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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

day crowds in the department stores
and on the streets. One scheme, it
was said. was to watch persons who
drew money from banks and follow
them
With two other girls. who gave the
names Laura Bigger and Nellie Ring,
the Wells girl was captured in the
terminal The police say an aged
woman. hurrying from the elevator,
was approached in the crowd by
Laura Bigger who deftly opened her
handbag and extracted her purse
Mary Wells. close behind. reached out
her hand to take the purse from her
companion. 1t Is alleged but before
her fingers could close on it she was
arrested. A department store woman
seized Nellie Ring and the three were
taken TO the city hall and searched.
Nothing incrlminatlng was found on
them.
What are they going to do with
mel asked Mary Wells, pointing to
her pile OF clothing.
Put you in a cell. after you are
photographed" said the matron.
Then I'll not go. she said Il will
not get dressed. All the policemen in
this city can't make me get dressed.
They can bring all the people in Phila.
delphia here TO see me. but will not
get dressed"
For an hour she held out and she
gave in only when she learned that
the heat was to be shut of.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

pieces, until Reisen was compelled to
keep constantly on the move, jumping
from one crumbling, slippery raft to
another
Once he fell into the lake, and after
a swim which deprived him of all
most all the strength and energy he
had in him he caught another cake.
He hung for some time in the icy
waters unable to muster strength to
climb upon his refuge. After he had
climbed up his clothes froze solid, and
he was compelled to keep constantly
running and jumping over the treach-
erous, shifting field to keep the chill
from overcoming him.
He was seen about noon from Gary
and a message was sent to South
Chicago asking for tug. For hours
throngs of people lined the shore Of
Gary watching the frantic struggles
OF the man to keep alive and watch
ing eagerly for the expected tug.
About 230 p m. Chief Charles Bow
ser of the steel company's guards, is
sued call for volunteers to go out
in a rowboat after the man. The
trip through the rough waters Gov
cred with shifting ice which could
crush the rowboat like an egg shell
was dangerous, and for some time no
one responded.
At last J. P. Frederickson and
Christ Christensen offered to make an
attempt at rescue. They reached
Reisen shortly after three o'clock in
the afternoon. when he had been on
the ice and in the water for more
than IL hours He fell unconscious
in the boat and was not revived for an
hour. 1t was announced that he will
recover.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
The Operation.

due to the crushed vertebrae. and the
two arteries which run up each side
Of the spine, the walls Of which we're
torn and crushed. filing the spinal
cavity with blood and spicula Of
splintered bone. All during the opera
ton Dr. Menstrina was working with
his instrument under the flow Of blood
and entirely by the sense Of touch
The skin was lifted back from the
seat Of the injury and then the heavy
muscles that guard the spine were
divided and lifted away, being held
out Of the way by retractors so that
the operator could get at fractured
bones
The periosteum cartilaginous or
fbrous substance which covers the
bones. was Clipped away and the
spinous process. or the bone which
projects from the spine outward. was
chiseled and broken away by forceps
After the spinous process had been
removed the operator was able to get
into the spinal canal through which
the spinal cord runs to the brain.
For the length of the three verte-
brae, the spinal cord was lifted from
the canal with delicate instruments
and the canal cleared of fluid and
spicula or splinters of bone, which
were pressing against it. Then with
forceps-like instruments the trans
verse processes were crushed and
taken out until all the bony structure
Of the three vertebrae nearest the
outside Of the back had been removed.
The body of the bony structure OF
the spine, that which lies back OF or
behind the canal was left and forms
the bed or support of the remaining
portions of the spine.
When the spinous and transverse
processes had been removed. the an.
terror portion Of the canal, a fibrous
substance, was cleaned and sewed as
protection to the spinal cord. and
the heavy muscles brought over and
joined as an artificial wall for the
canal.
DR. Menstrina said that his patient
was doing as we'll as he had expect
ed, and he had strong hopes for his
recovery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
DOCTORS REMOVE
PORTION OF SPINE
REMARKABLE OPERATION ON
MINERS BACKBONE PER.
FORMED AT ST. LOUIS.
PATIENT LIKELY TO RECOVER
Victim Buried Under Tons Of Rock
and Coal Which Crushed Bones
Of Vertebrae Which Are
Taken Out.

ST. Louis.-Joseph Pittoria, a miner
from Bush, ILL.,, will be walking about
and doing his regular work minus a
portion OF his backbone If he RECEIVERS
from an operation performed on him
at the Evangelical Deaconess' hospital
few mornings since.
Pittoria, who had recently come
from Italy, was working in a mine at
Bush when cayeIn occurred He
was buried under tons Of rocks and
coal, which broke his back in the lum-
bar region The mass of rock fell on
his head, doubling him up and crush
ing the transverse and spinous proc
esses of the first, second and third
yertebree
The crushing Of these bones imme-
diately affected the network of nerves
which branch of from the spinal cord
at the point Of injury.
The motor tract of the spinal cord,
OF those nerves which control loco
motion Of the lower limbs, were dead
ened so that he was paralyzed in the
lower half of his body. The sensito-
ry tract, or those nerves which gov
ened the senses, were rendered acute,
so that the man suffered intense ag-
ony constantly, making it necessary
to keep him under the influence Of
opiates. So great was the agony that
he would have succumbed soon unless
relieved by an operation.
According to information obtained
at the hospital the subject was on the
operating table three hours.
It was believed to be necessary to
remove the arches Of the three verte.
bra, take out the crushed bone and
reach the spinal canal, through which
the spinal cord runs to the brain, in
order to remove the mass Of clotted
blood and splintered bone which was
pressing on the sensitory nerves and
causing the man such intense agony.
Another difficult factor in the opera
tion was the excessive hemorrhag,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
RAT Trees THREE
ABLE-B0DIED MEN
MIDNIGHT EXPERIENCE TAKES
EDGE FROM JOKES OF MICE
AND TlMlD MAIDS.
RODENT is LIFELESS AT THAT
Curious Animal lnspeots Ropes That
Control Elevator, Gets Caught
and Stops Service for
Three Hours.

Baltimore, Md-Jokers from time
immemorial have had their innings
about the way wee mouse will keep
woman up in the air" but it re-
mained for rat to keep three able
bodied men suspended in midair in
an elevator for nearly three hours
in a building on East Fayette street
occupied by billiard hall
The rodent could not have done
much had the imprisoned men wanted
10 annihilate It, for the simple reason
that in its lifeless body there was not
even a startling quiyer
Trouble started when a mild look
ing rat with lots Of curiosity began
inspecting the pulleys and ropes that
help to make the elevator run smooth
ly and safely The clock showed l10
o'clock, almost time for closing. Mr.
Rat finally ensconced himself between
several warm ropes.
Meanwhile two men with fur lined
coats and handsome walking sticks,
who had just finished several games
Of billiards. told Walter janis the
elevator men, that they wanted TO de-
scend.
Down" said Janis with alacrity
The two men entered the small cage
Of the elevator. ard the elevator man.
after clankng the door swung the
wheel to.
Raspingly and creakingly the ele-
vator began to descend Hardly had
it gone ten feet when, with groan
and long drawn shrek. II finally set
tied just below the ceiling Of the FIRST
floor
Janis turned pale with fright la
his three years experience with eleya.
tors he had never been caught in this
manner II was then about 11:15.
Twisting and turning at the wheel,
grasping and tugging at the cable,
Janis tried in every conceivable way
TO get the car In motion The passen-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
wcTlmlzED BY A VISION.
Dream induced Rich Doctor to Give
Away His Wealth.

Rochester Mass.-Robbed, he says,
Of his fortune by vision that iold
him he would die in six months, DR..
John Wesley Sill, S4 years old, former
ly a prominent physician here, with a
$4,000 estate, has been taken to the
poorhouse.
Sill says that a. year ago a vision
appeared to him and told him he
would die in six months. He gave
away all of his real estate, several
farms here and in Canada, business
block and his library to nephews and
nieces. He saved just enough to live
on six months
Now the six months have passed
and Sills money is all spent He says
the nephews and nieces refuse to give
him back anything.
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gers though feigning unconcern, were
nervous and m at ease
What II the thing drops?" asked
one of the other
Though the elevator was I'm a bad
way. the signal bells were not and
from the FIRST all the way up to the
fourth floor bells rang furiously
The proprietor Of the billiard hail
ran breathlessly over the building
trying to find out the cause. The
three men in the small cage suspend
cd about Is feet from the bottom were
becoming frightened.
The long minutes. as they listlessly
licked away, seemed like hours. BY
midnight # was found that the pulleys.
wheel and the ropes we're in such a
condition that nothing but experienced
electricians could repair the damage.
The telephone was then worked by
the proprietor trying to get an cleo.
trician. Two boys were sent posthaste
TO the home Of the builder Of the ele-
yator
by 1920 a. m the electrician, rein
forced by FIVE others. came down Fay
cite street Quickly elbowing their
way through the crowd that had col
Iected the five deposited. many sorts
Of tools and then set to work,
Twenty minutes more work on the
part Of the force revealed the lifeless
and mangled body OF the rat
So about two minutes before two
a. m. the rat was taken out, pulleys
and ropes were put back into place
and the elevator slid to the ground
floor. When the three came out Of
their prison the crowd showered con.
gratulations.
"Oh, what will my wife sayla said
one OF the imprisoned men.
Hereafter | walk upstairs. | don't
care If it's Is or 16 stories. This ex-
perience has given me enough Of ele.
yators"
The question that is worrying the
elevator man Is whether, when he
heard those shrieks and groans, it was
the rat dying a hard death or the
pulleys, ropes and wheels endeaYorine
to perform their part Of lowering the
car.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
NILLSBIG PANTHER
IN FIERCE BATTLE
BRAVE TEXAS WIDOW VAN
oUIsHEs MONSTER BRUTE
IN DEADLY STRUGGLE.
GIRL RUNS SWORD INTO BEAST
Animal Discovered in Home on Their
Return from Vlsit-Daughter Uses
Dead Fathers Weapon to
Good Advantage.

Marble Falls. Tex.-One Of the most
remarkable battles with a wild animal
that ever occurred in the wilds of
western Texas took place few nights
ago in the house of Mrs. Calone,
widow who lives in the Devil river
country not far from Juno The
widow and her three children-two lit
tie fellows and daughter about grown
had been spending some days visit
ing a relative, and when they returned
to their house, which consisted Of n
single room with a small shed room
used for a kitchen, they noticed that
a window had been broken. Two panes
Of glass and a piece of the window
frame had been smashed and the
broken pieces of glass were scattered
about the floor and on the ground out
side.
Mother and daughter we're consider
ably puzzled, but accustomed to dan
gers and strange happenings on the
frontier they did not worry as to the
cause and set about preparing sup
per
Suddenly from closet there came
a scream that stopped every heart
still and chilled the blood Of the
woman and children. They huddIed
together and were just ready to make
a run for the door when the closet
door few wide open and there with
glaring eyes Of fire stood a monster
panther bristling and gnashing his
white fangs.
They were cut off from the door, fol
they knew that the infuriated beast
would spring upon them the momen
they started across the room. Mrs. Ca
lone looked about for a weapon, bu
there was nothing within reach bu
the andirons in the fireplace. Fannl
saw something better Hanging
against the wall close enough to b.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
GIRLS GARTER SAVES
LIFE OF A WOOlMAH
PRETTY WOMAN ACTS QUICKLY
WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY
SHOOTS MAINE GUIDE.

Patten, Me-"Big BiIr' Long,
woodsman who now and then serves
as guide to folks who hunt in this re-
glon, undoubtedly owes his life to the
quick wit Of Miss Martha George, a
pretty young woman Of Roxbury,
Mass, who first accidentally shot him
and then used her garter for tourni-
quet, thereby preventing the man from
bleeding to death.
Miss George, her father, Horace W..
and her mother came here a few
weeks ago and began taxing side trips
for grouse and small game. big Bill''
accompanied them. and was greatly
liked by the entire family One after
noon Mr., and Miss George went four
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
RATTLER ENTERs poKER eAME.
Jackpot ls Not Yet Opened Because
Joke Package Began to Crawl.

Waterbury, Conn. Pandemonium
reigned in the Whlttmore block the
other night when John F. Walsh's
snakes started out to pay some calls.
In box they were sent to Walsh
as lark, and the expressman left
them in his room under radiator
When warmed up the snakes crawled
over the transom and about the Of.
flee floors.
Max Taichenberger. printer had
trouble with a rattler in the hall
Julius Meyer was awakened by a
snake crawling over his face and got
on to a shelf Richard Linde and Joe
Marchito we're in a game Of draw
poker when a rattler began to rustic
under the table The jackpot re.
manned unopened
The snakes held high carnival until
they were caught at eight o'clock next
morning, when Walsh came home.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11

miles into the timber with Long to
obtain for mounting good specimen
Of fishhawk The guide carried an
automatic rife and father and daugh-
ter carried shotguns
AT a point known as Pine Forks
the father took a stand and the guide
and daughter went on a mile to some
old nests where they had seen hawks
two days before. AS they neared the
nests one Of the big birds circled
from the clouds and dropped to a
tree within fair range. In her nervous
ness Miss George missed and the
hawk darted to a stump so rods fur
ther on.
Try him with the rife" whispered
Long, handing her the automatic gun
locked He won't be much good for
mounting if you do get him, but we
won't have to go back to camp empty
handed. anyway
Miss George rested the powerful
rife across the branch Of tree, flred.
and down came the hawk. The next
instant there was a second report, and
Long fell to the ground writhing in
pain The young woman, unused to au-
tomato guns, had touched the trig-
ger second time and the bali had
pierced the guides leg above the
ankle, passing through the bone and
pricking the main artery
Instead of fainting Miss George got
into action. At her college preparatory
school she had been taught FIRST aid
to the injured, and she now turned her
knowledge to excellent usa. First, she
laid bare Longs leg. Then she al
tempted to strip binder from hen
skirt The material was tough wooden
and refused to tear Long was holding,
his leg and watching her while inter
mittent fountains of blood he could.
not check spouted up and dyed hlsl
hands a deep red.
Look the other way" suddenly,
commanded the young woman. Look,
over your shoulder until tell you to-
turn"
The guide instinetively Obeyed, and
a moment later he felt strong band
above his ankle 1t tightened and he
was permitted to turn his head What
ne saw was wondrous eontrlvanee
of embroidery and blue silk, fFena
which dangled golden buckles and
curious little knobs. He marveled,
but asked no questions. Soon a
stick was inserted for a tourniquet and
the flow of blood stopped. Then three
guns, signal for Mr.. George to come
on, we're fred, and the pair sat down
to wait
Upon the arrival of Mr.. George the
guide was carried out Of the woods,
where his wound was dressed by a
physician. The man win recover.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
Elnhts Wlldcat h am.

Hazleton, Pa-Attacked by a wild.
cat as he went to the barn to feed
his stock, John Wittaeher Of Conyng
ham valley was almost killed.
The cat got into the barn during
the night and as Wittacher entered
with a bax Of chop on his back the
animal pounced upon him. Under the
weight Of the catamount and the bag
Wittacher fell to the floor, and for a
few minutes there was a fierce strug
gle between the man and the beast.
Finally Wittacher got up, and seiz.
ing large board that lay on the
floor dealt the catamount severe
blow on the head, when the animal
fed. Wlttacher was badly scratched
about the face and hands and was Sc
verely confused about the body.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
RIazInn Rat soares Woman

McKeesport, PA large rat on
fire created excitement at the resi-
dence of Charles Calcutt, on Walnut
street.
Mrs. Calcutt, when lighting the gas
in the kitchen range, was attracted by
peculiar noise under the burners.
Suddenly a rat leaped from between
the burners and ran frantically about
the room, describing a circle Of fire.
Mrs. Calcutt ran upstairs. Her hus-
band and several neighbors rushed in
and some one called for the fire com
pany- The rat squeezed through a
hole and in doing so extinguished the
fire.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
MATROR DISROBES GIRL
SHE WON'T DRESS SELF
POLICE THREATEN TO TURN OFF
STEAM TO MAKE MAID PUT
ON CLOTHES.

Philadelphia-Mary Wells Of New
York, is the prettiest prisoner that
the police and detectives OF the Cen
tral station have seen for a long time,
and she caused them more EN-
barrassment Arrested as the accom-
plice Of a pickpocket, she sat for an
hour in the matron's room in the city
hall attired in her birthday clothes" ="
her other clothing having been re-
moved in order that the matrcn could
search her.
Information came from the New
York police month ago, accompanied
by photographs, that three women
made a practice Of coming to Philadel-
phla from New York every Friday
night and working among the Satur-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
MAIDEN BATTLES WITH BATS.
Yankee Girl Has Awful Experience
with Vampires in Texas.

South Norwalk, Gonna midnight
battle with three score infuriated
blood-sucking bats, which assailed her
from all sides. was an experience
which came recently TO Miss Alice l.
Earle.
Attacked in bed in the middle of the
night, Miss Earle jumped up in alarm,
only to be more generally attacked by,
the vampires. Miss Earle's nerves
stood her In good stead, for she
wrapped bed covering about her head
and body rushed from the room,
slammed the door, and tainted in the
arms OF her maid.
Miss Earle was spending the winter
in San Antonio, Tex. Contrary to tho
custom in those parts, she threw open
her window. During the night So
rife thunderstorm arose. which aIcvs
the bats into the room. When day
light came the attendants Of the hotel
entered the room and killed 81 bats.
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grasped at a single step was her dead
fathers sword. He had been an officer
in the ranger service Of the Lone Star
republic.
THAT was a horrible situation for
a few moments" says Mrs Calone.
The agonizing suspense did not last
long. The mad brute began to wag his
long tail and lick his red chops. The
Spartan mother realized that the bat
tie was on, and as she seized the dog
iron she shouted to her children:
Run under the bed"
The panther with wild Shrek
vaunted toward the group. The little
children were scrambling away, and
the two women stepped apart The
mad monster passed between them
and he landed right into the fire.
Clawing the burning Goals and howl
ing with rage the tortured beast was
doubtless partially blinded. Mrs. Ca
lone struck him hard blow on the
head which staggered him; but when
he leaped from the fireplace he made
straight for the mother, who was
aiming to reach the door for the pur-
pose of throwing it open.
showers Of sparks cracking and fly
ing from his fur and his red mouth
wide open he looked hideous enough
to have paralyzed a drawer woman
than l. says Mrs. Calone. Fanny had
grasped the sword, and as the horrible
beast sprang upon her mother she ran
forward and plunged the blade into
his body. He was not easy to kill
The brave girl had TO strike again
and slash the monster almost into
two pieces before he relaxed his jaws
and rolled quivering and harmless
upon the bloody floor
Il am not much hurt, daughter" ex
claimed the mother. springing to her
feet Fortunately her shoulder was
not much more than scratched
Thank heaven it is all over. said
Fanny sinking down on the hearth
but it will be many a long day before
! get over the scare" After the car
cass Of the big panther had been
dragged out into the yard and the
blood washed away the children re
turned to the hearth and the little
family finished their supper.
Hugo is said to have made $4,000,
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twelve HOURS ON AM
ICE FLOE IN THE LAKE
MAN HAD CLOTHES FROZEN AND
HAD TO KEEP HOPPING TO
KEEP BLOOD CIRCULATING.

Chicago.-For - hours a man.
hungry and weak and with his clothes
frozen around him, leaped from one
small ice cake to another as they
bumped and tumbled in heavy sea
out in Lake Michigan. three miles
from Gary, Ind, the other day.
He was Carl Reisen, a workman en-
ployed on the railroad at Gary. He
left home shortly after two o'clock
in the morning to go out on the lake
and shoot ducks He had just taken
a position on the lake edge of a foe,
when large piece broke loose from
the shore and fioated out into the
lake.
AS it got farther from shore the
waves began to break it into small
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
Yanked from Altar to Washtub.

Pueblo, Col.--Just as she was about
to be led to the altar recently by L..
w Stanley, Miss Callie Fanchier was
seized by her mother, taken to the
kitchen, and forced to work at the
washtub all night guarded BY two
brothers.
The mother declares the girl Is
under age, and warns Stanley to keep
away from the house or be shot The
lover insists that the girl is of age.
and says they will outwit the mother.
whose sons side with her and sleep
with guns handy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-11
Madman crows IL Rooatar.

Chicago. he would crow
like a rooster Turner Chaiman's
friends and relatives in Armour
avenue believed him insane and had
him arrested. When conducted to the
witness stand of the court for the in
sane he began to crow. He could give
no acceptable reason why he should
crow, SO Judge Smiley ordered him
sent TO Dunning He is so years old.
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Hugo is said to have made s25O,OOO
out of six books