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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
Build Big Grain
E1eD0tOr
Hobart Man Makes Contract for Big Bold
ing--Proposes to Make Chickasha Grain
Concentrating Point

Inside Of thirty days Chickasha will
have another big elevator, the con.
tract for the same being closed the
first Of the week by 3. H. Lindsay OF
Hobart The elevator will be located
near H. B. Johnson's stock yards.
Mr.. Lindsay bought the ground sever
al days ago, and has now let the con,
tract for the building and ordered the
machinery. He says he expects to be
handling grain in a months time
Mr.. Lindsay has several elevators
in this section of the country, includ-
ing the largest one in Hobart, but in
tends to build a big one here and
make Chickasha his headquarters. He
regards Chickasha as the best center
in the state for handling corn and will
buy from large area, and bring car
loads Of grain from all the nearby
towns, as well as handling the wagon
trade Of the surrounding country.
Mr.. Lindsay expects to move his
family to Chickasha soon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
DEAL
COMPLETED
Large Business interests wal be Merged
WMPush Development Of Water Pow
e to The Limit

ed to every nook and corner of the
city in its purpose to supply both light
and power at such reasonable figures
as that no one can afford to be with
out them.
Little can one realize Just at the
first flush what all this means for
Chickasha.
BY it motive power for manufacto-
ries and industries are guaranteed 11a
to 8 cents per kilowat, being about
one-third what is now the ruling
price.
Think Of what such cheap power
means to a center that has the raw
products at its door out Of which to
make the needful articles Of com
merce for the world.
There is perhaps not a man within
the reach of Chickashas limits who
has not made study Of the condi
tions here involved who can or viii
realize what greatness is being forced
upon this community.
The day OF vaporings has past
The day for doing things is at hand
The car of Progress" has started
Stand from under you who have II
the past stood in the way Of th'
smaller movements that hs9e through
the persistence Of the Boosters" beel
showed up the incline from which tn,
car of Progress started yesterday
The world moves. and today Chick
asha is giving the High Roller
race worthy recording on the board
Of the market centers Of the world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
SEC'Y LINN MAKES GOODRECORD

Gates of nomination made out and for
warded to each nominee. That work
will hardly be completed before it
will be time to prepare the official bal
lot for the general election in Novem-
Der, and after that election there will
be the same amount Of routine work
in connection with returns and GER
tificates of election to be gone
through with.
The work of the board this year
has been particularly arduous because
it had to put into effect the provisions
of an entirely new law, the workings
were entirely unfamiliar to the peo-
pie of the state. To be more exact,
1t had two new laws to put into
force. one governing the mandatory
primary and the other the general
election law, the primary law alone
was enough to keep the board good
and busy In addition to the regular
work which the board would be ex-
pected to do. Secretary Linn has had
to answer iunumerable letters from
people who did not understand the
provisions Of the law and wanted tc
know about this or that feature.
Blu the board has come through Il
all with great credit, and the results
obtained give ample evidence thai
Governor Haskell's selections for its
membership were very wise ones.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
Missionary BaptiStS
Won Rush Sp. Suit

Judge Russell decided the Rush
Springs church injunction suit yester-
day afternoon in favor of the Mission
airy Baptist church. the regular organ
izatloD, which had secured an order
restraining the Jones faction from us.
ing the church. Rev Jones and his
supporters had secured title to the
church property but the court held
that they were not entitled to It and
made permanent the injunction
against their use Of the building
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
NeW Whole sale
Grocery Go.
Incorporates for s1OO,OOO-Expsct to Open
Business in October r-Chickasha Logical
Jobbing Center

Articles OF Incorporation for the
Southwestern Wholesale Grocery Co.
Of Chickasha we're fled at Guthrie
yesterday.
The authorized capital stock Of the
new company win be 100000 and 1t
is the intention to be ready for bust
ness in October.
OfIicers Of the company are:
J. B. Harper president.
H. Oberstein, vice president
E. w. Shannon. secretary and treas.
urer.
Mr. Harper at present lives In Ste
phens, Ark, where he is president Of
a bank and has a large mercantile
business. He expects to close out his
interests there and move to this city
Mr. Shannon is assistant manager
for the williamson -Halsell-Frazier Co
here and Mr.. Oberstein is a travelling
salesman for the same house Both
are business men Of first class ability
and ample experience.
1--WE expect to put six or seven men
on the road said Mr. Shannon
"Chickasha is finely located fol
wholesale business There ara 500
miles Of railroad within a radius ol
s5 miles Of US and the new house will
90 after It's share Of the business"
For the present the company will
occupy a rented building but they al
ready have an option oD traeFags
property and later viii BULL on il.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19

the attack. But We didn't find him, -
said Bob this morning. When he
heard we we're after him, he played
rabbit. not daring to face us. He ran
and can prove it by Emmett Good
man. Another thing, the colonel lied
about raising that Scott eFrris tObac
co. He hasn't an ounce Of tobacco
and never had, for he has been beg
glng # from Pettyjohn and me for six
months"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
(By Cad Allard.)


.
A deal was completed yestsr i"
day that means much to Chick >
asha. Z"
II means manufacturing cen :
ter In very short time. =
It means the rapiI development :
Of the electric water power plant T"
now building and Of other plants /"
planned.
r II means an impetus to the ,
great building upllft that is al
= ready manifest upon every side.
/" It means great, grand, glo- "
. rious commercial future for =
: chckasha.
i :
Yesterday the deal was made by
which the Public Service Company
recently organized by citizens Of
Chickasha, with c. Townsend Blake OF
Trenton, New Jersey, as its head
bought the Washita Electric Water
Power plant and its interests, the
Chickasha Gas plant and the Chick
asha ice plant
BY and through this consolidation
Of interests marked advancement viii
be made by all at an early date, but
with none viii It give the great i'm
petus that it win with the electri,
water power interests, which will al
once get busy on other sites already
secured.
At the same time the electric water
power lines and cables will be extend
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
A Serious Charge
Against Col. Barefoot

Following the sensational charges
made against Bob Richards and Jim
Pettyiohn by Col Geo. Barefoot. in
the Express yesterday. the two gen
tlemen whose veracity and reputa-
tion as fishermen were assalled. arm
ed themselves with Rowie knives and
Gatiing guns and sought the colonel
to demand satisfaction.
Bob, being man OF delicate frame,
II was agreed that Jim should lead
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
A Gun TOter And a
BOOzer are Soaked

W H. Humphrey, who was arrested
for iiourishing a gun at the Rock Is
land depot, was tried before Judge
Williams yesterday afternoon. He
was fined $50 and sent to jail for ten
days. J. W. Ware. his partner. paid
$40 fine for drinking liquor on a
train.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
&C. F. WITHERsPOON."

THE Boston Tea Party will be re-
peated at the Biiou tonight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
BROKEN ANKLE.

Miss Allie Fields Of verden. who is
visiting at the home of R. F. scoffern,
had severe fall while coming down
stairs Yesterday evening, which re-
suited in a broken ankle. The frac-
ture is a serious one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
pREslpENr oARrER HERE.

Dorset Carter, president Of the Ok
lahoma Central railway, was in the
city today on business The road is
In the hands Of a receiver but Mr..
Carter Is directing the operation Of It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-19
BECOMES A MEMBER OF
A BIG COTTON FIRM

The following business announce
ment has been sent out from Denton,
Texas. by c. f. Witherspoon, the
well known cotton man;
Denton, Texas, Aug. Is, 1908.
"On Sept. lst, 1908, my sons, Ford
c. Witherspoon, manager of Chicka-
sha, Okla, Office and Guy P. amer
spoon, manager Of Abilene, exas, Of
flee, will become partners in the bus
mess and my firm name will be chang
ed to C. F. witherspoon & Sons.
Respectfully,
&C. F. WITHERSPOON"
Ford Witherspoon has had charge
fthe office here for several seasons
and has been remarkably successful
in handling the business. making a
reputation as one OF the best cotton
men in the state. He is a young
man Of marked business ability ana
his many friends here will be pleased
with the announcement that he is to
become a member OF this strong firm.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
Sidelishts Of the Convention.

The nrst mention of the name Of
Taft by Representative Burton passed
almost without notice One Ohio del
egate made feeble flicker with a
flag. and said "hi!" There were a
few handclaps from the galleries, bat
that was all.
In the South Carolina delegation a
little girl, handsomely CARRIED in a
light blue dress, was held aloft by T.
L. Grant of that state. She waved a
small national flag with each hand ana
caused an outburst of cheers.
Charles P. Taft Of Cincinnati, broth
er of the secretary, mounted the step
ladder leading to the stage the better
to see the surging, yelling crowds Of
delegates as they passed In review
during the demonstration following
his brothers nomination. He waved
a flag at them and the beaming smile
on his face plainly told his pleasure.
G. B. Mccoy, who nominated Sena-
tor Foraker, declared he is not too
radical to be unsafe, nor too conserv-
alive to be progressive"
Hot words emphasized with menac-
ing gestures passed between .ex-Gover-
nor Herrick of Ohio and Governor Han
ly as the latter descended the steps
from the platform to take his seat az
ter his interrupted speech.
On being notified Of his nomination
Mr.. Taft said: Words do not find
themselves at a time like / do not
deny that 1 am very happy. Mr.. Taft
was in his Office at the war depart
ment when the telegram from the con-
vention arrived.
President Roosevelt was playing ten
mis- with Assistant Secretary Bacon Of
the State Department when Secretary
Loeb took him the news of the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Taft.
Secretary Faft's resignation as cabi-
net officer was received by President
Roosevelt Friday to take effect July
first
John Hays Hammond definitely with
drew from the race for vice president
Thursday.
A large pair of trousers made from
the wool of an angora goat especially
for William H Taft, were carried
through the hall by the Texas delega-
ton They were of generous proper
ton and bore sign which read "As
pants the hart for cooling streams, so
Texas pants for Taft"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26

1t is notable that Mr. Taft Is the
first man to be named for the presi.
dency by the republican party, since
the close of the civil war, who had not
some military experience. Grant,
Hayes, Garfield, Harrison, and McKin-
ley figured among the actors on the
stage Of the conflict between the union
and the confederacy; and Roosevelt
saw service in Cuba. But Mr. Taft
had no part in the war with Spain, and
born in 1857, he was a mere schoolboy
when the civil war was fought.
Dixie" seemed to be the most pop
ular air played by the band at the con-
vention. Every time it started off
with Dixie" it brought forth that
quick, sharp yell of appreciation that
invariably greets the air wherever it
Is heard, north or south of Mason and
Dixon's line
The following Is the new republican
committee: Alabama, p. d. Parker;
Arkansas, Powell Clayton; California,
George A. Knight; Colorado, Charles
Lavender; Connecticut, Charles F.
Brooker; Delaware, T. Coleman Du-
Point; Florida, James N. Coombs;
Georgia, Blank; Idaho, William e. Bor-
all; Illinois, Frank O. Lowden; Indt
ana, Harry S. New; Iowa, Ernest E.
Hart; Kansas, David w Mulvane;
Kentucky, Blank; Louisiana, John F.
Hill; Maryland William P. jackson;
Massachusetts, W. Murray Crane;
Michigan, John W. Blodgett; Minneso-
Ia, Frank B. kellogg; Mississippi, L.
B. Moseley: Missouri, Charles Nagel;
Montana, Thomas G. Marshall; Ne
braska, P. L. Flanagan; New .Hamp-
shire, Fred Estabrook; New Jersey,
Franklin Murphy; New York, William
l.. Ward; North Carolina, Edward G.
Duncan; North Dakota, James Kenne-
dy; Ohio, A. /. Vorys; Pennsylvania,
Boles Penrose; Rhode Island, Charles
r. Brayton; South Carolina, John G.
Capers; South Dakota, Thomas Thor
son; Tennessee, Blank; Texas, Cecil
A. Lyon; Utah, c. e. Loose; Vermont,
James Brock; Virginia, Alvah H. Mar
tin; Washington, Robert L. McCor-
mick; West Virginia, N. B. Scott;
Wyoming, George e. Paxton; Alaska,
l. p. Shackelford; Arizona. w. S.
Stuargis; District of Columbia, Sid
ney Bieber; Hawaii, A. G. M Robert
son; New Mexico Soloman Luna:
Philippine Islands. Blank; Porto Rico,
Blank.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
THREE SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTS.

Made by Latest American Flying Ma
chine-lnventor Sees Experiments.
Hammondsport, N. Y.-Three sue
cessful lights, one OF which is said to
be the longest ever made in public
by flying machine in America, were
accomplished by the new aerodrome
No. 3, known as the Curuss June
bug" which made its maiden ascent
here under the auspices of the Aerial
experiment association. The aero
drome in its last fight of the day rose
smartly from the ground and covered
a distance Of 1866 feet at the rate of
"a IL miles an hour. The fight was
regarded as particularly successful.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
Washington.

The following transfers AID promo
tons in the positions of secretaries in
the diplomatic corps have been an
nounced at the state department:
John w. Garrett of Maryland, second
secretary of the embassy at Berlin
to Rome as first secretary OF the en-
bassy-a promotion. r. s. Hit of iii
nois, secretary at Rome, to Berlin, and
Joseph G. Drew of Massachusetts.
third secretary at St. Petersburg. to
Berlin.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26

HE Philippine bunch of trouble gathered upon
the western horizon civilization They are bounded on
the west by hoodoosm and smuggers, the north by
rocks and destruction by typhoons and mon
soons and the south by cannbals earthquakes
The climate deceptive combination of changes well
adapted raising the soil is very fertile large
crops and reachery produced The in
habitants Industrious their chief occupations are
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26


and landscape Filipino especially
the
cockfghtng
boled ANNA of
rahao and should this animal
would of before reaching
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26

ADVISE every who would be successful to sten "
his wifes counsel in business affairs me woman Mno -
really mans henmeet is the one who able to advise
him every problem that confronts h but no
woman be real companion who must spend all neI
time cook and housekeeper She ought 10 kno" aO'
business and what is going in the world II is unre
sonable of any expect his wife to meet his needs
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26


her to become leisure study and develop
herself holds the opposite idea lowers
and woman
education NO
how should be given
ograph bank cashiers professional ookkeepe they
talent let
dreadful mistake to leave girl without definite training whereby
livelihood believe many
helpless
thrown suddenly knowledge of business not
the increase her chances opnionFom The Home
Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
EXPERTS UNCOVER
FURTHER SHORTAGE
Lester, Herrick and Herrick,
Accountants in TOmalty Case,
Find Sl3, 400 More Missing
Supervisors Finance Committee
Told of Additional Discrep-
ancieS Found

Lester, Herriek & Herrick reported
to the supervisors finance committee
yesterday that in addition to the s67.-
600 withdrawn from the city treasury
without vouchers and in connection
with which former Book Keeper To-
malty is now on trial for embezzlement,
they have discovered other disburse
ments entirely unsupported by any
evidence that we have at this time
been able TO locate. and this want of
support. coupled with the nature OF
the entries, forms the basis at this
time for our opinion that a grave doubt
exists as to their integrity"
The sum of $1,000 is the amount OF
the expenditures upon which the expert
accountants cast doubt. The funds.
dates of disbursement and amounts in
volved. according to their statement.
were the following:
Public administrator fund. under
date of September 20, 1906, and de-
scribed as "sundry estates. $1,000; July
%. 1907, no description. $1,000 and De-
cember IA. no description, $1,000. Total,
$500.
Absent heirs fund. in conjunction
with Special redemption tax fund. ex-
penditure. November 10. 1907, with no
description, $4,9S3.90.
Special redemption taxes fund, two
expenditures with no description. one
OF $3.50 on November 10. 1907. and one
OF $500 on January 3, 1905 Total.
s516.10.
The accountants offer to overhaul the
business Of the treasurer's Office for the
three years between January 8. 1906.
and January s, 1909, for a maximum
fee of $4,000 and express the belief
that the work might be done for eoIf-
siderably less.
McLaren. Good & Co. and r. J. White
also offered their services to the board
yesterday should it be decided to re-.
view the accounts of various Depart
ments of the city government.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27

feet (ss mile, 213 deg twest y north) from,
Mount Coffin light. soutberly side of the channel
of the Columbia river
tern light was moved about 1000 feet Us mile)
132 deg tsoutheast a east) and the light sus-
pended % feet above the water from white
arm on a seven pile dolphin, guide in the
dredged channel.
Henricf landing range lights. page ~ Nos
les and 169 (List of Lights. Buoys and Day
marks, Pacific Coast, 1908, page 69)-Ioca ted
on Sauvie island, Ore, about three miles above
st. Helens, westerly shore of the Columbia
Front Iight-Moved about 300 feet s35 deg.
fnorth of northwest X west) and suspended -
feet above the water from arm on a five
pile dolphin daymark unchanged.
Warrior rock lisht-351 deg. 80. min. (north
q west) 214 miles.
50 min. (north z westl of front light, and s,fs-
pended co feet above the water. Characteristics
unchanged.
Three tree island shoal range lights page A
Nos. 1870 and 19i tList of Lights. Buoys and
Daymarks. Pacific Coast 1903, page 12l-Lo-
Gated on Three Tree island shoal easterly side
of the channel of the Willamette river.
Front Ight-Formerly the Three Tree island
shoal range front light but viii hereafter be
Rear light-A fixed white post lantern light.
was permanently discontinued December Is,
Possofice bar range lights, page A. Nos 1873
and after No. 1913 tList of Lights. Buoys and
Daymarks Pacific Coast 1908. page T2l-I.o-
Gated on Sauvle lslanu, westerly Shorc OF the
Willamette river
DECEMBER 10. 1905. lights to guide in the
dredged channel upper Postofice bar were
established follows:
Front Iigbt-FormerIy the Psstofice bar upper
light will hereafter be known Postofice bar
range front light.
Rear Ight-A fixed white post lantern light.
suspended % feet above the water. from an
arm on a white stake with red and white. YER
tieally striped, diamond shaped daymark. and
about 500 feet 324 deg. northwest 1916 north)
in of the front light.
The following affects the List OF Lights.
Buoys and Daymarks Pacific Coast. 1908:
OREGON
Columbia river pages 6S and 8s-Channel east
side buoy Az. first class spar. found missing
December g. was replaced the day.
Hunter shoal buoy /. first class spar, found
missing December 0. was replaced the same day
willamette river, page I2-Coon island chan
mel buoy .. a first class spar. found missing
December II. was replaced the same day.
WASHINGTON
Grays harbor entrance. page So-0uter buoy.
a PS first class can, reported missing December
10. will be replaced soon practicable.
BY order of the lighthouse board
CHARLES Il. POND.
Commander, T. s. N. Inspector.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
TICKETS DISCUSSED
BY TRAVELLING MEN
Removal of Restrictions on
Railroad Transportation Re-
ferred to Committee
Election and Banquet Features
of Annual Meeting of
Association

After a lively debate on the adoption
of resolution placing the body on
record as in favor of the passage of a
bill by the coming legislature remov-
ing all restrictions from the use of
railroad tickets the California division
of the Travellers Protective associa-
tion voted yesterday to refer the sub
ject to the legislative committee for
consideration.
Aside from the action taken on the
railroad ticket resolution. which was
presented by Delegate Gallagher. the
principal business transacted at the
annual meeting of the organization was
the election of officers for the ensuing
year.
The argument OF those against Cal
tiagher's measure was that it opened
the way for the return to business OF
"scalpers' and would result in doing
away with all low rates. as the rail
roads would then sell only unlimited
tickets at prices probably even higher
than those in effect for such ticekts at
present.
Delegate H. s Hoe brought to the
attention of the body the action of
the Southern Pacific agents in refus-
ing to sell mileage tickets for use on
certain fast trains, although those
trains make regular stops. The matter
was referred to the railroad committee.
which will make a thorough investi-
cation and may take legal action
against the offending railroad.
The following officers were unani-
mously elected: President, n. r. Bas-
ford; first vice president, j. r. Sala-
Ear: second vice presIoent, Edward j.
arnecke; secretary u zasuren J. J.
Baumgartner; directors - Harry t.
Moore, f. Eggers, R. T.. starr, G. W.
Geanaue and B. Brosterhaus
The delegates and friends enjoyed a
banquet at the Hotel Argonaut last
night. The principal speakers were
Chief of Police Jesse Cook and Orin s.
Henderson Of Stockton. president OF
the Commercial Travellers congress.
Harry T. Moore acted as toastmaster.
Frederick Eggers responded to the
toast The President OF the United
states" and told of the remarkable
amount of good accomplished by the
present administration.
Among those who took part in the
program were: President Harold r.
Basford, who received a rousing greet
ing when he arose to make a short ad-
dress and later when he sang; Edward
Warnecke; George Geaque; Robert E.
Starr, who spoke on the "Old Timers
r. 7. Nj. Eckert. Phil Porter and John
e. Shepherd, all of whom sang and
lent merit to an all round excellent
program.