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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
V5ST GARRY
new york.
World Says Bryan Must
Have The Empire
State To
Win

New York. Oct 2s.-The worIa1
says:
mine days before the campaign
ends the managers Of all political par
ties agree that Mr.. Bryan cannot be
elected president Of the United States
without the thirty-nine electoral votes
Of New York state. MFR. Taft can gel
the requisite 242 votes without New
York, but to do so he must land OkiG
and Indiana or either Ohio and West
Virginia, Nebraska and Maryland.
"The Republican managers claim to-
hold New York, Ohio and Indiana safe.
If their prediction is correct Mr.. TafE.
viii be elected.
"The Democrats are equally yeha-
ment in their declaration that New
York. Ohio, Nebraska, Maryland ana
West Virginia are safe for Bryan.
They are less sanguine OF Indiana
than OF the other states. though they
say that they have fighting chance In
that state. ,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
Pete
WILL SPEAK

Pete Hanraty. state mine inspector,
viii deliver an address in this city
next Friday afternoon at o'clock.
Before his election 10 his present of
flee, Little Pete" as he is called, was
president Of the Miners Union and
worked many years in the coal mines.
He was a delegate in the constitutional
convention from McAlester. Mr. Han
raty's speech will be of special interest
to workingmen.
On Friday evening Miss Kate Ber-
nard. state commissioner of charities,
will speak here. She will have story
to tell that will interest everybody.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
JUDGE GRIGSBY DID A
GOOD BUSINESS TODAY

Judge Grigsby put on bargain sala
of drunks this morning and for a time
did rushing business. Among the
purchasers were Joe Churchill, George
Greer, Tom Farris, Joe Hines and John
Leary. All except Farris. where the
case was continued, dropped $11 each
into the till. Osborn Watson paid s11
for pulling off scrap and Grant Chris
topher, drunk. who put up a fight
when arrested, was taxed SIS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
An Accidental Shot Caused
Instant Death
Son Of County Clerk Lindsay Meets Tragic
End-Contents Of Shot Gun Entered
His Head

win, the i9-year-old son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Joe d. Lindsay, was instantly
killed yesterday afternoon by the acci-
dental discharge Of a shotgun.
In company with his brother Joe,
Howard Mcfarland and Earl Barton,
the young man was out hunting.
They were riding in Mr.. McFarland's
carriage and Earl and Joe had left
the vehicle and were walking about
100 yards away. VIII got out of the
varriage and shot two birds, He
climbed back and sat down beside
Howard on the front seat, holding the
gun in front of him.
snow, If l could just get another
shot, I'd bring down two more" re-
marked the unfortunate youth, and al
most instantly the gun was discharged,
the entire load entering under tie
chin. He fell limp at once. without
a cry.
Howard Immediately jumped from
the carriage and called to the other
boys, saying, You have shot him. He
was unaware that the gun by his side
had done the deadly work.
The other young man quickly ran
to the scene. They placed the body on
the rear seat and hastened back to
town, arriving about $50. TIE remains
were taken to Claycomb & Anderson's
undertaking parlors. An examination
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26

showed that the entire load had lodged
in the head and the iugular vein sew
cred.
How the gun was discharged cannot
be known to a certainty. 1t was a
double-barrel hammer gun. The
dent on the shell was very slight
which seems to indicate that the gun
was not cooked, as at first supposed,
but the discharge was probably caused
by the hammer striking the seat or
come other object.
The boys had left town about noon
and we're about nine miles southwest
Of chlckasha when the accident oc-
CURED.
Funerai services were conducted
from the Lindsay home, Fifth and
Michigan. at $3.50 this afternoon by
NJ. Il. Butler and interment occurred
at the l. o. o. F. cemetery.
Will A. Lindsay was born August
IS. 1889, and had therefore Just passed
his 18th birthday He was a bright.
ambitious youth and had just gradu-
ateed from the chickasha Business
College.
The boys father is a pioneer in this
section and fills the office OF county
clerk Of Grady county. The family
have hosts Of friends in Chickasha
and throughout the county whose
hearts go out to them in the great sot-
row that has come upon them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
NEW ELEVATOR AND
GRIsT MILL AT ALEX.

A large force of workmen, under the
direction og ]. D. Moore of Chickasha,
is engaged In preparing the site for the
Pond Creek Milling company's new
elevator and grist MILL It will be To-
Gated just west of the depot and will
have a capacity of 25,OOO bushels.
Work on the buildings will be rushed
as the company is anxious to begin
operations inside of thirty days. A
part of their machinery is already on
the ground.-Alex Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
CUPID GETS
QUITE BUSY

A quiet home wedding occurred at
o'clock last evening, when Miss
Edna Myers and Mr.. Frank E. Ryan
were married at the home of the
bside's sister, Mrs. George Miller, 4l4
South Sixth street. The parlors wee
prettily decorated in cut flowers aud
foliage, the simplicity of the decora-
tions adding to their charm
At the appointed hour the wedding
march was played by Miss Bonnie NIL
Ter, niece of the bride, and the bri-
dal couple entered the room, unattend-
ed. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. NJ. L. Butler, and was witnessed
by only the immediate relatives OF
the contracting parties.
The bride was daintily gowned in
white, her dress being of French lawn.
elaborately trimmed in vaienciennes
lace. She carried a large armfnl Of
white bridal roses and looked very
charming.
A delicious bridal dinner was served
ct G O'Clock by Mrs. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs Ryan will make their
home in Chickasha. Mr. Ryan holds
a responsible position with Jackman
& Lemon. and although they have both
lived in the city less than a year, they
have made many friends who are glad
to have them remain with them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
SOCIALIST SPEAKING.

Miss Twinning, former secretary to
W. D. Haywood, who played con-
spicuous part in the Colorado mining
troubles, spoke to large crowd at the
court house yesterday afternoon. she
dwelt on the miners troubles. handed
Bryan and Taft sharp criticisms and
brought out the well known arguments
for Socialism.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
MAO MUILAH AGAIN HOSTILE
Following Religious Services Infantry
Companies Prepare for Battle
at Berbera.

Alden, Oct. 26.-At the conclusion Of
Ramadar tonight the Mad Mullah viii
renew hostilities, according to reports
received here today For some time
pious scruples have rendered the Null
lah inactive, but the passing Of the
Ramadan serious trouble is feared by
the authorities Of Berbera. Several
eemnanies Of native infantry have
been sent from this place to British
Somaliland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
Paxne-Mattox.

Another wedding occurring yester-
day was that of Mr. Louis Payne and
Miss Bessie Mattox, who were married
at the Methodist parsonage at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. Both are well known
young Chickasha people, and receive
the congratulations of large circle
of friends. Mr.. Payne is employed in
the plumbing business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
ODD FELLOWS ARE CONVENIHG
Considerable Business viii Be Trans.
acted During Three Days Session
in Arkansas Capital.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 26.-Number.
ing over thousand, Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs from ell over the state are
In the Arkansas capital today for
the annual encampment Of the grand
lodge Of the affiliated order. The ses.
sions win continue through tomorrow
and Wednesday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
RELEASED FROM JAIL.

Jess Williams and Ellis Berry were
released from the county Jail Satur-
day night, after serving a 9O-day SEN
tence each and paying Tie fines as
sessed against them. Both we're con
yicied Of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR BEN HuR.

On Wednesday. Nov. II. the Frisco
will run a special train to Oklahoma
City. leaving here at D. m, for the
benefit Of Chickasha people who want
to see the great play Ben Hur.' The
train viii return after the show A
diagram of the opera house will be
sent here snd seats will be sold at 81
each.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
RACING SEASON NEARLY OVER.

New York. Oct. 26.-Preparations
have been completed for the Jamaica
race meet, beginning tomorrow, which
ends the 1908 racing season in this
state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
AnaeI.RuskIrk.

Saturday at noon, Rev, Butler mar
ried couple from Letia Okla, at the
parsonage. the parties made happy be-
ing Mr. Jesse Angel and Miss Jennie
Buskirk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
CARD on rhANks.

I desire to thank the Labor Day com
mittee for the beautiful gift they pre-.
sented me for my assistance in their
Labor Day services
Margaret wellborn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
AT THE LYRIC TONIGHT.

Marathon Races Of 1908.
A Dozen Fresh Eggs.
Bledsoe & Bledsoe IN Cremation"
or "The Disappearing Lady" tonight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
DAueHERTY COMING.

Charles Daueherty, state labor
commissioner, will speak to the
voters Of chickasha and vicinity
tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
Hear his discuss the issues now
before the people.
ee !
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26
WEATHER FORECAST.

For chlckasha and vicinity: To :
night and Tuesday, fair.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-26

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

with a tile and lead roof, has Ia fire
places, most excellent large kitchen,
fine dry cellars, with good and con-
venient offices, etc" The earliest pic
ture of it is dated 1854. This showed
the building as it appeared after it's
recovery from the damage caused by
the great fire" of 1885. In the same
year it was again visited by fire. This
time the Long Room" was burned
out, and the wall on the Pearl street
side above the second story fell out
ward. When the building was restored
this time it was made five stories high
with fiat roof, and, barring the sa-
loon on the ground floor, looked as it
did until the recent restoration. Fiji
teen years ago the building was
shored up and, with the exception of
the corner piers, the walls of the first
story were replaced with plate glass.
When the building was dismantled
for restoration the lines of the old
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21
Frances Tavern, Restored.

roof indicating the top of the walls
and the slope and height of the roof
were found in the walls. The differ
ence in the bricks in the walls also
helped to determine what portion was
old and what modern. 1t will be OBJ
served that the wall fronting on Broad
street is of thin yellow bricks. These
are the same kind as are found in the
old Dutch church in Tarrytown. In
order to secure an additional supply
to fill up the opening on the first floor
they had to be made to order in a
yard in Holland where bricks of the
same size and kind are still made. The
bricks on the Pearl street side are red
AS they are an inch longer and some
what thinner than the bricks made
to-day it was only by searching
through many yards, tape measure in
hand, and picking up abnormal bricks
that enough could be secured to piece
out" the original WALL By such means
the old building was put back into
shape that would probably be fecog.
nized by BLACK Sam" Fraunces if he
should appear to-day.
The property, which is now used
as the headquarters of the Sons of the
Revolution in New York, represents
an expenditure of nearly $4,000, the
restoration alone having cost nearly
100000. It is looked upon as a me.
mortal of Frederick S. Tallmadge, who
was the president of the society, and
bequeathed to 1t sum sufficient to
pay the cost of restoration. The tab
let on the outside of the building
commentaries his name and contains
his portrait, as well as history Of
the building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

sort OF men some of them were men.
tally, morally and spiritually.
"Of course know the names Of all
my husbands when l stop to think"
said Mrs. Townsend. 1T is true, how.
ever, that l do get them confused in
my mind occasionally. Within a short
time 1 was married to and separated
from good many men. With some of
them lived but few months 1t is
those with whomm l lived so short a
time that 1 sometimes cannot recall
readily. Some of my husbands / re-
member very, very distinctly, and can
tell you all about them"
For more than 40 years this remark
able woman made her home in Council
Bluffs, where she is well known. Most
of her numerous marriages were cele-
brated there. Her old neighbors in
Council Bluffs have a good word to
say for her in despite of her peculiar
views on marriage and the extraor-
binary matrimonial record she has
established
The men living in Council Bluffs
who were formerly her husbands
speak not unkindly of her, either.
Her children have opposed her mar
rying so frequently, but they say she
is woman of good heart and she has
always been good to them.
AS for Mrs. Townsend herself, she
says the explanation of her IA mar.
riages lies in the fact that she has a
very affectionate nature and cannot
live happily alone, and to the further
fact that every woman needs hus.
band to support her.
She advertised for a husband after
her separation from her thirteenth
husband, and in this way became &C
quainted with and finally the wife of
Townsend.
Townsend is IS years old, hale and
hearty, prepossessing in appearance
and address, and is held in the warm
est regard by all who know him. He
has lived i'll and near Dodge for many
years, and no man in the community
is more respected and honored than he.
Mrs. Townsend says it is easy
enough for any woman to capture the
husband she sets her heart upon if she
but manage right.
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WOMAN WEOS 4
MEN IN 45 YEARS
MRS. TOWNSEND OF DODGE, NEB.,
GETS HELPMEETs CONFUSED
WHEN TALKING OF THEM.
LOSES BUT FIVE BY DEATH
TWO Spouses Were Colorado Men and
One Now Lives in Cripple Creek
Advertised for Last
One

Omaha, Neb. = Joseph Zoover,
Charles E. Ewing, John ]. Suits, o. H,
Scott, Philip Moomaw, Charles Hitch
cock, D. c. Bigford, George w. Smith,
Henry Straw, Jesse Luman, Thomas
Birchell, Edgar Fenton, Charles Hen
shy, A. w. Townsend. Mrs. A. w.
Townsend of Dodge, Neb., has been
married to IA men within the last As
years. Above is a complete list of
their names in the order in which she
married them. Her marriage to
Townsend, a wealthy retired farmer,
has just been celebrated.
Mrs. Townsend became the wife of
Joseph Zoover, Colorado miner,
when she was Is years old, and before
she was IA she was mother and q
widow. Before she was Is she was
married to Ewing, and before she was
of age she had had several husbands
and was the mother of number of
children.
She is now So years old, and is a
well-preserved and by no means I'M
attractive woman.
All but five of her IA husbands are
living. All but two of the IA served in
the civil war;
Zoover, Suits, Scott, Bigford and
Smith are dead. Ewing lives in Cripple
Creek, COL; Moomaw in Salt Lake
City, Hitchcock in Oakland, CAL;
Straw, Luman and Birchell in Council
Bluffs, Fenton in Seattle, and Henshy
in Dayton, o.
Mrs. Townsend has had so many
husbands that she sometimes expert
ences difficulty in recalling the names
of some of them. When she talks of
them she occasionally gets them con-
fused and has to stop and think to get
them straight in her mind. Their faces
she cannot always recall, either, nor
can she always recall clearly just what
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

tailed evening coats fitting about
permitted to climb the stairs to the
Long Room" where he babe farewell
to his officers after the close of the
revolution, he might be invited to go
up in an elevator. Passing the tap
room" on his way to the elevator, pos
sibly he would be urged to try cigar,
best Virginia leaf" His eyes, ac-
customed to guttering candles, would
be astonished at the steady glow of
electric lights, and, doubtless, he
would want to know more about the
way in which Franklin's lightning
could be secured on clear day for
use in lighting. His quick ear would
detect the click of the typewriter as
he stepped through the passage
toward the Long Room" although he
might not recognize the origin of the
peculiar noise, and he would be mysti-
fed at the spectacle of man talking
into a telephone receiver.
Frances Tavern, ''the oldest land
mark" in New York city, comes into
the public eye now more because on
December 4, 1907, the 124th anniver-
sary of Washington's farewell to his
officers in the big dining room of the
old inn, the restored building was for
mally turned over by the committee
having the restoration in charge to
the owners, the Sons of the Revolu-
ton, and two tablets were unveiled.
The reception to the guests was held
in the hall of the Chamber Of Com
merce after the tablets were unveiled.
One of the tablets was attached to the
wall of the famous Long Room" in
which Washington's historic and
touching farewell to his comrades and
assistants occurred, and the other
affixed to the exterior.
The history of the building is con-
cisely told on the tablet placed in the
Long Room 1t reads:
"Fraunces' Tavern, erected 1719;
Queens Head Tavern, 1852; Chamber
of Commerce founded here, 1858;
headquarters of Committee of Cor
respondence of 81, IVA; this room the
scene of the farewell of Gen. Wash
ington to his officers, December 4,
1888; Sons of the Revolution reor-
ganized here December 4, 1888; the
property purchased by the Sons of
the Revolution in the state of New
York, 1904; formal occupation taken
by the Sons of the Revolution, Deem
Der 4, 1907"
w. H. Mersereau, the architect who
made the restoration, after much in.
vestigation of all the evidence drew
the design which has been realized in
the building as it stands to-day. 1t is
now supposed to look as 1t appeared
when Washington visited 1t, and all Of
the bricks and timbers remaining OF
the building which was known as
Frances Tavern are still In the
places they then occupied All of the
Improvement" of after years, in
Guiding the "ginmill'' of recent times,
have been removed
The restoration is based on an ad-
vertisement printed in 1775 in which
Frances offered his inn for sale and
descrihed II as "three-St0rios HIGH
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Washington tho Friend of Peace.

The friends of humanity will depre
cate war wheresoever it may appear.
My first wish is to see this plague of
mankind banished from the earth and
the sons and daughters of this world
employed in more pleasing and limo
cent amusements, than in preparing
implements. and exercising them for
the destruction of mankind.--Wash
ington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21
The Alternative,

He was growing because his wife
wore waists buttoned down the back.
"But you know, DEAR" she said
sweetly, you wouldn't like it at all
if I wore one unbuttoned down the
back. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

Wouldn't you like to try Natures mild
laxative, Garfield Tea? Headache Pow
ders and Digestive Tablets also upon re-
quest. Send postcard to Garfield Tea Co.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

What you were, others may an
swer for; what you tried to be, you
must answer for, yourself.-John
Ruskin.
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Yet the bunko mans little game ii
only skin deep.
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ASHINGTON

w AShlNGION
might recognize
the exterior of
Frances Tavern
should he ride
down Broad street,
New York, in
these days, but
once inside there
would be q num-
Der of details
which would be
novel to him. AS
he entered the
Colonial" hall he
would see walters
- oI@~ hDL
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We Sell Guns and Traps Cheap
Buy furs and hides, or tan them for robes
& rugs. N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis
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ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO OUININE. Look for
the signature of e. w. GROVE Used the World
over to Cure Cold in One Day. Csc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

Trust men, and they will be true to
you; treat them greatly and they will
show themselves great.-Emerson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

They are never alone that are ac-
companied with noble thoughts.-Sir
Philip Sidney.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

Some men wear good clothes be-
cause they can't afford not to.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

Hides and Furs Tanned for Robes,
Coats or Rugs. Send for Price List to
Taubert Tannery, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

1OIdl &. Sl UU
Above is sufficient seed to grow 80 bu
of rarest vegetables and thousands of bril-
liant flowers and all is mailed to you
POSTPAID FOR 12c,
or if you send Ice, we will add a package
of Berliner Earliest Caulifower. John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis. K. & w.
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He hastens to repentance who hasti-
ly judges..--Syrus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

We Want Your Cream.
Write to-day for tags and prices. North
Star Creamery Co., Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

Over 100000 fox skins are sent
every year to the great fur markets of
Leipsic and Nijni-Novgorod.
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Where the Trouble Is,

"HCTS TIC bIOQpIC
A Washington physician announces
that grip is catching. 1t is worse than
that 1t is sticking.
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Onions, Onions, Onions.

per acre at Soc blu. brings $4,000. That
pays.
$950.00 from 8 acres Salzer's Morning
Star Cucumber is well worth taking along.
$40 bu. Salzer's II Fodder Earliest and
Best Pea sold in the green state at $l.5O
blu. makes $4,000 per acre. Such yields
Salzer's pedigree vegetables stand for.
For 12c
and this notice the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, in order to gain
25O,0OO new customers during 1908, will
mail you free their great plant and seed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-21

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
If Itching, Blind. Bleeding Protruding Piles In
/ to IA days or money refunded Soc.
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Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.