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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
Bryan Writes TO Little
Lady in ChiCkaSha

In response to a letter written to MIR.
Bryan shortly after the election, Miss
Leatress. the 1O-year-old daughter of
J. w. Jones of this city, has received
the following:
Lincoln. Neb, Nov II, 1908
Leatress Jones.
Chickasha, Okla.
Dear Friend: Your letter at hand. I
appreciate your kind words. The love
and loyalty of the people who have
supported me is worth more than any
office and l trust may be able to
so act in the future as not to forfeit
the good will that has been so gener-
ously expressed by yourself and 9th
ers. Very truly yours,
VIM J. Bryan
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
Big GuSher Brought
In by Madin Company

Sherman. Texas, Nov 27.-From au-
thentic information received by par
ties here interested in the Madill,
Okla, off field, that field is proven
one. A gusher of four inches spout
ing oil to height of 65 feet, has just
been brought in on the lands of the
MacMillen Oil & Gas company. char
tered under the laws of Oklahoma with
a capital stock of 100000 by Sherman
and Madill people. The principal Of
ficers are: T. U. Cole. Sherman. presi-
dent; William Leslie, Sherman. vice
president; J. |. Hineshaw Madill. sec
retary; Jeff Arbucxle, Madill, treasur-
er; W. S. Arlington, Madlll, general
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
Man SIugged
And Robbed

c. A. Bullion, an elderly man. came
to the police last night with the story
that he had been slugged and robbed
Of about SIS.
According to Mr.. Bullion's story,
last night between 10 and II o'clock
he was walking on lower Chickasha
avenue when he was accosted by a
strange young man who told him that
he was penniless and wanted some
thing to eat. Assuming the role of
good Samaritan the man who was
thus appealed to took the stranger
to the Globe restaurant and fed him.
The two men engaged in conversation
and strolled down the avenue to Third
or Fourth street. When they had gone
two blocks another stranger joined
them and a little further on Bullion
says they slugged him.
Mr.. Bullion says he has been husk-
ing corn on farm near town and had
drawn his pay to send to his daugh.
ter who is attending school in Dallas
He had a check for 1880 on his per
son which the hold-up didn't disturb.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27

care to hold Shawnee on third downs.
The strong defensive work by the
Chickasha team and Gilbert's goal. in
reality, won the game, and the Chicka.
sha boys are ready to credit the Shaw
nee team for some good fast playing.
The ends and fullback of the oppos-
ing team were especially good, and
broke up several plays made by the
locals.
Captain Coots played fire game
and made some good gains, and Gil
bert and Copeland also made several
gains. Andrews played exceptionally
we'll at tackle.
The boys played under the new foot
ball rules, and did well in observing
them. They put up the hest game OF
the season. and showed that they
have mastered great many of the
fine points of football The lineup
was as follows
Right end, Cochran and Jack Smith
righttackle, Andrews; right guard
Buck and Buie; center, Rose; left
guard, Foster; left tackle. Hamilton;
left end, R. Smith; quarterback, Heff
ner; right halfback. Gilbert; left half
back Copeland; fullback. Coots.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
VICTIM IN
HANDS OF
FRIENDS
Unfortunate Man Still Half
Conscious ---KindIy
Cared For

Frank Porter, the man who was sup
posedly slugged night before last. waa-
removed about noon today from the
Klondyke rooming house to the home
of w. II. Mead, 61S North Sixth street.
where Rev. W. B. Peoples. pastor OF
the Second Baptist church, arranged to
have him cared for.
At that time he was stln in a semi
conscious condition, appearing ration
al at times and then suddenly lapsing
into wandering state of mind.
The mans skull is fractured In
three places and his condition is such
that 1t is impossible to predict the
outcome.
c. K. Higgins the Fourth ward coun-
Gilman, who lives at 70S South Fourth
street. was awakened by noise at his
door about 1880 Thursday mornlng
and going to the door he found blood
stained man who fell unconscious
while appealing for aid and attempting
to tell his story. II appeared that he
had been beaten with a blunt instru-
ment. In his delirium the unfortunate
man has told many conflicting stories
OF his troubles.
On the injured mans person a
church letter was found, bearing the
name. Frank Porter, and in a rational
moment he told Rev. Peoples that his
wifes name was Maggie and that she
lived in Kimball, Texas. The minister
wired to Mrs. Porter this morning but
(conunued on Page 81
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
CH|CKASHA
VICTORIOUS
AT SHAWNEE
High SChOOIFO Team
Wins Holly Contested
Game

The chickasha High School team
played football at Shawnee yesterday.
returning home in hilarious spirits
over winning the closely contested
game BY the score of TO 8. The
game was played IN two thIri iy-minute
halves, every monA.nt o. the me be-
ing spent in fierce struggle.
Shawnee won the toss and kicked
off in the first half, and Rose advanced
the ball ten yards. Reece Smith made
a touchdown on the second down, but
was called back by the referee and
Chickasha punted to Shawnee. By
line plunges the ball was carried into
Chickasha's territory. the local boys
bracing their line until II was as i'm
passable as a stone wall. Chickasha
took the ball on downs and then punt
ed and Heffner recovered the ball BY
the line plunging OF Captain Coots.
the ball was then carried over for a
touchdown. Gilbert kicking a perfect
goal This made a score Of s to o.
After kicking off to Shawnee. they
carried the down field. recovered II on
a punt. sgI made touchdown. Their
man failed to kick goal, however. and
the score stood to 80. when time
was called.
Reece Smith kicked off In the sec
.ond half and Shawnee advanced the
ball five yards The ball was then
carried into Chickasha's territory. but
the line braced, forcing Shawnee to
pnt. The remainder Of the half was
an exchange Of punts and open plays
on both sides. Chickasha taking every
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
CUTTING scRAPE AT DANCE

Henry House was carved up pretyty
badly at negro dance at the skating
rink in the south part of town last
night, His wounds are not considered
dangerous. Officers were nearby and
arrested Clayton Taylor, who used the
knife, and Deputy Yerta took him to
the county Jail. The presence of off.
GERS doubtless prevented more serious
trouble.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
st. LukeS Church To
Have a New Rector

Rev j. d. McGarvey will arrive in
the city tomorrow to assume charge
of ST. Luke's Episcopal church and he
viii conduct services morning and
evening Sunday. He win be the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Dwyer for a few
days.
The new rector comes from Tulsa,
where he has had charge of the church
for four years, achieving marked sue
cess. He is a brilliant young minis.
ter Of great promise and will receive
warm welcome in Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
GOOD THANKSGIVING SERVICE

The union Thanksgiving service at
the Methodist church yesterday was
probably the most largely attended
meeting Of the kind ever held in Chick
ash. Rev. Wilson, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church, preached very
able sermon. Mr.. Z. P. Hull sang a
a beautiful solo. An offering OF s1s
was taken for the poor OF the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
manager.

manager.
The gusher is to be capped at once
and a new well will be begun. Vice
President Leslie says that the Frisco
railway will put in all adequate sid
ings and the oil will be piped to the
track, half a mile from the well.
Besides the gusher, there are two
other producing wells on the lands
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
FIRE NOT SERIOUS.

A fire alarm was turned in this
morning from a dwelling at 211 Colo
rado avenue and the department made
a good run in the midst Of the rain.
Some clothing had caught fire but the
blaze was put out without much dam
age being done.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
BartleSviIle viii
Have a 100000 Hotel

Bartlesville, Okla, Nov 27.--It has
been announced that work is to begin
at once on a hotel building here to
cost 100000 f. J. Mairre, Lima
Ohio millionaire, is the head Of the
company. In addition to the hotel Mr.
Msirre expects to build two other bus
mess buildings on lots for which he
paid $4,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27
sroRE RoeeEo LAsr NIGH.

Tucker Bros store on Kansas ave
nue.. between Fourth and Fifth streets,
was broken open last night The sum
OF $3.50 in change was taken from
the cash drawer, but nothing else was
missed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Johns will be pleased to learn that
their little son. Charles Hill. who has
been III, is now rapidly recovering.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-27

Miss Minnie Pierce of Fletcher is
shopping in Chickasha today.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-17

instruments carried off and his furniture de-
stroyed. Captain |. JuIIian's book store and
bIndey was destroyed. }. w. Gray & Cos
drug store was partially destroyed 10 Morg-
ridge was an extensive sufferer by the .depre-
datIQnS Of the vandaIS.
{. VIrden>s loss in sugar, n1olasses, etc.,
is estimated at 100000. DIV. Busick lost
neavy IN his tobacco commission store. Allen
e Lyon lost all their books, paper money and
merchandise, pr s. G. Farrar lost his horses
AND mules. j. w. RaWIins lost his carriage
and carriage horses. Almost every horse,
mule, COW and hog in the city was taken.
watches and breaStpins were forcby taken
from gentlemen on the street. Negroes, from
SOU to 300, were taken from the city and ad-
Jacent country, and as an inducenent for them
TO 90 they were promised commissions in the
yankee army and about 100 of them were
armed before they left the city,
intelligent gentlemen estimate the total
'oss OF property in the city at five millions of
dollars.
a portion ofthe army came over to Rankin
and tore up the railroad about four miles, and
a few rails at other places to within two miles
of Brandon They ransacked the private dwe-
IlIngs for arms and ammunition, taking away
few negroes, horses and mules. Amonq the
|chIef sufferers lnthe raid were Mrs. S. M.
Hamilton, 4 negroes; Austin Nicely, Is negroes,
e. w. Rains, two negroes; General P. Henry
NEGRO, 3 horses, etc.
treat between Jackson and Clinton, many
houses were burned and nearly all the horses,
mules and cattle were driven away.
We could learn no particulars of the fight
lat Raymond, except that our loss was about
200 and that Of the enemy from four to five
hundred. 1t is reported that we whipped the
Ienen1yvery badly at Edwards depot on Friday,
land that we captured his immense wagon
train. We have no doubt of the truth of the
report"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-17
Co. 3raN1z's AccovNt q NC Yankees IN Sackson

find in the old scrapbook the following in
teresting story Of the yankee occupation Of
Jackson Miss The story appeared in the
Brandon, Miss, Republican in April 1865
In order to ascertain the amount Of DAM
age done by the yankees during their forty
eight hours occupation OF the city of jackson,
we went over and took careful survey Of the
place yesterday morning, and give below the
result of our observations. We could not get
a complete list Of TIE property burned, and
otherwise destroyed, owing to great confusion
in the city. The following buildings were
burned:
Green's cotton factory, together With all
the machinery, 800 bales of cotton, and all
the buildings connected with the factory; Phil
lips factory, and aII.tF1e small buildings con-
neCted herewith; }. a. Stevens foundry
BaileyS cotton shed, containing a large guam
tity of tar, lime, cement, ETC., Catholic church
and parsonage; Mrs. BIackweIps house and
contents; Confederate house, together with
furniture, etc.; railroad depot, and all the build
ings Immediately west and south oftne same;
state pententiary, with all the machinery;
Touring mill near Phillips factory all the
houses on State street, from Shaws store to
Graves corner including Green's banking
house; Anbroziers Grocery, Allen & Lgon's
store, and Graves large brick building, with a
number of small intervening houses; all the
south side Of Pearl street from State street to
the Mississippi Baptist office, including the
confederate quarternasters office. a number
of sheds or ware houses, near the old depot of
the Southern railroad, containing an immense
quantity Of cotton, sugar, noIasses, etc, and
a number of old cars, belonging to both rail-
roads, all the houses in front of the city hail.
and Market house, except Mrs. Sanders
boarding house and one or two small shops
lennIeys hat factory, Robinson's warehouse
General Freen1an's dwelling house; all the
buildings belonging to the fair grounds, rope
factory and salt petre works; the railroad and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-17

city bridges across Pearl river, and all the
bridges and trestIe work on the Southern rail-
road for several miles, and shops Where gov
eminent work was being carried on. Ali the
stores in the city were pilIaged, their contents
either carried off or thrown into the street and
burned The Mssissippian office was broken
open, the type thrown into the streets and the
presses and furniture broken up. The post
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-17

Capt. W. 7. RatIiff, Of Raymond, Miss
|Capt. RatIiff was commander of "RatIiffs Bat
terry" and served in the Confederacy 4 years.
IorS mansion was broken open and pianos and
furniture destroyed.
The Episcopal church was entered and
the Whole interior defaced. Nearly all the
private residences were entered and trunks
broken open, fine dreSsers torn to pieces, and
all JeWelry, silverMare and provisions taken.
Dr.. Knapp's Office was broken open, his dental
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02
ODD USE FOR BREAD.

Perhaps the most novel use to which
bread is put may be seen in one of our
great watch factories. where more than
forty loaves of fresh bread are re-
quired each day. An official of the
watch factory is quoted as saying:
There is no secret regarding the
use of bread in. this factory, and | am
willing to tell all | can concerning it,
From the earliest times in the history
of matchmaking it has been the custom
of watchmakers TO reduce fresh bread
to the form of dough. This is done by
steaming and kneading They then
use this dough for removing oil and
chips that naturally adhere in course
of manufacture to pieces as small as
part of a watch. There are many
parts of watch, by the way, that are
so small as TO be barely visible to the
naked eye. The oil is absorbed by
this dough and the chips stick to it,
and there is no other known sub
stance which can be used as a wiper
without leaving some of its particles
attached to the thing wiped. This ac-
counts for the continued use of bread
dough in the matchmaking industry"
Food Journal.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION
Received BY Clarence A. SpsuIdins of
His Appointment

Mention was made the other day OF
| Spaulding Of this city. To the Rhodes
oxford scholarship. He has just re-
! ceived formal notification from
President Kendric G. Babcock of the
University Of Arizona Of his appoint
ment and in the letter he states that
he has just notified the secretary Of
the Rhodes trustees at oxford of the
appointment
President Babcock includes in his
letter an extract from letter by one
familiar with oxford standards and
requirements. which will be OF inter
est. as it deals with American fail
ures. The writer says: Il want you
TO impress very strongly on the Sc
lected scholar the responsibilities he
accepts when he receives the scholar
ship. We have had our failures The
other day in the United States. |
found the 'keenest sense of disap-
pointment running the whole of a
large university at the failure &C their
selected man to do them any credit
In another case the highest college au-
thority in oxford told US that a Ger
tain scholar was Neither mentally nor
morally up to the standard that they
had a right to expect from a Rhodes
scholar Men must know when they
come to Us that gross failures. eSpec-
tally I'm point Of character, mean dis
credit 10 our whole system as well as
to their own particular state or uni
versity.' In conclusion the writer
said: We are not at all anxious that
every man should be a prize winner
and brilliant scholar, but we want
him to be a man whose influence
makes good in the university"
DIR. Babcock including his formal
notice says: Please accept my most
cordial congratulations and good
wishes for a most delightful three
years of residence and travel on the
other side of the Atlantic. | shall
hope to see YOU in Phoenix some time
before you leave for Europe"
Mr.. Spaulding went into the contest
backed by the strongest recommended
tions from Occidental College, whence
he had graduated.
The recommendation dealt with
with the high record of Mr.. Spauld-
ing for character. scholarship and
athletics A paragraph from the let
ter Of Dean J. a. Stevenson and pro-
lessor of biblical literature is worthy
Of reproduction: In the college sports
he would hit the line and never finch
and took genuine delight in taking hot
balls right off the bat" DIR. Steven
son added that if he were called upon
to select a man in every way fitted to
receive the scholarship,that of all the
students he knew in Occidental col
lege, his first choice would be Spauld-
ing.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02
DETROIT VISITOR
LIKES THE SPRINGS
Fred A. Robinson, Impressed With
the Beauty and Pleasures of the
Castle Creek Resort-Other Visitors

Accompanying +. NJ. Murphy to
Phoenix yesterday from Castle Hot
| Springs. were Fred A Robinson of
Detroit. a. w. Edwards and H. c.
Smith of Prescott and DR.. Vickers OF
| this city. the party being joined also
| by w \. Drake and F. p. Cruice of
Prescott and j. ]. Wragovich Of New
! York. Mr.. Robinson was sought, for an
I interview concerning his visit and es-
/ pecially as to his Impressions of Cas-
| tie Hot Springs.
He said he always likes to come to
Arizona Being identified with the
operations of the Development Com
pany of America. a visit is both
! pleasure and a business trip. for he
considers his Arizona interests among
his most important investments. He
had not planned a visit at this time
but at the urging Of Mr.. Murphy when
recently in Detroit, he decided to leave
the chilly home climate for d while
and take another look at the sun-kiss-
ed land. He was here three years
ago. but had never visited the Castle
Hot Springs until his two-day stay
this week. The resort he said. is one
Of the most unique spots he has ever
seen and the thing that impressed him
most was that while there are all the
comforts of d New York hotel, every
facility provided. and all construction
material as well as all supplies. had
To be 1railed over the mountains. That
which most appealed to him. aside
from the hotel comforts was the open
air bathing in the large swimming
pool. which may be INDUCED in ev-
cry day of the year. without fear of
catching cold or any other bad result
and with the greatest pleasure and
satisfaction. The hotel he said. is en-
titled to the best patronage in the
country from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. He had heard great deal
about the springs. through Mr.. Muir
ply and others. but with all that. he
was most agreeably surprised and
said that one visit is sure To inspire
another one.
An attractive feature of the place
is its remoteness and exclusiveness.
and it is hard for one who has not
been there to conceive how FUN and
completely all the comforts of the
most desirable resort in the country
could be so fully provided in such an
out-of- the-way place. In that respect
he said, it beats any other hotel in
the country.
j. J. Wragovich of New Yorl. is also
visiting the territory on combined
business and pleasure trip. He was
formerly the auditor of the ). F. p. &
p. railroad and found many old
friends here who were glad TO greet
him. Mr.. Wragovich is now secre-
tary and treasurer of the Development
Company of America. Both these
gentlemen and Mr.. w. A Drake ac-
companied Mr.. Murphy last evening
when the party went to Sasco to see
the new smelter of the Southern Ari-
iona Smelling company, and to visit
the Imperial copper mine. both of
which corporations are affiliated with
the Development Company of America.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02
APRIL FOOL WINTER.
But it Seemed Like the Real Thing in
the Northwest.

St Paul. April IA terrific gale
was blowing by here today bearing 4
cold wave down from the northwest.
According to the United States wealth
er bureau the cold wave caused a
drop in temperature to about ten de-
greeS above zero Very low tempera-
lures prevailed today in most places in
Manitoba territory. 1t was two below
zero at Medicine Hat today and four
below at Prince Albert.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02

The ladies' os the First NJ f. church
will have home cooked foods for sale
in the church DarloTs. corner Second
Ave. and Monroe St. Friday April 3.
from 2:30 to D. IN.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02
AN UNLUCKY DAY
FOR ABRAHAM RUFF
Three Adverse Rulings Bring the
Boss's Trial Within Sight

San Francisco, April abraham
Ruef sustained three adverse rulings
today, one in the superior and two in
the appellate court Judge Maurice T.
Dooling of San Benito county. who
was requested by Judge Dhnne to
preside in the latter's department of
the superior court at the trial of
Ruef, denied motion of counsel for
Ruef to transfer the case to another
court. He refused to make the order
upon the showing of the defense. dis
qualifying himself, ruling that he was
not biased or prejudiced and that was
not qualified to sit at the trial.
The district court of appeals late
in the afternoon denied Ruef's petit
ton for a writ of prohibition restrain
ing Judge DOoling from proceeding
with the trial on the ground of al
legged disqualification. and refused to
grant a petition for a writ of mandate
compelling Judge DOoling to transfer
the case to some other department of
the superior court.
With the rulings today, the pre-
liminary defensive resources of Ruef's
counsel seem to be about exhausted.
and the actual trial Of the many times
indicted political boss. appears to be
within sight.
Should the court hold. as il .ntimat-
ed today it would hold. that the i'm
munity contract repudiated by the pros
ecution. has no legal bearing upon the
cause at issue. Ruefs defensive works
will practically be swept away and
the trial will follow.
In Judge LaWlor's court Patrick
Calhoun. TREY L. Ford and Ruef were
arraigned upon three joint indictments
returned by the grand jury last week.
charging them with offering a bride.
The pleading of the three joint defend
ants was continued until Friday
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02

Accumulated excess in temperature
since January l, 10 degrees.
Accumulated excess in rainfall since
January ], 0.2i inch.'
L. n. JESUNOFSKY,
Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02
NO SPEECH, NO DINNER.

New York, April William j. Bry-
an telegraphed from Lincoln. Neb., to-
night that he did not consider it ad-
visable TO attend dinner a rival of
the jefferson day dinner to be held
under the auspices of the national
democratic club on April 10. Bryan
was invited to attend the clubs din
ner but was not asked to deliver a
speech.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-02
The WEATHER.
Local Daily Weather Report for the
Arizona Republican.

Forecast for todaN-Falr.