davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01

The Union Mass Meeting Of the
churches will be held at Convention
Hall instead of at the Baptist Taber-
nacle as formerly announced The
meeting will be open promptly at
eight o'clock Sunday evening. There
will be no services at the churches
but all will go to Convention Hall
Civic Righteousness" viii be the aim
Of the meeting.
The following is the program:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01

At a meeting held yesterday after
noon the organization q the Chick
asha Extension and improvement Co.
was perfected aand will be chartered
at once
The company is formed for the pur-
pose of handling University Heights
addition and guaranyeeing the rails
ing Of the bonus for the interurban
and street car railway and is com
posed of ten men who will constitute
its board of directors.
The officers of the company will
be.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01

Music by the Orchestra.
Devotional service. fifteen minutes
led by Rev W. G. Lang.
Address by Rev. Fred A. Nichols,
"The Paramount Issue
Address by Rev. NJ. L. Butler.
Address by Judge J. T. Dickerson
"The Responsibility of the Citizen"
"The 'Rousin" by Rev, w. A, Free
man.
Let everybody come.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01
PREsRYTERlAN CHURCH

Sabbath school at 9:45 a. m. Pub
lie worship at II a. m. Subject Of
sermon, Il Can. Miss Gray will sing.
There will be no services at the
church in the evening on account Of
the Union Mass Meeting.
W. G. Lang, Pastor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01
PROPERTY VALUES
OF GRADY COUNTY
Is Over Eleven MilIion-Ralroads Not Included
The Commissioners Meet to Equahze
The Assessments

The total value of the taxable prop
erty Of Grady county, according to the
returns Of the townhip assessors is
.$11.7l6,8S1.
OF this amount $4,s71 ,O55 is person.
al property, s2,426,2S9, land. and s4,-
917,9S7, town property, improved and
unimproved.
The county commissioners, Ed f.
Johns. Sell Pqsley and Miles Bedding.
field met yesterday as board Of
equalization.
There will likely be changes in the
above when they conclude their
work. Railroads, express, telegraph.
telephone and electric light companies
being assessed by the state board,
are not included in the above.
"only about one-eighth Of the land
in Grady county is taxable" said Mr..
Johns, and we believe fully one-half
Of that which should be taxed has es-
capped" The board has authority to
assess property which was not listed
by the assessors.
County Clerk Joe Lindsay made up
the totals from the assessors reports
and the following are amorg the var.
ious items shown:
loo7s horses over average value
s62.5O
total s629,sS2,
1897 mules. average ssO6O, total
s45S,1ss.
se,s49 cattle, average s1s.ei, total
s7s2.569.
$4,000 swine, average s4.so, total
s174779.
5489 sheep, average. sl,s9. total siO.-
757
Farm implements $72,OO5,
2,7lS farm wagons, average $24.o5,
total s66,71S.
1,641 carriages, average $84.59, total
s56,761.
Household goods. books. etc, 1885,.
74o.
267 461 bushel grain, $194,671.
Merchants stocks, S693075.
Money, s16s916
. Mortgages, $SS.77S.
Notes, accounts, $1l9,456
Improvements on unentered land,
Indian land and school land, $S2,47O.
Gold and silver watches s12,7S1
Plate and iewelry, 1896.
, 412 pianos. average value S12969.
total, $4,000
Other musical Instruments S96.S0
Bicycle, S1,O99.
954 dogs, average s6.77, total s5,SS7.
/ In the city Of Ch;ckasha the aver.
age value Of the dogs listed is $320f.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01
METHODIST

Rev NJ L. Butler, Pastor
9:45 a. m.-Sunday school
1850 a. m.-Prayer and conference.
1890 a. m.-Sermon by the pastor,
Of special interest to men.
400 ?. m.-Intermediate and Junior
League.
7:15 p. m.--Senior League.
S.I5 p. m-Union services at Con.
vention Hail.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01
NoRTHslpE BAPTIST MISSION RE
VlVAL

The revival meeting continues.
There was one conviction last night
and a good sermon by Bro. Hodges
Services tonight at $3.50 and tomor-
row at II a. m. We etend a cordial
invitation to all ond especially call
upon those interested in the Lords
work in that part Of the city to help
US in the meeting.
C. F. Wilson, City Minister.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01

tests great interest in the contest
Another letter is from V. c. spalding
Of Monroe City, Mo, who is secretary
of the Missouri Fox Hunters Associa-
ton and is an ardent July man.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01
10 PARENTS oF pEAF CHILDREN

TO PARENTS OF DEAF CHILDREN
All deaf children residing in the
state of Oklahoma are entitled to an
education, without charge, in the new
State School for the Deaf, located at
sulphur For information, write at
once to A. A. Stewart. supt, Sulphur,
Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01

Let US be your druggist-We serve
you right and furnish the best goods
that money and brains can buy at
nrices that are right. Slit
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01
CONGREGATIONAL

Services as usual in the morning,
in the evening Union Mass meeting
will be held at Convention Hail.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01
At the Churches
These notices must be sent in before O'Clock
Saturday morning to insure publication.
Christian Rest

Christian Rest"
C. E. at 7 o'clock.
There will be no evening service
on account Of the union meeting at
ths Convention Hall.
Fred A. Nichols.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01

There will be something doin' at
the Owl Soda Fdlntain this evening
S-1-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01
WEATHER FORECAST
For Chickasba and vicinity.
Tonight and Sunday fir.
.
NEGROES ARE ARRESTED FOR
STEALING COAL

Mary Carter, Matte Clark and Fan
ny Reed, all colored were arrested
yesterday on charge of stealing coal
from the Rock Island All gave bond
for their appearance in court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, ap-
ply at 800 S. Seventh street S-1-St
Mosquitos will not bite when you
use that Mosquito Chaser made by
The Owl Drug Store. s-1.tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
Please let me prove that
you don't need to
StayDeaf

have proved it already to 900 people.
have perfected device which fits into
the ear without the slightest discomfort. 1t
i, invisible when inserted. So tiny. perfect
fitting, that you forget you are wearing 1t
This device is so shaped that it magnltieS
sound. And it concentrates the sound on the
central part of the drum.
In effect it's the an ear trumpet.
But nobody sees the device and you seldom
think of it yourself.
invented this device because | deaf.
and was desperate People did not want to
shout at me, they avoided me. You know
how it is.
For two years tried to get doctors to help
ne. but they failed The only relief anyone
could suggest was an ear trumpet. 80 | was
driven to help myself
made an artificial and experimental.
| worked night and day in sheer desperation
1t years before | succeeded. and then
simply by force of my will power.
But | amply repaid When my device
was perfected could hear-as hear today
Just we'll as anybody.
What | did for myself have done since
then for 100000 Others But the help which
| got cost me years of close application. 1t
costs anyone else Just five dollars.
But don't send for it now.
Write first for my free book 1t tells all
the facts, and gives letters from hundreds of
Users Then YOU will know, as | know now,
how much this help will mean to you
| cannot conceive of any partially deaf
person neglecting to send for this book
am sorry for one who doesn't.
When | was afflicted | would gladly have
given ten years of my life to hear as | hear
Yet all I've learned is open to you if
you'll simply write me postal
Co.. 400 Todd Building Louisville. KY. and
simply say. send Mr.. Wilson's book"
Those who purchase these drums in the
early days. and who the new ones which
| have greatly perfected. will be offered dis
count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
Missing John Hudson

Continued from page 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

latter. whereupon she readily began the story
of her own search.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Notice for Bids for Street Grading
The city council of the city Of
A1inot, N. D., will receive bids until
8 o'clock p. m. the 2Sth day of Sep
TENDER, 1908 for the grading OF the
streets of said city as hereinafter
named. Said work to be in accord
ance with the plans and specifica
tons thereof on file in the ONCE Of
the city auditor and to be comp1et'
ed on or before October 30th 1908.
Second street from Ward street
west to 500 right Of way.
All bids shall be in separate
amounts for each street but shall
cover the entire work for all streets
and upon a cash basis of payment
and shall be accompanied by GER
titled check in the sum Of $EC0.01
payable to the mayor of The city, and
a surety bond in an amour, equal
to the amount Of the bid, payable
to the City of Minot. All bids shall
be addressed to the city auditor and
shall be sealed and market Bids for
street grading.
The city council reserves the right
to reject any or all bids or any
part thereof.
BY order of the city council.
GEO. l.. MORROW,
City Auditor.
Dated Sept 8, 1908.
9-1O-17
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Section Is. This ordinance and
the written acceptance thereof by
the said company shall constitute
contract between the said city OF
Minot and the said company, and ex-
tend to and be mutually binding up
on the said City Of Minot, and said
company, it's successors and assigns.
Section Is. Upon the failure or
refusal of the said company at any
time for a period of six successive
months, to comply with the terms
and provisions of this ordinance,
any and all franchises, rights and
privileges conferred hereunder,
shall, at the option of the said City
of Minot, be forfeited and the same
shall become and be null and void.
Section IT, This ordinance shall
take effect and be and remain in
force from and after it's passage and
its publication in the official news
paper of said City of Minot. Pro-
vided, that said company shall file
with the city auditor of the City OF
Minot written acceptance and ap-
proval of the terms and conditions
Of this ordinance within sixty days
after it's passage and approval by the
mayor of said city, and in SAGE the
said company shall fail to file such
acceptance within the time afore-
said, all rights and privileges here
by granted to the said company,
shall be deemed forfeited. AMI fur
Their provided that in the event that
said company shall fail or refuse to
lay IT'S pipeline and pipe natural gas
to the City of Minot within two
years from and after the passage,
approval and publication of this or.
din'ance then this ordinance and all
rights and privileges granted here
under shall be deemed forfeited, and
shall thereupon be null and void.
SAM H. CLARK,
Mayor.
Passed list reading Aug. II, 1908.
End reading Aug. "a, 1908.
Approved Aug. 25, 1908.
Attest: Geo. L. Morrow,
(Seal) City Clerk
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

1t will be remembered that the
Great Northern has already pur-
chased the right of way for this
road, this having been done two or
three years ago. The road will
strike Minot at the stock yards, and
will extend in a southeasterly direU
ton to Rhodes, where 1t will con-
meet with the short line between
Oberon and Rhodes which the Great
Northern bought recently from the
Northern Pacific.
The Great Northern evidently In
tends to build its main line from
Rhodes to Minot, and soon at that.
Thousands upon thousands of heavy
rails for the new track are being
unloaded at the stock yards three
miles east of the city. The rain
are piled In great square piles and
present OUT q sight.
This new line will shorten the
distance to st. Po-l from Mdrot sew.
eral hours. and the road will tap one
Of the richest countries in the state.
The We Of building the road will
undorN dly begin next spring, IL
not sooner.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Notice for Bids for Sewer Exten-
sions.

Notice for Bids for Sewer Exten-
sions.
The city council Of the City of
Minot, N. D., will receive bids until
o'clock E. m. on the 2Stn cav Of Sep
TENDER, 1908, for the extension OF
the sewer system of the city of Mi
not, including the installation Of
man-holes, catch-basins and flush
tanks in and upon the streets OF said
city as hereinafter named. Said
work to be in accordance with the
plans and specifications thereof on
file in the office of the city auditor
and to be completed on or before
June list 1909.
Ward street from First street to
Fifth street. Brooklyn ald!ti.r
First street from Reishus street to
Ward street.
Fifth street from Ward street to
Jaws sect
Jarvis street from Fifth street to
Sixth street.
Third avenue from Fifth street to
Sixth street.
Third avenue from River street to
Firgt street.
Second avenue from River street
- First street.
3eJyea avenue from Sixth steel
to point 400 feet south OF Sixth
street
Welcome street from Sixth street
to point 300 feet south Of Sixth
street
ALI bids shall be in separate
amounts for each street but shall
cover the entire work for all streeti
and upon . cash basis Of paymen,
and shall be accompanied By q CO
a6sd cAsek u Sseo paysaDe Z ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
GRADING Resolutions.

Be it resolved by the city council
of the City of Minot, N. D.
That it is necessary and TO the
best interest of the citizens, resi-
dents, freeholders and inhabitants OF
the City of Minot, and for the con,
venience of the general public, and
especially for those inhabitants and
residents who reside along and in the
vicinity Of, and will be especially
benefited thereby; that the follow
ing streets and avenues and parts
Of streets and avenues be graded and
improved to conform with the es'
tablished grade thereof to wit:
Graves place thru Glenwood Park
st. Leo street from First Street
east to Graves place.
Fourth avenue 9th ave. Airing
ton street to Belyea avenue.
Fifth avenue 18th ave. First
street to Belyea avenue.
Sixth Avenue (6th ave. Arlington
street 20 Belyea Avenue
Lincoln avenue, Belyea avenue to
River street.
Arlington street, Lincoln avenue to
Sixth avenue.
Belyea avenue bridge to Sixth
jarvis street, Second to Third
street.
The improvement and grading to
be made upon and along the above
named streets and avenues shan be
executed and done in accordance
with the established grades OF said
s:.e.ts ard in acordau % with ne
plans, specifications and estimates
of the city engineer, which plans
and specifications and estimates are
now on file in the Office of the city
auditor of said city of Minot.
Be it further resolved: That; the
said grading and improvements
herein mentioned shall be paid for
by special assessment upon the prop
erty especially benefited thereby
according to law, and pursuant to
article IS of chapter 30 .! the I.li-
teal code of North Dakota for 1905
together with acts amendatory there.
to.
Passed and adopted this sth day of
September, 1908.
Approved this 9th day of Septem-
Der, 1908.
SAM II. CLARK,
Mayor of the City of Minot, North
Dakota.
Attest: Geo. l.. Morrow,
City Auditor.
9-1017
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

II have two heads of cabbage that
I actually believe would make q
small barrel Of sauer kraut," ChAs.
Tatman the north prairie farmer said
to am Independent representative
Saturday. I'm going to bring them
to Minot to the harvest festival and
I am pretty sure that will get the
premium Every day farmers In
form the Independent that they are
going to compete In the contest for
big vegetables, ETC., at the Festival
to be held Sept. % and 20.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Goinu some.

The following ten Aaker's Business
College students went into positions
last week: Miss Ditmarson, Wimble-
don; o. Bradley, Moorhaed;' G. B.
Arneson, Mabel Larson and Orphy
Hanson, Fargo; r. Rinde, Hoople;
Miss Grina, Columbus; Anne Sheie,
Darcy and Arthur Johnson, Gilby.
This certainly shows where business
men 60 for their Office help. Where
is the school that does as we'll for
its graduates The best school to
attend is one that produces results.
Why attend inferior schools when
you can attend the A. B. c., Grand
Forks or Fargo? Send for catalog.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
9-1tO-17

Notice tor BIDS TOR street 0raoln0.
The city council of the City of
Minot, N. D., will receive until 8
o'clock p. m. the 2Sth day Of Septem-
Der, 1908, bids for the grading Of the
streets of said city as hereinafter
named. Said work to be in accordance
with the plans and specifications
thereof on file in the Office of the
city auditor and to be completed on
or before October 30th, 1908.
West Sixth street from Ward
street to Hope street.
East Sixth street from S.. Sixth
avenue to South Eighth ave-
nue..
Harrison street from Ruth street
to MILL street.
South Third avenue Eastwood
Park entire length.
East Third street Eastwood Park
entire length
South Fifth avenue Eastwood
Park entire length.
South Fourth avenue Eastwood
Park entire length.
East Fourth street Eastwood Park
entlre lengtn.
East Second street Eastwood Park
entire length.
South Sixth avenue Eastwood Park
entire length
East Fifth street Eastwood Park
from South Third avenue to South
Sixth avenue.
Jarvis street from Third street to
Sixth street.
Fifth street from Ward to Jarvis.
Fourth street from Ward to Jar
Wis.
Third street from Ward to Jarvis.
Third avenue from River street
to First street
MARY street from Mckinley to
Park avenue.
Nedrud avenue entire length.
Second avenue from River street
to First street.
G. street and Sixth avenue.
North Fifth avenue from Harrison
street to Fifth street north.
All bids shall be in separate
amounts for each street but shall
cover the entire work for all streets
and upon cash basis of payment
and shall be accompanied by GER
titled check in the. sum of $4,000
payable to the mayor OF the city, and
surety bond in an amount equal
to the amount of the bid, payable
to the city of Minot. All bids shall
be addressed to the city auditor and
shall be sealed and marked Bids
for street grading
The city council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids or amy
part thereof.
BY order of the city council.
GEO. l.. MORROW,
City Auditor.
Dated Sept. 8, 1908.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

The six weeks old baby Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Stoddard of near Burlington
died Wednesday and was buried
Thursday. The baby was never well
since birth.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

George H. Senior, the rusthng
Surrey farmer, has partially complet-
ed threshing on his big farm and
says that his wheat is going eight.
cen bushels to the acre. Mr.. Senior
will take some money out Of his
crop this year, and no one deserves
it more than he. He always raises
quite a garden, and just completed
pulling fifty bushels OF A I onions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Quite a picture was taken at the
James Scofield farm few weeks
ago. It is that of the 81 horses used
in putting in the magnificent crops
which is now being threshed. A doz-
en- men were employed on the farm
and the drills used in putting In the
crop were shown in the picture and
they bore a large sign, Evan Brunt
drills use( on this farm
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

mayor of the city, and a surety bond
in an amount equal to the amount
Of the bid, payable to the City of
Minot. All bids shall be addressed
to the city auditor and shall be
sealed and marked Bids for sewer
extensions"
The city council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids or any
part thereof.
BY order of the City Council.
GEO. L. MORROW,
City Auditor.
9-1O-17
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
9-10-17
Five In One Day.

Five Aaker's Business College
graduates went into positions last
Monday, as follows: R. Rinde in
State Bank, Hoople; Miss Grina with
International Bank, Columbus; G. B,
-Arneson with G. N. r. r., o. Bradley
with Dwight Mill, and Miss Ditmar.
son with More Bros. Wimbledon
Where is another school that can de
equally we'll by it's graduates? Why
go to inferior schools when you can
attend the A. B. c.. at Fargo or
Grand Forks? Some tuition free,
send for particulars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

The Porter J. White Co. will ap-
pear at the opera house Saturday
night, where they will present Faust.
This is said to be an excellent COM
pany, the electrical apparatus being
up-to-date.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Andrew jacobson tells a good one
on a Minot dog trainer who hunted
on his farm last week. The fellow
scared up a covey of chickens, and
after creeping and crawling over
half the farm, managed to get
couple of the tanner ones.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Assistant Grand Chief Willis of tn

Assistant Grand Chief Willis of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engl.
neers, will arrive In Minot abon.
Sept Is, to attend to business with
the local order. His home is in
Cleveland, O.. and he Is considered
one of the big guns among the rail-.
roaa nsA ST.,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Leo. ]. Hartnett returned from
Northern Iowa, where he transacted
real estate business. Mr.. Hartmett
says that North Dakota is in excel
lent repute in Iowa, the people
awakening to the fact that our crops
are equal, If not superior to their
own this season.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Col. Hecht, the auctioneer, was
considerably amused at an item
which appeared in the Independent
last week, wherein we gave another
auctioneer credit for crying the last
market day sale, when 1t was him.
self who should have been given the
credit. The sale was a good one
nevertheless and Hecht is receiving
plenty of compliments for his good
work
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Miss Mary McGrath of Burlington
is completing a nice house on her
farm. She began cutting flax this
week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

ID. E. Miller has cat that has %
toes. She ought to be able to de-
fend herself all right.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

FOR sALE-A snap il taken at
once; quarter section, 50 acres
under cultivation, is miles northwest
of Minot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

w. H. Reighart and Lemuel Wright
are camping out near Russells
slough and will practically clean that
country out of ducks within the
next ten days They left Saturday,
after carefully packing their tents,
dishes, etc They forgot to take
their dishes, and report from the
hills has it that they were seen eat
ing from the skillet.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

r. jacobson the hardware dealer
is driving a $500 team just pur.
chased.