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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-08-26

Tell us about birthday celebrations,
how to make the day different what
the birth stones are" etc.
Nine. Merri has received so many
letters containing the above request
that to-day the stones for each month
are given with the verse. There are
also flowers and sentiments for each
month, but it would take too much
space to put them in this week. so
they will appear next Sunday. AS
special favor, will all those interested
please preserve these two articles for
future reference. as it will not be pos
sible to repeat them very soon. The
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
General Nj arkets.

New York. Aug. lS LIVE POULTRY-Firm; fowls higher; fowls. 13alS1kc.; old roosters, 10c.; spring chickens. 14a16c.
 DRESSED POULTRY-Firm; fresh kil' ed fowls. choice, 131sa14c.; do., fair to good, 12a13c.; old roosters. 9ihc.: nearby broilers, 19a21c.; western broilers 15alSc BUTTER-Creamery, specials 24c. ex- tras, 23a23Ikc.; firsts, 21a22c.; state dairy. rood to finest, 2lha22c.; process. specials HaH1ac.; extras, 20a20lSc.; imitation cream cry. firsts. 19I5a20c.; ladies, frsts, l9c.; l; packing stock, No. ?, 1sc.
 CHEESE-Stnte, full cream. specials. i2ha13Ac.; fancy, small 12c.; fancy. large. i1hc; good to prime. 1la11hc,; skins. Ia pound specials, 91sc.; fine, 7asc.
 EGGS-Fresh gathered, extras 25c.; eS- tra frsts, 2ta22c; firsts, 19alsikc. seconds, 17a1s1sc; dirties, fresh gathered. No. }, candled, l5IAa16c.; No. 2. 13al4lSc.: checlss. Raise
 MILK-The wholesale price is sl.5i per co quart can. ...
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20

George Nagle, twenty two years of age, car rying his left arm.
 which had been sey-
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20

James I. Hill. chair man of the Great Northern railwa ay. makes a strong argu-
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20

John c. Carpenter, tho Cornell sprinter, who
 was disoualifled after
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
Live Stock Markets,

CATTLE - Supply fair; market slow; calves. S7a750.
 HOGS-Receipts light; market steady: prime heavies, S.l0: mediums. $Ilo: heavy Workers. S10; light Workers, SG30 a6.S0: pigs S. 25a550; roughs $5a6.
 SHEEP AND LAMBS - Supply lishti market slow; prime wethers, a4oa4.5p; culls and common, $2a3; lambs s350aG.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20

and Arthur l. Vorys, that he will take no part in factional quarrels in any Of the states.
 Governor Charles E. Hughes is to take the stump in the middle west for the national Republican ticket. The facts of the situation came out when Colonel Du Pont, chairman of the speakers bureau of the Republican national committee, returned from Chi cago The first announcement made by Colonel Du Pont was: "Governol Hughes of this state has volunteered his services as a speaker for the ma. tional ticket, so far as his assignments by the national committee will not in terfere with his official duties. We re-
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
DEATHS OF NOTED PEOPLE.

to 1894 and later chief assistant libra rian, died in New Hampshire. Mir Spofford was eighty-four years old. He was born at Gllmanton, N. H.
 His last hymn written, his last ser mon delivered, Ira D. Sankey, the world renowned evangelist and writer of sacred songs, lies dead at his home in Brooklyn. Sankey, who witt Dwight l.. Moody spread the gospel practically throughout the entire Eng. fish speaking world, was sixty-eight years of age. For five years before his death lie was totally blind, yet ncv. CT relinquished his chosen work of writing hymns.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20

of 100 men attacked the jail at Hunt ington, N. Y., battering down tle door with railroad ties in an efi rt to get at and lynch Henry George Washington, a negro, who had attacked u white wo- man in the woods near Huntington. Driven to desperation. the deputy sher- ifs in charge of the negro stuck their revolvers in the faces of the foremost assailants, swearing to kill unless they fell back.
 Sonny" Briggs, one of the most not cd motorcycle riders in the country, was killed at the Clifton (N. J.l stadi- um in the presence of 6,oo0 spectators. many of them being women, who falnA- ed when the rider crashed into one Of the six lap track at a mile a minute gait.
 Fire was discovered in the East Buff falo stockyards of the New York Cen tral railroad. The flames spread with great rapidity through the frame buildings. The alarms of fire were turned in, bringing all the principal fire fighting apparatus in the city to the scene. The loss will probably reach $1,000,000.
 Moses Spence, a negro, shot and kill ed himself at Upper Providence, Pa, to avoid capture by posse which was after him for having threatened to kill Miss Margaret Mcclure at Rose Tree. The negro nearly blew of the top of his head with a shotgun.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
GRIM ES
 AND CASUALTIES.

cred by a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train, staggered up to a Chicago policeman and then tainted He swoon- ed after telling the officer of carrying the dismembered arm for two blocks in an effort to find a physicians office. Nagle had attempted to board a freight train, but had fallen beneath the trucks
 Detectives are hard at work trying to solve the mystery surrounding the finding of q mans body securely tied in an old trunk after the victim had been shot and stranged. The body was found by a party of picnickers near Belmar. in the lower part of Camden county, N. J. Charles Mey CTS, one of the picnickers, went to a little ravine about 400 feet off the road. where there is a stream, to get some water. which was needed for lemonade. In the creek he found an old trunk tied with heavy ropes. Mey- CTS called to Daniel Narrow and show ed him his find. and the two men in- vestigated.
 After night spent in the Queens county jail, Long Island City, N. Y, which will Ee their home until thei- trial in the fall, Captain Peter Coope. Hains, Jr., who shot and killed Will jam E. Annis on the float of the Bay tide Yacht club, and T. Jenkins Hains, the novelist and brother of the cap tain, who is charged with complicity, were arraigned in the police court. ThN brothers were taken to the police court handcuffed. Captain Hains, small. slight, bespectacled, was more seriorS than he had been at any time since h'a arrest. as if the real seriousness of h': position had begun to be borne fin oL him.
 Led by an infuriated husband. mcc
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
SPORTING AFFAIRS.

he won the 400 meter race in the Olympic games at London, returned from London. Carpenter, whose dis caused lot of dissension, denied pos- itively that he had tried to interfere with the free running of Captain Halswelle, his English competitor
 Rear Admiral Sperry, commander in chief of the American battleship fleet. which is now on its way to Sydney, Australia, from Auckland, has notified the reception committee that the men of the fleet will be permitted to take part in boxing contests among them selves while at Sydney, but they will not be allowed to take part. in the in- ternational boxing competitions.
 John Flanagan, Irish-Amerlcan Ath- letic club, while giving an exhibition on the Queenstown promenade quay threw the sixteen pound hammer from a nine foot circle for distance of 1Sl feet inches. This breaks all records.
 Freddie Welsh, the English light weight champion, was awarded the de- cislon over Johhny Murphy of San Francisco at the end of twenty-five rounds in the Jeffries Athletic club at Vernon, Cal.
 Flushed with the successes of his new racing yacht, the Shamrock, Sir Thomas Lipton Is more anxious than ever to try again for the America's cup.
 Stanley Ketchell defeated Joe Thom- as at San Francisco, knocking him out in the second round.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
NEWS OF OUR N NEIGHB BORS.

ment in favor of reciprocity with Cam ada. "The present time is a favorable one for a practical movement toward better trade relations with Canada" said MT. Hill. During her infancy Canada was always anxious for better relations with her southern neighbor. After she had been shut out and forced to rely upon herself she carried for ward plans for self development that have fostered a feeling of independ- ence." 4..
 It has been definitely decided that Great Britain cannot intervene in the dispute between the Venezuela salt and match monopolies, two English corporations, and the Venezuelan gov ernment.
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20

Candidate Taft issuet1 formal notice, after an extended confer ence with Ma tiOnal Chairman Hitchcock
Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20

Ainsworth k. Spofford
 librarian of the Con. gressional library at waShinpton from Igt,I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
PURCHASE OF
COAL LANDS
is RECOMMENDED by THE SPEC.
tAL comMlTTEE-REPoRT
IS SUBMITTED

Guthrie. Feb i2-The commission
appointed last year to inform the FIRST
legislature as to the advisability Of
the purchase Or the 100000 acres Of
segregated coal and asphalt lands In
the state recommends that the state
purchase these lands paying not over
$40 600 ,00Q for them
The cmmission recommends that
the state issue bonds subject to the
vote of the people at the next general
election, the amount Of the bonds not
to exceed si0,e00,00O, Of as much
thereof al rs necessary for the pur-
Chase Of the lands at a reasonable
price Tue commission also recon-
mends that the representatives and
nators In congress from Oklahoma
be requested To urge congress 20 en-
act a law which will permit the state
TO purchase these lands
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
BANK GUARANTY Bill
AMENDED BY HOUSE
The Jury Bill is Passed and Hotel Inspection
Bill Read-Act to Fix Legal Holidays
Is Considered

Guthrie, Feb III Passage Of the
Williams house bin amending the de-
pOsitors guaranty law, characterized
the principal features Of yesterdays
session Of the senat The bin pro
vides that banks shall not pay more
than 5 per cent. interest On deposits
and shall not loan more han % per
cent Of their deposits on real estate.
il also eliminates any reference TO
the comptroller Of currency n stipu-
iating the terms upon which national
hanks may take advantage Of the pro
visions Of the guaranty law.
with few amendments the house
passed the jury bin which amends
me recently enacted law by providing
separate iuries for district and county
courts. The Whitehurst-Murray hotel
inspection bin was advanced 70 third
reading IN the house after q special
committee report recommending q
fiat inspection Of 80 cents each room
mad been adopted
Mr.. Cope introduced b.A providing
for the removal Of the state capital to
ahe Fort Reno military reservation.
Provision for state sanitarium fol
durable patients 1T which persons may
be treated free for nine months, ont
state asylum and county asylum, 4
made in bin for care of the insane
which was drafted By Dr. Hart q
Chicago. who addressed the house e
its behalf this afternoon.
The general appropriations commit
rec reported adding s22 ,000 q its ori
ginal report TO cover salaries sid con
4ingent expenses tn the Offices Of Com
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
TOSTART. MORE
PAVING
THE CLEVELAND TRINIDAD COM
PANY WANTS TO SECURE
ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS

a representative Of the Cleveland
Trinidad Uaving company was in the
city today conferring with Mayor Bird
ges and other citizens relative to Sc
curing the contract for additional pay
ing]
we shaT finish the Kansas avenue
contract within TWO weeks said he,
and we shall bid on the new con-
tracts which you expect to let. In
the meantime, while we have our ma
chinery here we would be willing to
make a very liberal proposition on adj
ditional work until you are ready 10
let your large contracts.
The question was discussed with the
commercial club officers. and members
OF the council. but no action was
tsken
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
THE watch
CAME BACK
OFFICER SANDERS DOES CLEVER
WORK-THE CITY rs VERY
ORDERLY

Judge Grigsby is enjoying some
What extended vacation Not a single
arrest has been made and not case
tried in the police court in two days
which speaks well for Chickasha as
an orderly town.
Officer Sanders did some clever work
yesterday in recovering watch that
had been stolen. Mrs Maughn,
guest at the Early hotel placed her
watch on the dresser, and, leaving the
room for few minutes. found II
gone On her return.
The matter was reported to the POI
lice and Mr.. Sanders was sent to the
hotel to investigate. NO one had been
around the room except a chamber
maid and waiter 70 these two in
dividuals the officer made q talk Of the
kind that is calculated to cause reflec
tion. He then requested Mrs. Maughr
to absent herself from her room fol
time. She went to the parlor remain
ing there about an hour and on hel
return the watch was found secretet
in the room The watch was a fin
lone, valued at $3.50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
GO. SUPERINTENDENT'S
REPORT is COMPLETE
Shows Total Of Over 1000 Pupils IN Grady
County SchooI-Districts are
Organized

Superintendent r. RI Wilson has
completed fhe work Of organizing the
school districts Of Grady county ana
bis report is now ready for the state
superintendent. It shows sixty-two
weH organized districts, seven Of
which are cut from comanche coun-
tn with an enrolment Of e02 pupils
The fourteen districts from caddo
county show sos pupils and IN the
thirty-nine newly organized districts
Of the Chickaaaw part Of the county
there are 5,6l5 pupils, making total
OF 7,125. The state aportionment this
time Will amount to something near
one dollar per capita There are some
fifteen OF twenty unorganized districts
because Of insufficient population.
Since Mr. Wilson resigned bis po-
sition as school principal here, Nov
%. last. he has been one Of the busiest
Of the neg officials and his energy, In
terest and ability win place Grady
county second to none in the new
state.
He aims to keep the work Of his de,
partment constantly under his per-
sonal supervision By visiting tho var
} ious districts alternately The county
] superintendent also states that It is
/ his desire that all the teachers who
+ expect to be employed in he schools
/ Of Grad county will attend the normal
/ to be held here June Is to July ~
d Examinations for certificates will he
e held at the close Of the normal.
The Chickasha district is the Iarges
having total 2,2257 pupils, while
AIinco district comes mex with 400. 4
!? the Rush Springs district S29 pupil
d were enumerated and at Tuttle 28S
Bradley reports 2O5 pupils and Their
are several other districts in whiel
+. the enumeration runs from 100 to aot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
GREER THE UNANIMOUS CHOICE
FOR DELEGATE

Ward mass meetings in the city and
precinct meeting throughout the coun-
ty were held this AFTERNOON at which
delegates to the county convention
were elected.
First Ward
In the First ward Will Linn was
elected chairman and ]. +. Bishop sec
retary The following delegates were
chosen: VIII Linn. ). f Bishop, WI 3.
staiey, j. Fl. Venable, w Al Hopkins,
r. NJ. Evans, q. B. Barefoot, g. NJ.
Davis. 4. D. Welborne, R. f. Kemp,
II. N. Cochran, G. P Holland, Bob
Richards. ] b. Buie, G. G Buchanan.
BY motion ]. T. Bishop and w S.
Staley were instructed 10 add others
to the list Of delegates. G. 4. Greer
was endorsed for delegate to the ma
tional convention and Gov Haskell and
Hon. VI. Fl. Murray for delegates al
large. William J Bryan was the imam
imous choice for president
Second Ward
The Second ward elected the follow
ing delegates. J. S AskeW, L. Mills, NJ
b. Louthan, G. NJ. Hollingsworth. al
ternates. J. A. Temple, A. L. Herr
Joe Dews. r. II. Wilson
The delegates were all instructe'
for Greer
Third Ward
In the Third ward the following ds
llegates were elected and they wer
instructed for w J. Bryan for Pres
dent. C. L. Greer for district delegat,
Gov. C. n. Haskell and Hon. VIM. Mul
tray for delegates at large to the natioI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
WILL PLACE FLAGMAA
At RAILROAD CROSSING

fMayor Bridges today announced that
lhe Rock Island had agreed 70 put a
fagman al the dangerous oil mill
crossing and keep light there at
night. Several serious accidents have
occurred at this crossing and the mat.
ter Of building yladuct there has
been presented TO the company
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
WRITES FROM panama
Chickasha Man Tells About His Trip and
Conditions on the Istlunus

shipping going on in all seasons or
the year Al the docks now in sight OF
my room are some Of the biggest
merchandise and passenger ships
afioat, some flying the English flag,
some the Norwegian. some the Ger
man and some the French.
have just returned from trip
across the isthmus, to the city Of Pa
mama. Ancon. eulebra, and Empire
visited MT G. r Gibson and fam-
iiy at Culebra, and inspected the fa-
nous culebra cut, which is three hun
dred feet deep Here is where mil.
lions Of Uncle Sans money IS spent
All along The line Of the Panama rail-
Continued on Fifth pagel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12

Canal Zone. Panama TO the Edi'
tor: In accordance with promise
made to you and some other chlcka-
sha friends prior 70 my leaving the
United States win sketch a little Of
my experience since leaving
We sailed from New Orleans Jan
i'll. on tie United Fruit eompanys
steamer Harry ]. lnge the voyage
being stormy one from the time we
left New Orelans until we landed
at Colon, all on board being sea.sick
during the entire voyage. We landed
1T Colon an Jan. ~
Colon Is city Of about $4,000 (this
is guess works. It is seaport on the
caribbean sea. and there is heavy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
COMMITTEE WORKING
ON BOOZE BILL REPORT

Guthrie. Okla, Feb, III. Senator
Billups member Of the conference
committee having in charge the pro-
hibltion bill, stated today that in his
opinion the committee would be ready
to make report By the latter part Of
the week A meeting Of the committee
was held last night and perfect har.
mony prevailed in matters discussed
Another meeting is to be held to-
night
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
COMM MERCIAL CLUB
PRIZES ARE AWARDED

sFhe prizes offered by the CONNER
cial club for the best Chickasha write
ups, were awarded BY the executive
yesterday Miss Fleda Can
ming won the general prize and Gar
vim Chastain won the prize offered for
the best article by high school stu
dent Each received So in cash5
Many excellent essays were sub
mitted and it was hard for the
committee to make q decision They
win be used in advertising the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
BILL is
PASSED
AN OKLAHOMA CONGRESSMAN
GETS FAVORABLE ACTION On
IMPORTANT MEASURE

Special to the Express.
Washington. D. c., Feb. 12-The bill
introduced by Congressman Scott Fer
rls, providing for the distribution Of
1870, 600 among the Kiowa, Comanche
and Apache Indians. was passed by
the house today 1t Is a measure OF
great Importance to Southwestern Ok
lahoma.
kr. Ferris thinks the bin for the re
moval Of restrictions will be reported
in the house Thursday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12

The Chickasaw Trust Company order comply with the
banking laws Of Oklahoma and the benefits
Deposors Fund that may know
deposits guaranteed BY every other bank IN the
State decided form corporation take the
sets and liabilities of fhe chickasaw Trust Company.
The new Institution will Be known the Oklahoma State
Bank It will have the parties officers and stockhod
heretofore aud be conducted practically The lines
has been except that will take the Of the great com
monweath Its deposors under the law absolutely
sale
The Oklahoma State Bank will assume the debts and pay
the checks Of the epOsors Of the chckasaw Trust Company
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12

missioner Of labor and examiner and
inspector.
A resclntlsr offered hy the legal ad.
vsory committee empowers the
speaker to enforce lne rules for order
and decorum in the galleries, corri-
dors, and all other in the possession,
custody and control Of the house.
Senator Coldings holiday measure
,after being amended In several par.
tlculars. was Fe-reserred I'd q commit
Tee. It specifies September II as Lib
erty day October u as Columbus
dag. November l6 as vlahoma day.
and the first Monday in September
81 Labor dag An amendment offered
by Bflips. 50 constructed the language
as 70 empower the governor to call
series o holidays
The municipal corporations commit.
lee reported a substitute for senate
bin No 1903. relative to the operation
oI building and loan companies.
/ Brook introduced a bill amending
The Oklahoma law authorizing capital
punishment SO as to provide that every
person convicted Of murder shall be
confined in the penitentiary at hard
labor for life
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12
REPUBLICAN BANQUET

Preparations for the Lincoln day
banquet this evening are complete and
local republicans are anticipating a
big time. A number Of prominent
speakers win be present.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12

VIII your name be written there?
o. Friday, February "A, the delin-
qoent tax list will be published.
A. B. THOMPSON, .
Tax Collector
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-12

al convention:
j. G, Early o. coffman, Geo. WI
Petty, J A. Darnell-
Fourth Ward
AT the Fourth ward a large and en-
thusiastic meeting was held.
Ed Z, Johns was chosen as chair
man and Jno. A. Mcclure was made
secretary Ike Cloud was floor man
ager
The delegates selected were chosen
BY viva yoce vote and are Ed F. Johns
Ike Cloud, NJ. F. Cheaney and II. s.
Kimball The chairman was author
lied to designate four alternates and
named Scott Jones, J. p Whatley G.
a. Horne and Jno- A. Mcclure.
The delegates were instructed by un-
auimous vote to support the candidacy
of g. i. Greer for delegate to the ma
tlonal convention from the Fifth con-
gressional district as long al be want
ed their votes and 70 support q similar
instruction for delegates chosen from
the county convention to the state
convention
chckasha Township
The chickasha township precinc
elected the following delegates:
/ Geo. w. Barefoot Geo Ladd, Dav'
Hill and G. i. Friend, ST.; alternates
IT. d. White, Henry Wubker, chas
Phillips. Harvey Martin.
The delegates were instructed 10
-lW. J. Bryan for president, G. /. Gree
for district delegate, and Gov G. y
Haskell and Hon. VIM Murray fo
delegates at large.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-09
THE MESSAGE ON HAWAII.

of the which
sympathy, is forth
interested
of traditional lines than other
diversfcaon products here
the small
mainland His insneivey from the
products which
hindere o the world
labor
the is OF
in
directly FAmerica
a modification of the Oaw shipping laws so that people
freely islands other territory
eontendedto shipping laws at sea 1000 miles from
which they framed and thus Hawaii
getting and the matter of the
that win not
labor adds the faint hypocrisy
ngraitude.
which viii these Islands mpregnabe attack