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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
AN IMPRESSIVE
ANDSOLEMN
CEREMONY
High Prelatean Many
Priests Attend Bis
hop reaches Great
Sermon

THE Rt Reverend Theophile Nicer
shaert. d. D., bishop Of Oklahoma, as
sisted by 5 priests, this morning dedi-
Gated the enlarged Catholic church to
the Holy Name Of Jesus.
The ceremony or the dedication com
menced at he appointed time At
40 a. m. the bishop with the officiating
clergy solemnly entered the new build
ing to take possession Of It in the
name Of Cod After the recitation Of
prayers. the celebrant and assistants
leaving the edifce in procession walk
ed around the building sprinkling its
outer walls. Then coming again to
the threshold, under the singing Of
psalms and litanies, the inside Of the
church and altar stone were blessed
and dedicated to the service Of the
Almighty.
Following this impressive ceremony,
a solemn high mass was celebrated in
presence Of the bishop, who occupied
the throne erected in the sanctuary
The choir rendered St. Peters mass.
AFTER the chanting Of the Gospel the
right reverend bishop delivered the
sermon Of the occasion II was as
usual, a strong and mastery discourse.
Preaching from the text: This is
no other than the house Of God and the
gate OF heaven" CGen 2s:1O the
eloquent prelate in the first part re-
viewed the origin history and use Of
the temples consecrated TO ghe worship
Of God under the old law, and in the
second part Of his erudlte sermon
pointed out the more sacred character
Of the church under the new dispensa-
ton on account Of the celebration Of
the sacrifice Of the mass and the adj
ministration Of the sacraments. the
channels Of grace, within its holy
walls.
This magnificent discourse was de-
livered TO a large and deeply interest.
ed audience which filled the church
At the conclusion Of the mass the
hymn Te Deum" was entoned by
tire bishop in thanksgiving for the
eraces received and to implore Gods
blessing upon the congregation
The old part Of the present building
was erected IN the spring Of 1895 on
the corner Of Eighth street and Colo
RADIO avenue Il was built under the
pastorate Of Rev Father Isidore. the
founder Of ST. Patriok's mission near
Anadarko. Mr. W Poland carried out
the contract which called for small
Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
PINS HIS FAITH TO CHICKASHA


chickasha is a good town to hold on
to.
"The Jacobs factory is going to be
great thing for the city and it
should become large institution,
said he. And the people here have
not begun 10 realize the possibilities
Of the water power proposition. I ex-
pect to see the waters Of the Washita
turning the wheels Of dozens Of fac
tories here in a few years. There is
no question in my mind as to Chick
asha making one Of the most impor-
tant cities in the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
PythiQn Grand
Lodge is Landed

the leading candidates. Chickasha f.
nally won by seventeen votes over
her nearest rival
The next grand lodge meeting will
be held in May, 1909 and 1t is an oc-
casion that will draw several hun
dred visitors to the city.
The Chickasha contingent left Sui
phur at II O'Clock this morning and
will reach home this evening. They
have earned the praises Of Chickasha
by the successful work in behald Of
the city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07

- have taken my chickasha property
of the market; do not believe there
is a town in the state where business
conditions are more satisfactory or
which has brighter prospects than
chlckashs," said c. II. Russell, who
was in the city last evening.
When Mr.. Russell left here six
weeks ago to take the management
of the Wilnamson-Halsell-Frazier
wholesale grocery house at Oklahoma
City, he placed his property on the
market but he has concluded that
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
ADVISES CAUTION IN
LIQUOR SEARCHES

Guthrie, May THAT he must exer.
else the utmost caution in his plans
to raid private homes where it is sus-
pected liquor is being illegally kept
is the advice Of Assistant Attorney
General Spilman to B. f. Cory Of Sui.
phur, attorney for Murray county. Re-
plying to the attorneys request for
an Interpretation Of the law, he cites
the section of the Bflups law forbid
ding the entering of private domiciles
except where they are part Of a pub
lie place.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
CITIZENS NATIONAL Gets The
BONDS AND CITY
DEPOSITS

AT the city council meeting this
afternoon the bid Of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank on city hall bonds and
sewer bonds was accepted. The am
cunt Of the city hall issue is sS5,OO0
and the sewer bond issue is $4,000.
Six bids were submitted, the prem.
ium offered By the Citizens National
being sl,726.
The bids were as follows:
B. J. Edwards, Oklahoma Cy. $1,701.25
First Nat. Bank, Chickasha-- 35OOe
Searlngood & Meyer -------- 9S6.O0
Mcdonald, Mccoy & Co. Chi
cago ----------------- 1880
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
HOLY NAME CHURCH
IS DEDICATED.

=: -: -: - -:
Fl 1--WE WON" WAS THE MES l
SAGE THAT CAME OVER
"A THE WIRES FROM THE n
cHicKAsHA B ERs !:
A WHO WENT TO SULPHUR lN
AFTER THE NEXT MEET
Fl ING OF THE KNIGHTS or ne
PYTHIAs GRAND LODGE.
;: - TT -~ -. -: -: - q:
The contest was ended at II o'clock
last night after spirited balloting in
which chickasha and Enid figured as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
WAS INJURED IN WRECK

W. ]. KilHon returned yesterday
from Jones City, 18 miles east Of Ok
lahoma City, in company with his SON
in-law. Thos. Areuleer, who was injur-
ed in a wreck on tae Frisco. MT. AT
culeer is now in the hands Of com
petent physicians and although his
condition is serious, a complete recov-
cry is hoped for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07

Harris Trust and Saving Bank par
Citizens Nat. Bank -------- 1,726.O0
For City Deposits
Bids for city deposits were SUBMIT
ed as follows:
Oklahoma State Bank, per cent.
on sinking fund and per cent. on
daily balances.
First National Az per cent. and s25
premium on all funds.
Citizens National. sinking fund and
daily balances 6 per cent; all other
funds ~ per cent.
The latter bank was awarded the
deposits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
BASKET BALL TONIGHT

The Rock Island and high school
teams will play basket ball at Con
vention hail tonight and promise an
exciting game, There will be skating
as usual, before and after the game
Good crowds have been at the rink
every night this week, and an extra
large crowd is expected tonight as
the attractions are doubled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
BUSINESS CHANCES

Thomas & Davis. who bought Mar
ney's confectionery some time ago,
have sold it to S. P. Robinson, who
will continue the business. Mr.. Davis
has purchased the restaurant next to
Pat Tolan's place.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
"cHIcKAsHA GETS THE
NEXT CONVENTION BY A
MAJORITY OF 80 VOTES"

n: - +: -- TO-: - - ~ +:
The above message was received by
the Express at noon today from W.
L. Thomas, who has been attending
the state freman's convention at
Shawnee.
Coming right on the heels OF the an
nouncement Of the capture Of the X.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
BY Associates press.

Cincinnati, July 29.-Taft was to
day indicted as a member of the
Steam ShoyeleTs' organization. In ac-
cepting membership, TAFT said, II
part:
ton TO my accepting this compliment
at your hands, which ] appreciate
highly and which I shall always cner-
ish as an evidence that, there are
some men whom l haye\ convinced
through my official work, Of my de-
sire TO d the square thing for every
BODY
Tazt then referred 10 his work on
b. -eshEnRs.s svSseres tas steam sboFeI
iIaz pfaJbd q s1EOaTs Pssss s&yniS;
'As to the work upon which many
of your members and 1 were engaged
in one capacity or another, endeavOT-
ing to facilitate the greatest construct
i've work Of modern times, adds a
great deal OF interest TO me the com
plimeBt you pay me today
II became known publicly today
that the steamer Island Queen. which
last night conveyed Taft and his dis
tinguished party. including the notin-
cation committee, up tne Ohio river.
was fred UPON by an unknown man
on sIlanty boat mOoTed on the Ohio
side OF. the river, opposite Dayton, KY.
Several shots from the spent charge
struck a Mrs. Russell. doing small in
jury Mrs Russell had a position on
The deck Of the boat just above where
Taft was sitting
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
THIS HOMICIDE
WAS PECULIAR
Man Frightened to Death
From Revolver Being
Pointed at Him.
~ Associated Press.

New York. July 29.-Charged with
homicide in having frightened a man
to death by pointing a gun at him,
GUergois MaTshO, % years old, bar
Der, is locked up at police headquaT-
terS- His case is one o. the StTangeSt
that have ever found it's way to the
police blotter. The address given by
MarSho is a barber shop.
The police alFege that MarshO
went to the shop on May ID last TO
collect a bill from Impade NazaTian,
another barber employed there. Ma
zarian appeared to be reluctant about
paying the money and the two men
exchanged words. In the heat of ar
gument, it is said. that Marsho drew
a revolver ana pointed at NazaTian.
At the sight of the revolver NaZaF-
ian dropped to the floor in a faint and
Marsho, who was also badly fright
ened, took TO his heels, although he
had not discharged the weapon Ma
Zarfan was taken to Bellevue hospital.
After he had been there a few hours
internal heMorrhages set in and ne
died a few days later.
The doctors said that fright was
responsible for his death. The police
have been searching for MaTsho for
two EleEfhs-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
This is the Opinion of w. ].
Bryan Regarding Taft's
Position.
Says Taft Hesitates to Adopt
Real and Substantial Re-
forms, and Will Answer
Taft's Speech All Over the
Country.
BY Associated Press.

Fairyiew, July 29--Charg1ns that
Judge Taft was not satisfied with the
work OF the Chicago convention.
which nominated him as the TePUbl1-
can candidate for the presidency, and
that in consequence he is deeply i'm
pressed with the work OF the Demo
cratic convention at Denver, William
J. Bryan today issued a statement
in which he expressed the opinion that
Judge Taft Fears the uprising which
republican abuses have caused and
vet hesitates to adopt real and sub
stantiaI reforms"
The statement was called forth by
allegations made in Taft's speech o.
acceptance that Bryan was a destroy
er of business. Bryan said he would
take up the different parts of Taft's
speech and answer them during the
campaign.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
A GRUESONE
SPECTACLE
Body of Negro Was Viewed
By Hundreds Last
Night.

Probably never before in its varied
history had the Plaza, that fair spot
in the center of the busy turmoil of
the city of Pensacola, Witnessed a
more grewsomc spectacle than that
which presented itself last night at
midnight. The historic spot had been
the seen of bloody occurrences which
had been enacted and chronicled in
another age, and in recent years it
had been made a thing of beauty and
resting place for old and young
Last night the magic of the place
was off Hundreds of Infatuated men
tbTOnged the place, and the street
lights .blinked down upon spectacle
which was horrible indeed. A wretch
in hsnsaa sxiises Gsspaiter OF the honor
of a Southern wife and moi her, and
perhaps her murderer, had Been drag
ged across the fragrant grasses CT the
park TO pay the awful penalty of his
ssrits@ - tbs ewlipS moo =ssSr- At, a
hempen rope had been knotted about
his neck. He had been strung to- q
pole. and then, among the loud sac-
claim of those who knew of the
enormity of his crime, had been
literally riddied with bullets-left max
ed, bleeding, with his head sunk down
upon his breast. as a mute example of
the despeiler of the sanctity of the
Southern home.
Sinister in his facial expression
even In death. he looked the brute
that he was. Muscular, his frame a
massive one, he appeared giant of
powg and strength, and the knowl-
edgsSf his heinou5 attack upon one of
the best and sweetest women of E.
Gambia county, who with all her help
lsSsness had feebIy matched her
stTegnth with his in her last slug
gle for her honor and fer life itself.
only served to increase the venom of
unearthly hate directed against him
A placaFd with the inscription God
Bless Our Home" had been placed
lust above the quiveTing mass of flesh.
Women ard little children CTept fear
fully out TO be witnesses of the horri-
BILE midnight scene, only to quickly
leave the sickneing sight which met
their gaze
The vengeance of the crowd had
been satisfied, and the linn form in
the park, hanging ghostly in the un-
certain light of a fiekering street
lamp, was ali that remained TO tell of
an awful story.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
SECOND ATTACK
WAS SUCCESSFUL
Bud Nichols and H. G.
Kellurn, a Street Car Con-
ductor, Were Killed, While
Charlie Turner, Tailor Ea-
ton and Bud" Knowles
Were Seriously Wounded.

Shortly before the hour of
midnight, Leander A. Shaw,
the negro who SO brutality as
saulted Mrs. Lillian Davis
yesterday morning, was TAX
en- from the county jail by an
Infatuated mob, estimated at
fully one thousand, and after
being dragged about the
streets for FIVE or ten MIMI
ties, hanged to an electric
light pole n tl1e center of the
Plaza. There the body o. the
negro was riddled with bull
lets, fully five hundred shots
being fred within the course
cf Ave minutes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
BY Associated Press

Washington, July 29--According to
the terms Of an act of the last session
of congress removing restrictions en-
the alienation Of land owned by mem
hers Of the FIVE civilized tribes OF
Indians in Oklahoma which went IN
20 effect Monday last, about nine mil
lion acres of land which has been tied
I'D has become available 10 puTchas-
eFs. Acting Secretary Pierce Of the
interior department today gave out
the following statement showing the
effect Of the Law;
The act removes all restrictions
from The alteration OF the lands Of
e50I7 members Of the civilized tribes
and also removes the restrictions
from all Of the lands except the home
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
Nine Million Acres of Land
Thrown Open By Government

steads Of sos more Indians Of those
tribes. The first item OF 67,017 in
Guides all Indians having less than
one-half Indian blood and also the
freedmen and inteZnaTTied whites
The second item OFFS, 1913 are the men,
bers Of the tribes which have from
sne-haif 70 thTsef0uTth5 Indian
blood The entire population Of the
Eve civilized Tribes. 2 -o-dIng TO the
approved enrolment. j. T01 ,227. which
leaves only 3e107' Unaffected. The re-
strictions on these 3e.1s7 Indians may
30 removed in individual cases By the
secretary of The interior on proper
showing that the Indian Is auslifed 10
take care % his own aff2irs. There
are only about 5,0s0 Indians in okla
h0ms outside of the FIVE civilized
tribes"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
John Glider Run Over By
a Freight Train at
Whistler.
Was Walking Along the
Track Over Which He
Had Passed so Many
Times When a Train
Struck Him.
Special to The Journal.

Mobile, Ala, July 29-JOhn Glider,
who was the oldest resident of the
town of Whistler, was run down and
killed this morning about 7.45 O'Clock
near the Whistler shops by the LOGON
tive attached to the Chronicle in
bound accommodation train His neck
was broken, his right and left leg
broken and crushed and the pilot Of
the engine knocked hole in the back
of his head The deceased was 81
years of age and was before his sud-
den end the oldest living employe OF
the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and
was on the pension roll. The acct
dent is said to have been UnavOida-
bic. The man lived ten minutes after
being struck
Mr.. Glider, VIA was very feeble
was walking ID the track near the
shop this morning The aceommOda-
$1on IFain, IN charge IF CofLtscscs
Jack Archer and Engineer Al Smith,
came in sight The usual signal was
sounded and Mr.. Glider walked of
the track According to statement
Mr. Glider walked back on the track
directly in front OF the train and was
knocked down and run over, his body
being dragged some distance.
fdTueS VINO were clOSe Dy ana. inc
train crew ran to his assistance. but il
was seen that the man was terribly In
iured. DR.. y. S. Cav was summoned.
but his services were not needed, as
the aged citizen lived but ten min,
uteS.
The killing of the distinguished old
man who had been living in Whistler
since 1857 was learned with regret
He was well known about the town of
EcontInued OF Second Palel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
ASKED THAT
/. HE BE ARRESTED
Rather Peculiar Action of AL
legged Head of Little
Rock Hospital.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. July 81 3. Ensign, -
years of age. said to be the head OF
a hospital at Little Rock. ARK, was
arrested At the Victoria Hotel En-
sign said he had asked to be arrest
ed so he would not get into any fur
Their trouble He denied being a ply
stefan and said he was d dry goods
salesman.
The police say Ensign gave to two
guests of the hotel checks which were
not hoHored. and tnai he owes a no
tel and an automobile bill
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
LADY FIRED
UPON NEGRO
Mrs. Henry ffoufert OF Aro-
bile Creates Much Ex-
element.
Ru Associated Press.

New York, July 29--Mrs- Henry
Houlett- of Mobile, Ala, who occupies
an apartment near the Hotel Plaza,
to-day created CONSERVATION among
the guests at the hotel by firing sew
eraI shots at a negro who had at
tempted to enter her apartments Ten
DAYS ago Mrs HOulett's residence
was bUrglarized 10 the extent Of sew
eTal thousand dollars worth OF Jew
elry. The negro escaped. but later
the police arrested a suspect.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
Debate Between Mayor and
President Temperance Union

Dahlman's Political friends regard
his acceptance of Mrs. Harris chal-
,enge as afBad break" on his part,
and friends of Mr.. Bryan. to whom
Dahlman is very close personally and
politically, are also disPleased. Bryan
is seeking sthIs year to PFepTitiate the
friends Of temperance in Nebraska
Il am for high license" said Dahl
man to-day, and I'm geiug to show
that high license is better than pro-
hisizlsR that does not prohibit"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
speciaI to The Journal.

Omaha, Neb., July 29.-Mayor Jas.
&C. Dahlman, Democratic national COM
mitteemsn from Nebraska, and candi-
date for governor. today accepted a
challenge from Mrs. Mary Harris, of
Atlanta. president of the Georgia Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Unien, to
debate the liquor question with her
AZ the Bellevue ChautaAqua Wednes-
4Ay night
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
Governor johnson VIII Fight
For the Democratic Ticket

cult to predict what 1t would accom-
plish, the party probably would make
itself felt AS to the situation in his
own state, he said:
minnesota is normally Republican
1t is little far in advance to predict
what the state viii do this fall, but We
will make a, fight there"
Today's is Governor JohnseR's for
ty-Seventh birthday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
Pounania Regulates United
States Minister Horace Knowles

ed against the United States and viii
probably ask the recall of knogle5,
Knowles is accused Of Representing
to the Roumanisn government that he
was authorized 10 conclude an extra
dftion treaty, whereas it develops that
he was merely empowered 10 draft
a tentative measure for submission 10
his government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
BY Associated Press.

Warsaw. Ind, July Ex-Governor
John Albert johnson, of Minnesota.
passing through Warsaw en- route 20
Elkhardt, Ind. where he speaks today,
was asked for an opinion as to what
part the Independence party would
play in the elections this fail. He re-
piled that it was just rounding into
form and whileSt was therefore difh-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
TWO MEN KILLED.

Before the negro paid the
penalty Of his crime, two
men had lost their lives, one
BUD" Nichols, shot in the
first attack on the county Jail,
while young H. G. Kellurn, a
street car conductor, was shot
through the heart accidental
ly, when the revolver of Sher-
iff Van Pelt was discharged
while in his pocket. The dead
and wounded so far as could
be learned In the excitement
last night, are as follows:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
DESPERATE FIGHT
WHEN CAPTURED
Lady Attacked at Her Home
About Six Miles From the
City During the Abse~"e
of Her Husband-The
gro, Leander Shaw
Identified by Her.

Possibly the most brutal assault ever
to be recorded in the annals OF Es-
Gambia county, was that OF yesterday
morning, when Mrs. Lillian Davis,
wife o. Wiley Davis. defenseIeSS and
alone, was beaten into insensi EiIitv,
her throat cut almost from ear to ear
and left on the railroad track TO die.
This was committed by LeandeT A.
Shaw, a burly black negro. VINO had
been seen near the premises for sew
eral days, and who entered the yard
on the pretext of desiring 20 buy soT1e
sardines. The brutal crime was com
mitted at the home of Mr. Da Wis,
which is six miles east of the city,
near what is known as Gull FONT.
The negro was captured two hours
later, but only after a desperate fight
between him and Deputy Sheriff John
son, who finally Overpowered toe ne
gro with the assistance OF John ffouart
and others near the county bridge
spanning Bayou Texar.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
JAP FLEET TO DO HoNoRS.
by Associates Press

Toxic. July 29.-1t is announced
economically that the first steamship
squadron under the command of Vice
Admiral Baron Ijuin has been select
ed to represent the Japanese navy in
welcoming the United States battle
ship feet, which arrives at Yokohama
on October Il.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
Special to The Journal.

Bucharest. July Exchanging HOr-
ace G.. Knowles, United States minis
TER to Rotnania. with exceeding his
authority in negotiating an extradi-
ton treaty with RSumsnia, which the
United States repudiated, the Rouman-
ian government today feels embitter-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-30
0UANAH, TEXAS, HAS
VERY BAD FIRE
Nv Associated Press.

Quanah, Texas, July 29.-FIre at
lacked the BUSINESS district of the city
today and destroyed eighty thousand
dollars worth of property. The loss
was partially covered by Insurance.