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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

For just. day DR. English held out
sun little Mrs. Breckenridge kept on
weeping. Then he gave ia.
In forgive you, said Dr. English,
taking the girl wife in bis arms q
guess you love him and / guess he
loves you Wen send for him right
away"
The Forgiveness.
The next minute Dr. English was
at the telephone calling up the Breck-
enridge home. and finally he got
Clark Breckenridge himself on the
wire. He had learned that under
West Virginia law the marriage was
perfectly legal, and it was the father
in-law, not the son-in-law, who found
himself forced to give in.
Come over he said. You're for
given, but don't do it again
Il took Young Breckenridge only a
few mintues to dash over to Redstone
township to claim his bride Of 4S hours
before. There were kisses and hand
shakes all around and of went the
bride, suffased in smiles and tears, to
make her new home with her young
husband.
Now the perjury suit is dropped and
the hsbeas corpus proceedings are
quashed
After ell,' says DR.. English, 81
can't blame them so much. ! might
have done the same thing myself"
The bride is the youngest daughter
OF DR.. English, very well-known ply
sician. He has a magnificent farm,
well kept and stocked The mother is
dead. All the family are high-spirited
There are three daughters, all bright
and vivacious. The eldest is the wife
Of Charles c. Carter, leading young
lawyer Of Brownsville. Josephine, the
second daughter, is single. A son, B.
j. English, M. D., died recently.
The children inherited money from
their mothers relatives, and a recent
sale Of coal acreage gave Ethel s47 ,OOO
from that deal alone. And she has
other money. The father wanted the
girl to go to school, but she opposed
and It is believed fear OF being sent
to some tightlaced institution had
much to do with this elopement.
She was approaching the romantic
age End took the first man who asked
her In this case the man was quite
attractive He is handsome younl
fellow, immensely popular with younl
women. He is the eldest son Of VII
liam Breckenridge, rich retired hote
man. The lad has always had freG
hand with money and his latest ex
plot was to drive his fathers auto
mobile to the point Of exhaustion IN
running away with his bride.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

though a little frightened at what they
had done. The news had gone ahead
Of them. Friends Of both bride and
bridegroom, the families and relatives
and big wagon drawn by mules and
nlled with serenaders was at the sta.
ton. Besides. there we're the two sis
ters and two brothers Of the BRIDE
the sisters TO give her piece Of their
mind and the brothers 10 take II out
OF Clark Breckenridge.
The sisters started toward young
Mrs. Breckenridge the moment she
stepped on the car. True to her new
dignity the bride resented their inter
ference. The sisters sought to drag
her home. The bride wouldn't have i
at ali and there was q hairpulling
match right in front Of everybody.
II vas rather a sad ending for such
A pretty little romance. The brides
family we're All trying to get her to 60
home; the Breckenridges and their
friends were equally determined that
Clark's bride be let alone. The bride
groom1s friends won out and the Miss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11
NINE. RocHErTE SAVES HER Hus
BAND FROM RUIN.
And Not Only So, But the Pluoky Lit.
tie French Woman Cleans Up for
Herself Handsome
Profit.

The blow had fallen. Nine. Rochette
reviewed the situation calmly It was
one Of those calamities that come in
to the lives Of many In these days of
fierce competition. and one which
may at any time befall the speculator.
That her husband had been unfoTtu-
nate in his dealings on the Bourse
Nine. Rochette knew only too well.
Still, his arrest was an unexpected
eventuality. Yet Nine. Rochette faced
1t bravely.
On her now alone, she felt, rested
the task Of saving her husband from
utter ruin. He had interests in other
companies, besides the ones that were
at fault. Why should the shares in
these be made to fall until they were
almost worthless? Yet Nine. Rochette
knew that men who had once been her
husbands friends would now seize the
opportunity to make them fall, in or
der to buy when the shares rose again,
and to make big profit. Her hus-
band had not taught her in vain the
ways and means by which investments
even in a flourishing company can be
made to appear Of little value.
First she must have money. Nine.
Rochette considered her own fortune,
all securely invested. Every share she
possessed, she decided, must be sold
Immediately, and the cash be paid
into her bank When this was accom-
pllshed Nine. Rochette hired a little
office near the bourse.
Meanwhile everything was happen
ing exactly as she had surmised. Mes
sengers brought news to the little Of
fce that everyone on the bourse was
selling shares in Rochettes compan-
les. Sell; sell everything that Ro-
chette has anything 10 do with" was
their cry. Thus they created the
scare, and every hour saw the shares
falling In value exactly as they de
sired. Agents and small men bought
They would be glad enough
to resell at any price when they rea
lized how low the shares we're going
to sink in value, SO the spectators
reckOned.
But they reckoned without the little
ONCE that had just been opened in Z
remote building near the bourse. AL
through these days when the meI
were trying to ruin her husband utter
ly in their eagerness to profit by his
misfortune Nine. Rochette sat striv
ing her utmost to Illustrate tbs
scheme. Whenever shares In one o.
her husbands companies we're put OF
the market agents bought then
promptly, and they were transferred
to the little office. They were acting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

Then the young culprits decided to
90 back to Brownsville and make a
clean breast Of the whole thing. And
Annie Bailey went along. It was ten
o'clock at night when they got back
tired out, dusty, hungry and happy,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11
FARM WORK BY PRISONERS.
A Danish Plan to Improve Barren
Heaths OF Jutland.

Realizing that crime in many in
stances Is the result of early environ
ment, which made the criminal what
he is, the Danish government takes
a paternal interest in those who are
brought within the charge OF the
prison authorities" said Eric Her
land, a lumber merchant Of Trav-
erse City, Mich, who has been on
visit to his native land, Denmark.
Denmark still possesses in the
heaths OF Jutland large undeveloped
territory that requires much labor
to make II suitable for agricultural
purposes continued Mr.. HerIand.
"Of late years, however, many farms
have begun TO dot this Jutland land
scape. Through persistent efforts
trees are now in evidence where for
merly the heaths we're barren ex-
cept for unbroken stretches Of ling
Acres OF grain bearing soil have
replaced the tough underground that
was good for nothing but the torch. &
The work OF reclaiming the Dan
ish heaths has been accomplished
largely through the cooperation OF
the Danish prison authorities and in
diyiduaIs who wished to embark in
farming on their own account and had
no means OF buying ground. In such
instances every indueement IS Of
fered the agriculturist 10 become the
owner Of plot of ground on the
heath. For him 10 break up the
earth single handed and start busi-
ness would be a physical impossible
ity. Il is here the prisoners do the
preliminary work
"A freedom which will not infringe
on the regulations necessary to keep
up discipline is enjoyed by the pris-
oners on the Danish heath. but
the work is no child's play Severe
as the labor Is. however seldom is
a prisoner heard to complain. for II
such complaints should reach the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

Ethel I'm here, too, for visit with
my cousins, the BaiIeys Won't you
come up and see me, and we'll talk
over Brownsville?'
"I'n only be too glad replied the
young man, fattered al the invitation
from such a pretty, likable girl as
Ethel English. TN come around to-
night
Now, most Brownsville folks say
that this was pure chance. this meet
ing Of the two young people in an.
other town. But there are a few who
declare that young Breckenridge had
fallen in love with the girl the first
time he say her al Brownsville and
that he had gone purposely 70 Car
michaels. where he could have the
field alone to himself Al any rate,
there had been another girl TO whom
he had been engaged. but three weeks
before he tad given her up-the rea-
son he gave at the time was because
she Rad danced with an0sher fellow.
So that very night the young man
called on pretty Miss Ethel They sat
out on the porch and talked Of many
things. Next morning it was stroll
through the quiet lanes Of the country
side and m the afternoon q drive.
There was candy. too. whenever the
young man came, and flowers very
often.
And all the time the Baileys didn't
suspect a thing-the young people
were just enjoying their vacation.
The Elopement.
There was a garage in Carmichael's
and occasionally young Breckenridge
got speedy roadster for an after
moons run. Nothing was thought Of
that. either, by the Baileys, FOR often
when the two went out for 2 spin
they took along Miss Annie Bailey, the
Young daughter OF the family where
Miss Ethel was visiting.
So. when an auto spin was proposed
one bright afternoon the other day
and Miss Annie was invited to accom-
many Miss Ethel. nobody had the
slightest objection. But Annie Bailey
was in a little secret. too, and her
going was only to be With her cousin
on the most momentous occasion OF
her life.
Ethel English was eloping with
CLARK Breckenridge And Annie Bal
ley knew they weren't coming home
until little Miss English was Mrs.
Clark Breckenridge.
From Csrmichael's they started to
motor swiftly to Washington, Pa. For
the moment luck was against them.
The car broke down and the brlde-to'
be was In tears.
For an answer TO her pleadings 70
hurry. for fear they would be caught,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

young Breckenridge lphoned for
another car, and in half an hour It
chug.chugged up and once more little
Miss English smiled They hurried
along swiftly In the second car to
Washington, and there put the auto
in convenient garage all three TAX
Ing the train to steubenyille, o.
And here their troubles really be-
gan. Fearing pursuit all the time, the
youngsters wanted to get married just
as soon as they could Meanwhile the
angry father Of Miss English and the
angry father Of Miss Bailey began to
think that something was wrong.
The trio had only been going osten-
sibly to the Dawson races near by, and
why had they not returned? Soon the
telephone wires in all directions were
made hot by the two fathers, trying to
locate the fugitiyes.
BY this time they were at the coun-
ty clerks ONCE in steubenville. But
even before that DR. English had got
wind Of their direction and telephoned
by long distance wire to Steubenyille.
Nothing doing, said the clerk, Ia
conically, when Clark Breckenridge
brought Miss Ethel In for a license.
We've heard from papa"
The three turned and fed
Why. fsther might get here any
minute" gasped the girl; I'VE must
get away somewhere
Young Breckenridge was resource
ful enough. He bundled the two girls
aboard a trolley car and In a few
minutes they we're over the state
line into West Virginia, where It isn't
SO hard to get married DIR. English's s
phone hadn't reached that far, and by
hard work they got q license and
found a parson who was willing to tie
the knot.
The Home Coming.
Then the young culprits decided to
20 back to Brownsville and make a
clean breast Of the whole thing. And
Annie Bailey went along. II was ten
o'clork AZ night whom they got hack
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11
WOOD, WEDDED
SRANkLD and
FORGIVEN all
h48 HOURS

Ethel that was found herself triumph
antly escorted to the Breckenridge
home.
Thrashed by Bridegroom.
When DR.. English heard how things
had come out-he was securing the
countryside for any trace Of his miss
ing daughter by that time-he sent his
two sons to bring her home, Clark
Breckenridge promptly thrashed both
for attempting to interfere in his fam
lily affairs,
Dr. English was furious.
"Tll bring her home, he declared,
and he drove right over to the Breck-
enridge place from his farm at Red
stone township.
He stalked boldly in and was con
fronted by the bride Then he did
what fathers have done before, but
perhaps never to a bride. He took
Mrs. Clark Breckenridge-if you
please-right across his knees, and
gave her a good, sound, old-iashioned
spanking.
Now come home where you be-
long, added DR.. English.
"As for you, young man. be shout
ed, turning to the bridegroom Of less
than a day, IN see what the law
can do in your case. If can do any
thing to punish you, you may be sure
l will do ~"
Next day Dr. English had Clark
Breckenridge, his new son-inlaw, ar
rested on charge Of falsely swearing
10 his daughters age Then he sent a
messenger to West Virginia TO look up
the facts and find out the law Of the
state regarding the marriage Of mi
nors. He was going to have It an
nulled, II 1t were possible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

ears Of the ofBcials the convict
would at once be deprived Of this
semi-hberty and returned 10 the con.
finement OF the prison. The average
human being loves liberty too well
to voluntarily exchange Il for TIE
prison cell
An important adjunct is found In
the large dogs which are feature
OF the prison colony on the heath.
There Is little doubt that these four.
feoted guards inspire respect"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

for a client Who was ready to Pav
cash at once for amy R0cha-e shares
The news caused the spectators Co
hesitate. Who was this strange per-
son that was ready 10 buy R9ehettc
shares; stlll more, wanted 90 buy the
shares. and stranger still, was ready
to pay hard cash at once for any2
AS suddenly as IL had begun the
panic ceased. And all because a mys-
terious person in some little Out-0fthe-
way office near by was ready and
wanted to buy ali ROchette shares.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

Clark Breckenridge sued out a writ
Of habeas corpus, in turn, to regain
possession of his bride, getting out
on bail on the perjury charge. The
town took sides; it was going to be a
fight to a finish, whether or not a
father might forbid the marriage Of a
15-year-old daughter, and whether or
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

And now that same mysterious person
sat, excited. ready to burst into tears
for JOY at the success Of her scheme
But greater triumph was in store
for Nine. Rochette. News spreads
quickly on the bourse, and the mystery
that surrounded her dealing in her
husbands shares had caused them to
rise. Day by day their value In
creased, until, selling out, Nine. Ro-
chette realized clear profit Of nearly
2150,OO0.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

proving itself a popular movement
all over the country. sixty-six cities
are already conducting Fairgrounds,
and the correspondence received re-
Gently at tho headquarters Of the Ma
tional Playground association IN New
York city, shows that i62 other cities
are considering the subject Lee F. Han
mer. the field representative OF the Ma
tlonal Playground association. In New
just returned from a trip to the Pa
cife coast in the interest OF the play
ground movement, says that the cities
Of California have set aside recent
" sl,ss6, 600 for Fairgrounds. Of this
amount San Francisco has appropriat-
ed t7l1 900 for sites and equipment
and given the playground commission
e20. 900 for maintenance this year Oak
lard has decided to spend 100000 for
parks and Fairgrounds, and Alameda
has voted $4,000 for Fairgrounds.
Pslo Alto and Berkeley are also con
sldering the establishment Of play
grounds.
Not only 10 the number Of play
grounds growing, but ways Of ma
king them Of greater service are be
ing constantly discovered. New forms
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

Il + ll hadn't been So reauv
f=eF serious it might have been
N ~ laughahle-this 48hour To-
~ III nance of pretty little Ethel
9 IN English Just turned l5
f3 j years, and Clark Brecken.
ridge big and %. 1t was a
woOlng, a wedding, a spanking and a
forgiying-all within the brief suan
Of two days. And more than that
the angry father began proceedings al
once TO have the marriage annulled
and to boot had the youth arrested
for perjury, only to find that the per
Jury charges could not be sustained
and that annulment was impossible
The old story-a schoolgirl falling
in love with the FIRST young man who
came along and was good.looklng and
said tender things and talked OF flow
ers and moonlight Half Of Browns.
vile, Pa, says that DR.. II. J. Eng.
lish, the brides father, did perfectly
right in tearing the romantic Mrs
Breckenridge away from her indie.
nant young bridegroom. The other
half, with equal emphasis. feels for
the young man. Why shouldn't he
marry the girl Of his heart, seeing
that she had money Of her own and
he a good position at a good salary for
one Of his years. and is heir to nice
fortune besides?
The Woolng.
It only began the other day. when
Ethel English, school over for the
term, went to Carmiehaels, Pa. to
visit her cousins, the Baileys. At the
same time young Breckenridge had a
vacation and he went to Carmichael's,
too. And there he met pretty Miss
English-vivacious, clever, pretty as
a picture and young and romantic to
her finger tips
He had met Miss English casually
before, in Brownsville, where he lives,
but there were plenty Of other young
chaps around then and be was only
one of fifty. But here at Carmichaers
the field was clear for him. Miss
Ethel did not know a single other soul
in all the town except her relatives
the Bailey family, and when young
Mr. Breckenridge touched his hat in
the street 10 the pretty little girl from
Brownsville she colored a BIT and
stopped TO speak to him.
What brings you here?' she asked
interestedly
"Oh I'm just on a vacation" said
the young manS
Isn't that niceg' exclaimed Miss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-11

parks. comprising 500 acres. which
are used as Fairgrounds, rs others.
to be under the direction Of the beard
Of education. The sum Of sG0.0oe ulu
be expended on them.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04
NEW PUBLIC PRINTER.


Special dispatch to ,he Journal
Washington april -The president
appointed S Leech aI Hloom-
neah Ill To TEE position 81 public
printer aud be via enter open bis
duties as head of the government
printing office once
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

M G + Shannon returned 10 hos
aoue in Stephen cry Va a0w Wis
uas ars 5 S. Miller Oh West Star
H street
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04
Mrs. Simmons Dead.

ara Sarah G Simmons aied adden-
s 81 her home b South water street
Friday u5gb a r. O'Clock death being
due to heart rube Mrs simmons
had been suffering foe some tme. ba
nothing serious as anticipated Fr-
alsat ahe retired ia her usual
condition Of health hu about $3.50
was taken suddenly n aaa gradually
sank until death relieved aer d her
suffering
THE deceased was born % Frederick
county Ea near Winchester mmov
ING . oils ty with her mother airs
Perry IN 1864 ana residing here ever
since she was 8 member b the First
Methodist Episcopal church
Surviving her ere one daughter Mrs.
e X Beckley q CHS civ ana one
sister Ars + cline. 81 Washington.
Teo grandchildren also survive
Tha funeral win lake place Monday
afternoon 3 To O'Clock from hor iaae
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04
TElCEEns - eE..I0N.
Co0d Attendance s. the Meeting Held
In high School To-day

The Instructors Of the city and e0m-
lg held their regular meeting ln aHe
high school HuadiHe here today and
large number Of teachers ahl a'-
her of patrons and friends Of Che
schools were present The program
recently published in this paper was
carried out and proved interetin
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20
HE READ DINE NOVELS.
A Wellington Jury Found Farmer
Arnold Guilty of Murder.

Wellington, Kan, Jan. 20.-The jury
in the Arnold murder case, which has
been on trial in the district court here
for over a week, Saturday night re-
turned a verdict of murder in the first
degree.
Arnold, who is a young tenant farm
er residing near this city, September
27, 1906. shot and killed Timothy
Riggs, a horse trader who he alleged
had cheated him in a sale of team of
mules.
The slayer fed on horse he had in
readiness but by the free use of the
rural telephone was captured at 3
o'clock next morning as he was driv-
ing into Perry, Ok. Arnold, who. the
evidence showed, was addicted to dime
novel reading and the immoderate use
of cigarettes, had told several persons
the day of the shooting that he intend
ed to kill Riggs but no credence was
given to his threats. Both men leave
families. Insanity was pleaded as a
defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20

structing the Panhandle division in
mind, because it is one of the chief rea-
sons for the enormous increase. this
year in the Santa FEES expenses. Much
of this work consists of cut-offs and
relocations which eliminate parts of the
old line. It is the practice of the Santa
F-e to charge the cost of old lines re-
placed and abandoned to operating ex-
penses, and only the additional cost of
the new and better line to construction
account. For the time being such
method is hard on net earnings, but it
avoids capitalizing the mistakes or linn
itations of the original constructors and
holds the book cost of the property
down to what is actually expended for
the permanently useful part.
With the exception Of the final ia
stallment of about Sc, 100000 due from
subscribing stockholders the Santa Fe
has received cash for all its $4,000, 900
of convertible IS. and the management
considers that the roads needs have all
been financed until after January, 1909.
In this estimate of the company's posi-
ton, account has been taken of the
probable reduction in net earnings dur
ing the ensuing year. the necessity of
having on hand ample working capital
and payments to be made on equip
rnent ordered in 1907 and not yet deliv-
cred. No further equipment orders are
contemplated for this year.