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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

blood or not, shoald be removed and
the persons who are truly incompe-
tent should be protected BY the pro-
bate law. am thoroughly satisfied
the present restrictions do not really
pratect those intended 70 be sefe-
guarded.
7 believe it should be the duty Of
the senators of the new state to in-
sist upon congress Immediately re-
moving the restrictions, full blood
hcnesteads excepted, and thus remov-
ing the federal officials who now
dominate Indian Territory under in
structions from Washington. The
fact that many Of these officials are
men Of the highest character in no
wise modiies this view.
believe that we should have leg
islation providing for the improve
ment Of Grand river and Red river
as far up as navigable, 70 the end
that we may supplement reasonable
railroad freight rates throughout the
state with cheap water transporta-
tiGs, S as to give the people Of this
state an opportunity to ship their
produce by the cheaper route to the
m~rkets of the world, and to import
in like manner the things they need
at the lowest freight rate obtainabie,
believe that Indian Territory and
Oklahoma, should have the federal
public buildings to which we are just.
" entitled BY population and BY faii
bro rata Of the distribution Of fe5-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

United States of five million dollars
ia May 1906.
Chief Justice Charles G. Mott,
forty years a Justice Of the Court Of
Claims, stated that in his opinion Mr.
Ovens argument in the Eastern
Cherokee case was the finest he had
ever heard in that Court, and Senator
Moses z. Clapp, Of Minnesota, stated
on the floor Of the United States
Senate that Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States had pro-
nounced Mr. Owens argument before
that Court one Of the ablest heard
there for years.
The Act of Congress of March Srd,
1901, giving citizenship Of the United
States to every Indian in Indian Ter
ritory was drawn by Mr.. Owen, and
its passage was due in a large meas
ure to him. Secretary Cortelyou
gave Mr.. Owen the pen With which
the act was signed by President Nc
Kinley. This act gave full citizen
ship to over seventy thousand Indians
gave them political independence, and
relieved them Of the personal dis
ability Of being wards.
Mr.. Owen has had great expert
ence in various lines Of business; has
handled many thousands Of cattle;
has directed farming operations on a
large scale. There is probably no
man more familiar with the condi-
tions in Indian Territory than he is.
He has had active continuous business
with the government at Washington
for over twenty years, and has spent
the last sixteen winters in succession
in Washington, where his great sue
cess has given him national repu-
tation.
AS a democrat he has always been
very active; as a democratic organi-
zer; has served in various democratic
national conventions; as member Of
the democratic congressional cam
paign committee; as member Of the
democratic national committee from
1895 to 1900, and was the vice chair
man of the recent campaign for th'
election of delegates to the constitu
tional convention.
He is an Episcopalian, a life mem
Der of the Elks, Thirty-second de
gree Mason, a member of the Shrine
Mr.. Owen has made his residence il
Muskogee since 1885, nearly twenty
two years.
One of Mr.. Owens favorite NOTICE
is an old Virginian social maxim
Neither talk scandal nor listen t
it." There are few men more consid
crate in judgment than he is, NOR
affable than he, or more desirous 0
being absolutely just to other mer
He has been notable in his advocac
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
ADDRESS or ROBERT [. OWEN
TO THE VOvERS OF THE
new STATE
March IA. 1907
March IA. 1907
Fellow Citizens:

Fellow Citizens:
In seeking your support as a can
didate for the senate it seems proper
that brief statesment should be
made Of my opinions, especially in re-
gard to the services which seem neces-
sary to be rendered to the people by
tie U. S. senator's of the new state
in local and national affairs.
My attitude as democrat is well
known as ! have served the party for
many years and in many ways, as an
organizer, as editor, as delegate in
national conventions, and as member
Of the democratic congressional cam
paign committee and of the democrat
ic national committee, as well as vice
chairman of our last campaign for
election Of delegates to the constitu-
tional convention. ] believe in the
great democratic principle, Equal
rights to all, special privileges to
none"
believe in the sovereignty Of the
people, and therefore | have worked
for the initiative and Referendum,
and approve the mandatory primary.
In my opinion the higher function
Of government is the promotion and
development Of the human race. The
development Of men and women and
children should take precedence over
mere money making. Neither avarice
nor lust for power should be per-
mitted to subject the weaker elements
of the nation to unjust poverty or
unmerited suffering. The ambition
of a statesman should be to promote
the welfare, the happiness and cor
tentment Of the people.
LOCAL MATTERS.
I believe that the restrictions on
the sale and lease Of lands belonging
to our citizens, whether Of Indian
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

Mr. Owen was born at 1gnehburg,
Va. Was educated at Washington
and Lee University, Of which General
Robert E. Lee was formerly President
He received the presidents scholar
ship in 1876 as the most diligent stu
dent in the University and took the
degree Of Master Of Arts, the gold
medal as best debater, and delivered
the valedictory of his class in 1877.
His mother, Mrs. Narcissa Owen, was
born at Webbers Falls in 1881. It
is due to her interest in the Cherokee
people that he came to the Cherokee
Nation Immediately after his gradua-
tion.
He was principal teacher of the
Cherokee Orphan Asylum, 1879 and
1880; was secretary of the Board Of
Education of the Cherokee Nat'o~,
1881 to 1884; he began the practice
of law in 1880; was president Of the
International Fair at Muskogee, in
1882, 1883 1884; was editor and own
er Of the Indian Chieftain in 1884 at
Vinita; was United States Indian
Agent for the Five Civilized Tribes
from 1885 to 1889.
The National Banking act Of the
United States was extended over the
Indian Territory by his efforts, and
ne organized Hereunder the FIRST
ssational Bank Of Indian Territory
August 1st, 189O,-Th First Nation
al Bank Of Muskogee. He was elect
ed as its president for ten years in
succession, declining reelection in
1900.
The act of Congress of March 1st
1889, establishing the United States
Court for the Indian Territory, with
jurisdiction strictly in line with ths
Indian treaties, was due to the efforts
/ Of Mr.. Owen. He was secretary ot
the first Bar Association of the Ind
ian Territory (organized 1897.
On January 14th, 1890, he entere.
the service of the Choctaws as attor
ney and conducted to successful
issue the famous Leased District case
recovering for the Choctaws an,
Chickasaws against the United State
81, ,991, ,45O.OO, March 3rd, 1891.
He was also attorney for the West
ern Cherokees who recovered 1924,
10000 in 1894. He conducted tn
case Of the Eastern Cherokee
through a contest of six years befor
the Legislative, Executive and judi
cial Departments, winning a jud
ment in the Supreme Court Of tn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
SPEAKING DATES
OF Robert l. Owen win Be in Chick
asha Next Monday.

The following are speaking dates
of Hon. Robert L. Owen, democratic
Candidate for U. S. senate:
Chickasha, Monday, March 1S, at
7:3O p. ~
Lawton, TUESDAY, March 10, 7:sO
p. m.
Frederick, Wednesday March 20,
7:30 p. m.
Altus, Thursday March 21, 7:sO
p. M
Mangum, Friday March p, at
1880 p. m.
Hobart, Saturday, March 2s, at
7:sO p. N.
Cordell, March 2, Monday, at
7:3O p. m.
Clinton, Tuesday, March 2s, 7:sO.
Geary, Wednesday, March 27, at
7:3O p. m.
Anadarko, Thursday, March 2s at
1880 p. m.
FL Reno, Friday, March 20, at
1880 p. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
HONESTY GOODS.

Measures U. S gallon, weighs
more than any other. Made of
strictly pure lead. zinc, oil. Lin
coin solutely pure paints Agents.
Stephenson Browne Lumber Co.
8 I3 2td
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

a settlement Of their claims against
the United States. Some Of these
claims are large and our Indian
people ought to have decent hear
ing before a competent court where
the rights Of the United States would
be properly defended on the one hand
and the rights Of the Indian people
could be justly presented on the other.
The payment Of the money due the
eastern Cherokees and to our other
Indian people should not be deferred
BY official red tape but Immediately
made. The rights Of our citizens en-
titled to pensions, heretofore neglect
ed, should be pressed, and our right
to have representation at West Point
gand Annapolis.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The greatest problem Of the day is
that which relates to more equitable
distribution Of the proceeds Of hui
man labor. AT present by unreason-
able and unjust freight rates under
transportation monopoies and by ar
bitrary prices fixed by private COM
mercial monopolies on what the peo-
pie have to sell, and on what they
must buy, the proceeds Of human la
Dor are not distributed equitably
pnder this system Of government a
few thousand men are accumulatine
stupendous fortunes, while the weak
er elements are slowly submerged Sc
that now there are six million women
and two and half million children
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

glad to hold Up the hands Of the
chosen representatives Of our new
State.
Yours very respectfully,
ROBERT I. OWEN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
LOCAL MATTERS.

! believe that the restrictions on
the sale and lease Of lands belonging
to our citizens, whether Of Indian
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23

was discovered what was the matter
with him. 1t is feared the disease will
be wide spread and great many
farmers with their wives were in town
that day
In the township south of this place
on Sunday last, Mrs. Lars Hedum,
Mrs. o. G. Olsen and Martin Clemon
died within II few minutes of the same
time. They We're all Scandnavians
and members Of the same Lutheran
church. and arrangements were made
to hold the funerals of all at the same
time on Wednesday. The Lutherans
have very large church building
which was packed with people. The
three bodies We're all taken into the
church at once. and three preachers
each held 81 separate preaching and
burial service, consequently Il full day
was occupied.
AS the farmers are now closing up
the husking business, very different
reports are coming in as to the yield,
the majority reporting about sixty to
seventy per cent of last years crop,
by measurement, and still more
shrinkage Of % per cent in feeding
quality
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
SPENCER PREY OF CROOKS.
Three BurgIaries Successfully Perpe
trated Within a Week,


Special to Times Republican.
Spencer, Nov. 23.-During the past
few days this vicinity has been the
prey of crooks, three burglaries having
been successfully carried out within
a week, and in all cases the burglars
have not been apprehended. The man
that broke into the hardware store at
Everly last week was caught however,
but succeeded in eluding the Jail keep
er, escaping and is still at large.
The parties who robbed the postof-
flee at Milford Of several hundred dol
lars Monday night have not as yet
been located, tho government detec-
tives are in the locality at work on the
case. 1t happened also that the de-
tectives were here last evening when
A. G. Larson's implement and coal
office was broken into, and about 500
in cash, together with about $500
worth in notes and other valuable pa
pers, were removed. The notes, the
robber evidently did not deem it ad-
visable to carry, therefore tore them
up and scattered them upon the streets
in various places. One package Of
valuable papers was also found near
the c., NJ. & st. p. stock yards. The
deed was said to be done about 10
o'clock in the evening, at which time
a show was being held at the opera
house, and the streets We're practically
deserted. The perpetrators gained en-
trance thru a side window, by chipping
the glass enough to insert the hand to
pull the stopper. They also picked
the safe lock without trouble or de-
molishing the furniture in the least
and no trace has as yet been found Of
them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
-32r>hIira 5sarl1tn,u aunnu Nnurher q 1907

address is still unknown. 1t is ex-
pected that the men at work on the
books Will have completed the task
of investigation by tonight, and II
nothing is found the bank will no doubt
be opened for business Monday.
Some personal affairs of Standring
have been discovered which involved
him to the extent Of $4,000. but he
has ample property to pay off all obli-
cations So far as the bank Is con-
cerned there is not a dollar missing of
it's funds. Patrons of the bank attach
no dishonor to the cashiers hasty de-
parture and attribute his absence to
Il pure case of nerves over the present
financial stringency. The business
men of Corwith are ready personally
to pay off any deficit that may be dis
covered and will accept his return to
his position without further explana
ton. such is the confidence in the
missing man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
H[|F[R CREATES PANIC
Runs Wild in Cattle Sale Tent
Near Washta, lnjuring
Many People
TENT FALLS DURING MELEE
Sale Seemed Frausht With Disaster
Turnout, as Section of Amphitheater
Collapsed Just Before It Began
Women Crowded Into Barbed Wire
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Man Hurt.

Special to Times Republican.
Washta, Nov. 23.-When the tent IN
which George Harrison, near here, was
conducting his cattle sale was entire-
| ly filled with men and women, a frac-
tious heifer escaped from her keeper
and rushed into the crowd, which
| filled the seats arranged in amphithe-
alter style. The frenzied beast climbed
to the very top seat and then jumped
off, striking on Walter Cockburn, OF
Correctionville, who was taken home
seriously bruised. A dozen others
were injured either by the hoofs of
the animal as she clambered over
them, or by the PERCEPTIONS flight
which the 200 persons made. Charles
Mahnke, of this place, was quite SER
iously hurt. 1t is said one man has
since learned bone in his wrist Is
broken.
There were dozen women stand
ing in the entrance near the auction
Ger, and when the heifer made her at
tack on the crowded seats, they rushed
out but were held back by wire
fence. The men came pell nell and
crowded the women into the barbed
wire, tearing their clothing, but not
injuring them seriously. To add to
the confusion the main support of the
tent was broken by the fleeing crowd
and the canvass came Tapping down
upon them.
Before the sale began q section Of
the .amphitheater collapsed, precipitat-
ing nearly score Of persons to the
ground. but all escaped harm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
TWO MRS. 0GD[NS
Aged Gallant Was Switched Off
to Relative Of Mason City
Woman
HE WAS PLEASED WITH EITHER
Yesterdays Evidence in Mrs. Hattie
Day Ogden Will Case, Considerably
More in Favor of the Proponents of
tho Will. C. calhoun's Testimony
Creates Quite a Stir in Court.
Special to T,mes-Republ,can.

Mason City. Nov 23.--John c. Call
houn, the aged gallant who for two
years was the accepted sutton of the
late Mrs. Hattie Day Odgen, and to
whom he was to have been married,
according to the testimony that de-
veloped yesterday in the will case.
was switched off in his attentions to
relative of Mrs. Odgen, Of the same
name, to whom he wrote endearing
communications for over year, ignor-
ant Of the fact that he was deceived.
This evidence was brought to light
In the heading of a large number
OF the letters of Mr.. Calhoun and a
Mrs. Odgen, who lives at Florida Guy
Fla, in which the language of an
ardent lover was used.
This rather startling and mystifying
testimony created considerable stir In
court Gallant John Calhoun had tes-
titled he was the sutton and promised
husband of Mrs. Odgen, but in one of
u number Of letters read, had written
to her stating the terms of the bargain
and in later letter intimated that
he was just as we'll satisfied with the
Florida Mrs Odgen as with the Iowa
member of the family. apparently hav-
Ing been appraised Of the shift at some
intermediate time. The defense made
the most Of this testimony. as the
proponents had introduced the former
lovers OF Mrs. Odgen to show that she
was engaged to all three and that the
date of the marriage with each was
about the same time. 1t appears that
Mr.. Calhoun was well pleased with
either and would have married Mrs.
Odgen Of Mason City had she lived.
The evidence yesterday showed
considerable more in favor Of the pro-
ponents Of the WILL Several quarrels
and times when Mrs. PIERCE unduly In
fluenced Mrs. Odgen. We're alluded to.
and were brought out in the evidence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
Five Years for snencer,

Des Moines, Nov. 23-Judge j. v
Pollock yesterday sentenced Carl M
Spencer to serve a term Of five years
in the federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth for making false entries
in. the books of the Des Moines Ma
tional bank Mr. Spencer filed an ap-
peal bond and will carry the case to
the circuit court Of appeals. He was
found guilty on all ten counts of the
Indictment. The minimum penalty for
each count is five years. Judge Pol
lock made the terms concurrant, so
that if the verdict of the lower court
is sustained. Mr.. Spencer may serve
them all at the same time. Mr.. spen-
Ger spent most of the money, which he
admitted he took from the bank, to
pay for medical attention for a Grip
pied child.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
VICTIM OF APPENDICITIS.
Glen 6roadhurst, Of Hudson, Dies in
Waterloo HOSPITAL.

Special tc T:uies- Republican
Waterloo, Nov 23.-Glenn A. Brand
horst, only son of A. H. Brandhorst,
Of Hudson, passed away at the Pres
byterian hospital following an opera
ton for appendicitis performed Mon
day. The young boy was brought to
Waterloo Monday night and operated
on Immediately, but in spite Of all
that could be done, death claimed
him. Glenn A. Brandhorst was born
February 8, 1892, on q farm near Hud-
son, where he spent his brief life of
fifteen years. He was the Oldest child
and only son of A. H. and Libbie
Brandhorst. Besides his parents, he
leaves one sister, Martha, aged years.
Two aunts. Mrs. r. j. Nestor and Mrs
Ralph Eighmey and one uncle. w. H.
Glenny, reside in Waterloo, while 9TH
er aunts, are Mrs. J.. r. Thompson,
Mrs. C. r. Klingaman, Mrs. +. Nj.
Bowen and Mrs. w. D. Strayer, all
living on farms near Hudson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
SICKNESS AND DEATH At UTE.
Several Operations for Appendicitis
Many EXPOSED to Small Pox,

Spe cfal 20 iIneS-!Sepuhlicah
Ute, Nov. 23.--The past four weeks
there has been four cases Of appended
tis operated upon here, Sioux City ply
sicians and others who's have assisted
in performing operations for this COM
plant during the past two or more
years. say that Ute has had more cases
of appendicitis than any other town
within their territory. OF course their
being such great number Of cases it
is natural to expect a great variety of
conditions of the disease, also all kinds
and sizes of appendices, varying in size
from one inch to eight inches in
length.
We also have case Of small pox
here, a young man named Anderson
came into town last Saturday and was
in every store and business house, and
got shaved in the barber shop before it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
STOCK SALE NEAR DEhIsoN.
Some Of Aberdeen Angus Cattle Wore
in Prize Herd.

Special to Times Republican.
Denison, Nov. 23.-Forty- ami
mails from a leading Aberdeen Angus
herd of Iowa, were sold Thursday at
the McHenry farm near Denison.
Some of the animals We're in the prize
herd shown at Des Moines and st.
Paul this year. There was a large at
tendance Of big stock men from the
west The sale went off rapidly and
in good natured way. The Donahues
of Holbrook, Iowa, topped the sale by
paying $500 for No. Sc Blackbird Nc
Henry. a yearling heifer. The forty
five head averaged 1925, the total thus
amounting to over sl4,50O. McHenry
was we'll pleased with the sale.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
NEW SHARON STRIKE BRIEF.
Compromise Effected With Coal Min
ers, and Latter Return.

Special ~ Times Republican.
New Sharon, Nov. GA strike was
called at the coal mines east of town
operated by w. +. Williams and Will
liams Bros. 1t seems that the owners
had advanced the price of coal to
cents bushel to patrons last Monday
morning. and when the miners heard
of 1t they demanded raise of one
half cent. thereby making total of
AZ cents bushel for digging the
same. The owners refused to accept
their demands at once on account of
severaal unfulhlled contracts for fur
nishing coal at s cent, but promised to
raise later. Fourteen men at one
bank and seven at the other went out
Friday morning. A compromise was
reached and the men returned to work
as usual.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
BAD FAILURE AT MONTICELLO
Printing and Binding Concern Goes to
thu WALL
Special to Times republican.

Special to Times republican.
Cedar Rapids, Nov. 23.-According
to report received last evening a
business failure of more than ordinary
proportion has occurred at Monticello
where foreclosure proceedings were
instituted against the Monticello Man
ufacturing company, a printing and
binding concern which has been
backed against great odds by local
business men. The liabilities are said
to amount to $4,000 and the only as
sets are the mechanical equipment of
the concern, which would bring only
small fraction of the indebtedness
if turned into cash.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
oats Shore. Mill Shut. Down.

Fort Dodge. Nov 23.-The Great
Western Cereal company of this city,
altho paying 40 cents for oats, Is able
to secure enough to keep the plant
going only part of the time. Farmers
entertain the idea that higher prices
will prevail, and the railroads report
that no oats is coming into the small
stations. The mill consumes $4,000
bushels daily, and the supply must
necessarily come long distance. This
is the first time in the history of the
plant that it has shut down at this
time Of the year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
child's Death Causes Insanity.

Waterloo, Nov 23.-Mrs. Chester
Rowe, of Nashua, has gone insane on
account Of the death of her little g.
year-old son, who was drowned in a
creek near their home on Friday. Mrs.
Rowe swooned when she learned Of the
tragedy and when she revived half
hour later her reason had departed.
She calls continually for her child.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
A Good Liniment.

When you need a good reliable lini-
ment try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t
has no superior for sprains and swell
ings. A piece Of flannel slightly damp
ened with Pain Balm is superior to
plaster for lame back or pains in the
side or chest. 1t also relieves rfeu-
matte pains and makes sleep and rest
possible. For sale by all druggists.