging camp some miles north
east Of here, where teamster by the
name of Blankburn is alleged to have
been tickled to sleep and remained in
an unconscious condition for four
days.
Blankburn, according to the report,
is an extremely nervous man and adj
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
MAUD" AND SISTER
SAVED FROM CISTERN
Animals Are Rescued from Watery
Grave BY Firemen After Harrow
ing Experience.

Chicago.-Aided by the moral sup.
port Of several hundred citizens who
had no business Of their own to at
tend to or who preferred not to attend
to 1t II they had. the Oak Park fire de-
partment spent the other afternoon in
hauling two half-drowned mules out Of
a cistern.
A ladder, pulley, handful Of
corn, q rope and also a team Of horses
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

George Trollope, an English actor
Of considerable note. has forsaken the
stage and will enter the Catholic
priesthood, Strange as it may seem,
the first play in which he appeared
was Tho Sign Of the Cross"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
innocent Youth.

In a village in New Jersey the
school mistress saw one Of the little
boys crying. She called him to her
and inquired the reason. Some Of
the big boys made me kiss little girl
out in the school yard. was the re-.
ply. Why. that is outrageous why
did you not come right to me?" Il
T-didn't know that you would let me
kiss YOU he said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

ed the entire neighborhood, and, upon
invitation Of the magistrate. a numbe
Of married men living in his own fla
house tr0oped In. They wore pajama
covered with their overcoats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

cess. although he tried all the means
at his command Hypodermics were
administered, the man was pinched,
slapped and euffed, and finally strong
ammonia was placed under his nos
trils.
The fumes had no effect other than
to make the sleeper cough, and in
desperation the doctor tried tickling.
Bearing Blankburn's feet, he took a
hen-feather and applied it gently.
The man half opened an eye and
rolled over This satisfied the physi-
clan that he could be awakened by
the same means that put him to sleep
and he left the loggers to complete
the job.
Little by little the tickling took ef-
feet and at the end OF three more
days Blankburn was able to sit up
and eat hearty meal. lie appears
to be- none the worse for his extend
ed sleep
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

measure the distance and the speed Of
the ship and I would look at the stars.
4 think / must have lost my head
several times. The ship seemed to
be coming and then going. Finally /
thought myself right iD front Of 1t
and | shouted with all the strength
left, My shouts were heard. saw
men leaning over the side. Then
saw boat drop into the water, with
men at the oars. They came to me
and held me up, They dragged me
into the boat, and when we got to the
side of the ship climbed up the rope
ladder ! surprised myself in DONG
that.
"Once in the cabin, I got some hot
whisky, and after time | told them
my story. They could not believe me
at first, but when we met the Car
pathia at Gibraltar, they did. / had
been in the sea eight hours"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

A French physician claims 70 have
found cure for stage fright. Now
let him 80 a step farther ana invent
cure for stage frights
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-14

service and occastoning much suited
ing among the many people who ard
short Of fuel.
Beginning Friday afternoon the
blizzard ragged with undated fury un.
til last evening. Sweeping across vast
open plains, driving huge quantities OF
snow before it and piling the beautiful
i'll deep drifts, it put an end to all
traffic not only in North Dakota, but
in Western Minnesota as well, and re-
suited in a complete tie-up OF all the
railroads in this part OF the country.
Not a Train Moved.
From . o'clock yesterday morning
until z o'clock last evening not train
arrived i'll Fargo over any OF the roads
either from the east or west.
Relief for the people residing In
towns along the Jamestown, Northern
and Fargo Southwestcrl~branches OF
the Northern Pacific. who were badly
in need OF fuel and provisions. was
furnished by trains. Those lines are
again blocked !, will probably he
some time before they are opened tc
trafi.c.
Death and Suffering.
That the present storm has carried
GREAT suffering and death III it's trail
there can be little doubt.
Many towns throughout the state
were already short ol fuel and the bliz-
zard aggravated this condition, but 1t
is among the homesteaders mat the
greatest suffering exists. and scores of
those have undoubtedly persisted IN
the storm.