The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-01

Chickasha is the leading market
! center for corn, the kind that Is used in
making "sunnyIrook the states le-
galized dispensary drink.
All roads lead to Chicllasha Don't
fail to note this. Let us know when
you are coming so we can have the
band out.
chickasha offers factory sites free
to all those who can show a good ex-
cuse for existance and give assurance
of tin bucket brigade Water power
through the daming Of the Washita
will furnish electric power for three
and one half to two cents. You can't
beat that anywhere-not by dam
site. W-h-o-al Quakerl
Grady county is dry" yet it is in
no need Of irrigation. 1t has no saloons
but there is an abundance of Adams
ale, pure ozene, and "sunnybrook."
Chickasha has good hotels where
you are ashamed to pay so small a
price for so liberal a meal. But we
need at least one more, a fire proof
skyscraper,
Chickasha has the prettiest women
who ever wore Ia peek-aboo. We
haven't as yet taken time to observe
the classic phiz Of the men. All we
know about them is that they would
like to mash the Merry Widow"
Uncle Sam, realizing the rapid
growth Of Chickasha dug down in his
jeans and gave the city $4,000 with
which to buy a site for a 100000 Fed
eral building. The building will be err
ected after the next building appro-
priation bill is passed. The prize is
big enough to wait for. In the mean
time Chickasha will busy herself
spending $4,000 on a central high
school building; $4,000 on city hall
and $4,000 in building storm sewers.
And while this work is progressing
one hundred or more blocks of street
paving will be put in insuring many
miles more of cement walks.
Our post Office, banks, tax leyies,
and rail road receipts are pretty good
indicators Of the bonanza that Chick
asha is to all wise guys and some un-
wise ones as well. The post office
receipts for 1906 were $19979.OO; and
for 1907 they were $24,S55OO; an in
crease of $4,S76 ,OO-over 20 per cent
advancement to the good. The total
bank deposits of 1906 were $1,284,1 ,194
and for 1907 they were $1,671, 1886; in
crease in volume of $387141-near 25
per cent growth. The assessment val
uation of property in 1906 was $S,OOO,-
600, and in 1907 it was 95,50O,OO0, an
increase Of $2,50O,OOO. The Rock Is
land railroad did in volume of bust
ness here in 1906 $3.50, O,36621, and in
1907 its receipts here were $1,O9O,2OO
an increase of $26S,S34. This showing,
which could be strung out as long as
the moral law, proves that Chickasha
is going some. Don't you think?
Chickasha has a complete tele-
phone system, local and long distance
Hello, girlsl
Chickasha is preparing to do the
right thing by the state It is har.
Messing the famous Washita river and
expects to not only furnish electric
power for al manufactures coming to
| Oklahoma, but also the street rail
road and interurban lines. There's
millions in this proposition alone
for the manufacturers. the city and the
state. We are indeed a patriotic peo
ple-if we do go away from home
to celebrate the Fourth Of July.
Chickasha has thirteen churches,
several OF them grand and imposing
structures; four modern school build
ings, and a $4,000 high school build.
ing on the way; a Roman Catholic
school; a school of music; business
college and a Carnegie library. Bear
in mind in this connection that edu
cation should be as broad as man and
that the secret of education lies in re
specting the pulpit. No chance for
leyity here.
Chickasha has fourteen fraterna
and secret societies, to say nothing Of