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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

No life Is all that the liver Of II
meant It to be when he began. We
dream Of building palaces or temples
and we have 70 content ourselves II We
can put up some little shed In which
We may shelter-Alexander MaclAren.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

The output Of charcoal in the United
States is about 100000 bushels an.
nually- In this product Michigan
leads. New York. Oregon. Alabama
and Texas are also large producers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

FOR SALE Texas red seed oats for
sale. Phone So on rural line Nc. l.-
Thomas z. Send. Cement, Okla. Rural
Route No. /. 4td-ltw
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

WANTED-Work ln grocery store.
fpw years experience in the north
vest Adasass L. o. IT,, box 1902.
Chickasha 2-4-st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED-YOu TO phone 70, z. L
Tanafer Co, for nice clean cobs.
11-l2 dtf

WANTED Bookkeepers. steno
UaDhers, clerks. and those who enjoy
reading to come and have their eyes
nited with glasses. DR.. Milan, IN Ter
rel building. asst
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

FOR sALE-0ne 4-room house. 75-
fsot LOT good well, storm cave; at
1906 Washington, corner Third. Price
$500. Call at premises. Primo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

FOR sALE-O One S-room house. barn
zheds and crib, storm cave. Call at
premises. 1902 Washington. Price
$4,000 l-27.1mo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

The possibility Of one persons IN
ger tip being identical with that Of
another ig one chance IN 81. 900, ,0O0,.
900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

The jaws OF a wasp are 50 power
ful that the insect can cut ils way
through shells
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

FOR sALE-7O acres good. smooth
prairie land: Is acres In cultivation.
Write r. RudesiIi, Alex, OkIa
I-2s-dtf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07
ZOE RENT

FOR REET-TWo nicely furnish
"a rooms; modern. Call at 81 Colo
rado Ave, phone 102. 12-s-dtf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

FOR sALE-A good gentle buggy
horse. 5 years old. Sec Elmer Ter
Fell at clothing store. 1-21dtf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07
LOST AND FOUND

LOsT-If you have lost sight or
have failing vision. come and talk It
over with DR.. Milan. 2-6-st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

FOR sALE-Best quality prairi
hay IN ton lots at SO per ton. z. H
Tuggle. Phone e52. li-12 #
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

The Russians as . nation probably
give more attention to the subject Of
dancing than any other.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

We needn't worry about who Il
going to plant flowers on our graves:
lots OF people would do It gladly, no
doubt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

Chiekasha is the largest and best
town Of its size on earth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-07

Grady county beats the world for
.ertliity Of soil and good crops.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
Eagle Wins Cock Fight,
And AUenges Defeat of American

HERMOSILLO, Mexico. July Con
the Fourth Of July a year ago Andrew
Crenshaw, Thomas A. Holloway. Bert
Graham, and c. B. jameson. members
Of a Texas syndicate owning land near
El Moline. went TO the town to Cele-
brate. The most exciting thing they
could find was a cooking main
They put up their money on the "a
vorite and lost. The performance was
repeated. and they lost again Then
they discovered that they were betting
against the entire crowd OF Mexicans.
and that after their bets had been
placed the birds We're switched"
Full Of wrath, ana bent on getting
even. they agreed 10 meet again on
the company's ranch. each in the mean
time 70 try to concoct a scheme Of re-
venge- CrenshaW had heard Of the
fighting qualities Of the eagle and he
communicated with the others his
scheme. They advertised for and pro-
cured a young eagle last winter and
preserved IL for their purpose. This
year when they met at the ranch they
painted the grid and trimmed his feath-
ers so as 10 make him look like a
rooster. and with the disguised eagle
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
800 PROBATIONERS
HOLD ANNIVERSARY
Judge De Lacy Addresses Children
Paroled Since Establishment
of Juvenile Court.

The second anniversary Of the estab-
hshment OF the Juvenile court was OBJ
served in patriotic manner yesterday
by a gathering Of 600 probationers. many
OF whom were accompanied by parents
or guardians
The grounds al 1916 F street north
west were handsomely decorated BY the
court officer. Tbs youngsters gave
Judge De Lacy and his probation Of
hcers, the Rev. Zed n Copp and Mrs.
G. 2. Darwin. an enthusiastic greeting
when they appeared
Patriotic Good Citizenship" was the
topic OF the speakers. who included
Judge De Lacy. Mrs Darwin, and
others
For two years the boys and girls who
have been placed Cn probation By Judge
De Lacy have twice each month been
compelled 70 attend good citizenship"
meetings. In these meetings the child
zen have been urged 70 have a proper
regard for law and order, and al thai
goes 10 make the ideal citizen.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06

in a sack they rode into FL Moline
yesterday and landed at the cooking
main
The authorities refused to enter their
bird without first seeing him, but the
ranchmen refused 20 disclose more than
his tai feathers. They offered tempt
ing ODDS that their bird could whip
anything in Mexico, and the AIexicans
took them 20 for more than twice what
the Americans lost the year before
= beautiful thoroughbred gamecock
WIS pitted against the American offer
Ing, which was dumped from the sack
into the pit when the main was called.
The eagle squatted calmly In the Dit,
blinking its eyes and stretching its
clipped wings. while the cock pranced
aroupI a with lSwv-ed head
Twice the L0cE lunged AT the eagle
and the crowd rOaIed and shouted
"Bueno!' when the eUgle would stag
ger 70 its feet and agatu squat ia the
Pit The third luuge ended the main
For the eagle reached out with one
powerful CLAW, grabbed the gamecOck
and chokeG it 70 death.
The MeNicans ragged. but the ranch
men got their winnings. and then re-
placing the eagle In the sack. together
with the dead gamecOck. which was
still held in its talOus. they fought their
way 10 the exit mounted their ponies
and rode 10 Guadalajara.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
COMMITS SUICIDE
BY INHALING Gas
Body of John F. Shaw Found in
His Apartments on Tenth
Street.

John F. Shaw. fifty OIs years old.
was found dead a. his apartment. 100
Tenth streSt northwt st. yesterday after
noon A rubber tube leading 20 & gas
jet was held in his mouth, and IL was
evident that the suicide was planned
carefully.
No reasons are given today for the
suicide and members Of the dead mans
family are at loss 10 understand why
ne should take his own life.
Until about :Gree weeks ago Nj Shaw
lived al 1904 sSewark street Cleveland
Park Since then he had been living at
the Tenth street house He was an ex-
pert accountant, and Up 20 three weeks
ago held a position with the AIonzo
Bliss Company, FIRST and = streets
northwest
The Coroner ordered the body takes
70 the morgue, but later the dead mans
brother was permitted by the police TO
take charge Of the remains The body
was then removed 70 an undertaken 8
Establishment.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06

TO be moved to the suite OF rooms
used by the chief clerk The as sisJant
attorney general vacates a room on
the second floor and now has his en-
tire force on the fifth floor.
The chief inspector relinqutsheS q
room on the eighth floor, moving the
effects 10 the second floor. which al
lows him part Of the second and
fourth floors for mis- force.
Auditor N. O. Chance is also madng.
some important changes in the ar
rangement Of his quarters The two
deputy auditors exchange rooms with
the chief clerk and the law clerk,
bringing the two latter TO The rooms
adjoining the Office Of the auditor.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
FRIENDS AVENGER
SLAIN IN FIGHT

DENVER. Col. July IA hunt Of
eight years to avenge the death OF a
friend ended last night IN the murder Of
the would-be avenger. lie was killed N
e gun fight with James DonneIly-
Eight years ago Donnelly killed Tom
Mabel he came 10 Denver and a few
days ago a stranger accosted him and
claimed acquaintance. Donnelly took
the man in. fed him and took him to
his boarding house.
Soon after the stranger denounced
DOnneuy as the murderer OF his friend.
Mabel. and told OF his hunt for him.
Both drew revolvers- When the battle
ended the ayenger lay dead and Don
nelly was bleeding from two ghastly
wounds
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
DISTRICT MAY STOP
SALE OF FIREWORKS
Macfarland Plans to Have
City Do Future
Celebrating.

That each year the citizens unite IN
a common fund 10 celebrate the Fourth
of July. that the celebration be held
under tue auspices Of the Board Of
Trade and the Chamber OF Commerce
ana that the sale Of fireworks be for
hidden in the District was the sugges-
ton made today by Commissioner Mac
farIand.
So yratified is Commissioner Macfar-
land at the success of Saturdays cele-
bration that he is strongly in favor OF
a general celebration Of Independence
Day He points out that the large num-
Der OF injuries which result from the
han6..ag Of explosives may be avoided
in this way, and is Of the opinion that
much more can be accomplished BY
uniting in a common fund
The celebration reflected the great
est credit upon the citizens who made
IL such a success under the leadership
OF the Board Of Trade and the Chamber
OF Commerce Now I hope that the
Beard Of Trade and the Chamber OF
Commerce VIII provide for a popular
celebration OF the Fourth OF July every
year. with exercises IN front Of the
District Building and fireworks and IL
luminauOns IN the evening
In 1874. the Commissioners organized
such q celebration with q meeting on
the front lawn OF the White House.
with Admiral Dewey. Ambassador JUS
serand, and Secretary Moody among
the speakers. and a military parade ar
ranged and led by the Chief OF the
United States Army. and fireworks at
the Washington Monument ia the even
ing. Tle citizens made that celeDra-
ton a great success.
we hoped that the civic and patri-
otto organizations would take u up
the next year and perpetuate II, but
there has been no general celebration
since until Saturday, and Tor several
years tee Oldest Inhabitants Assocla-
ton provided the only celebration OF
the DAY. latterly, under the hospitality
Of Crosby 6 Noyes, at Alton Farm
Il have one other suggestion 20 make,
fireW Jrks none! $50 the common fund
for the genera. display Of aerial fire
works, which right be done by day as
well as by uig7,, II enough money were
provided. Then would forbid the sale
Of fireworks 81 retail and refuse 20
suspend the law against the shooting OF
rsisrOls and the use of explosives
think Washington should set the ex-
ample 20 the country Of celebrating the
Fourth OF July without manning or pos
sibly killing its citizens Fortunately
no deaths resulted on Saturday. but II Is
bad enough that twenty-siX persons
were officially reported as wounded, be
sides others whose cases were not
brought 20 official attention"
s4I.zo, Dallas, Tex, and Return, Balti-
more q. Ohio r r., July 10 II. valid for
return until August 8. Consult agents
-Adyr
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
SOCIALIST PLANS
RACE FOR GOVERNOR

NEW YORK, July 6.-Nominated for
governor by the State convention OF
New York socialists, Joshua VVanhope.
editor OF Wilshire's Magazine. IS to-
campaign for The coming election.
Prior 10 his nomination, Robert Hun
ter ana J. c. Pr clips Stokes. the mil
lOuaire socialist. declined the honor
The convention adopted the platform
Of the socialist national convention in
Chicago
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
SWIMMING lie CHANNEL.

LONDON, July 6.-Jabez Wolfe. one
OF England's best-known swimmer.
started today 10 swim the English
channel from South FOreIand 10 the
French coast. The Channel was smooth
and both the swimmer and his friends
were hopeful Of success
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
This Is "MOping Day"
At the POStOfice

This is moving day at the Post
Office Department. Chief Clerk Conrad
is having several Of the Offices and di-
visions shifted 70 make room 70. the
new accounting section, which be-
comes part OF the finance division
on the second floor.
The registry division is being moved
from the second TO the eighth floor.
The Journal rom on the fifth floor is
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
w B OGDEN DEAD

NEW YORK. July civilian B. Og-
den. sfxty-seven years old, one OF the
Oldest members of the New York board
Of fire underwriters. is dead at the Bev-
an House. LarchmOn', from an attack
of intestinal indigestion.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06

All Deposits Are Subject to Check.
and all accounts draw interest in the
banking dept. OF Union Trust Co, 18th
and II SITS. Capital and surplus, S2,200,000.
Under government sUpervision.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
S22.oS. In

S2z.95, indianapolis, Ind. and Return.
Baltimore q Ohio r. r. July II to I9.
valid for return until July 81. Consult
agents--Advt.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06

S16.so Cleveland. o., and Return
Baltimore & Ohio r r. July 20 8,
valid for return until July Is. Consult
ageuLs--Advt-
The Washington times., 1908-07-06
Baltimore and Ohio Excursion.

800 to Harpers Ferry and Martins
burg. S1-35 70 Berkeley Springs. 500 70
Cumberland and return. Sunday, July y.
Special train leaves Union station. SIS
q. m--AdyJ.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06

Swift & COmpanv's sales OF fresh beef
in Washington for the week ending Sat
urday, July 1. averaged rs cts per h
The Washington times., 1908-07-06

$3.50 to st. Paul, MINI, and Return.
Baltimore & Ohio r. r, July TO -.
valid for return until July q Consult
agents.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1908-07-06

S4I.zo, Dallas, Tex, and Return, Balti-
more q, Ohio r r. July 10 II. valid for
return until August 6. Consult agents.
l-Advt.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-08
IDAHO EVENTS.

Judgments to the extent of $4,000
were given by the court at Lewiston
recently to four creditors who had
material and labor liens on the Lew
iston Methodist church.
Since prohibition has been forced
on the Nez Perez Indian reservation by
an edict of the supreme court of the
United States, bootleggers have been
doing a secret but thriving business
in the larger towns, though in the
towns of Lapwai and Spalding, where
the Indians congregate, the liquor sales
have been practically stamped out.
Travel over the prairie has become
so heavy that another stage line has
been placed in operation between
Grangeville and Sites and both con
veyances have been crowded since the
new service started
Upon the motion of Prosecuting At
torney Stillinger, the case against Or
vile Newspaper, charged witt
grand larceny at Moscow, was dismiss
ed by Probate Judge Lukens.
| A force of 60 men is at work neal
Lewiston for the MISUNDERSTANDING
company, laying pipe for the large
piece of land that is to be brought un
der water to be converted into or
chard tracts.
An agreement has been reached
agreeable to President Roosevelt as t.
the Benton Water company's dam OF
Snake river.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-08
MINES AND MINING.

At a depth of 1877 feet in the vein
of the main crosscut tunnel, 430 feet
from the portal, rich copper ore has
been struck in the property of the
Royal Copper Mines near Belknap on
the Montana side of the Idaho line.
The sixth charred body has been
taken from the ruins of the Chicago
Reduction company's plant at Chicago.
Inspecting engineers and fire depart
ment detectives are trying to discover
what caused the explosion of the
naphtha tanks of the company -Four
other bodies are thought to be in the
ruins. OF the 20 men injured two 9th
ers are expected to die. All the vic
Tins were foreign laborers.
H. V. Salisbury and associates, who
have been prospecting on Canyon
creek, about IA miles from Silver,
Mont, have discovered splendid cop
per ore practically at the grass roots
large amount of supplies has been
taken to the site, and force of men
put at work. The ore assays is per
cent copper, and the discovers arc
more than confident that they will
have a bonanza with proper develop
ment.
The official report of the LeRoi mine
at Rossland for the month of March
as submitted to the London office o.
the company, shows that during the
month 6700 tons of ore were shipped
to the Northport smelter, containing
$3.50 ounces of gold, 1900 ounces o
silver and 10000 pounds of copper
The placer mines at Florence and il
other districts of Central Idaho hav'
resumed operations for the season
with bright prospects.
The Summit Mining & Milling com
pany, which owns a group of claim
in the Keller district, is to begin a
once on development work.
Lac reports from the new quart
strike on Six Mile creek, near Orc
grande, confirm the first reports an
indicate that the new district wi
show up some very rich mines.
James Lewis has won his first hi
! victory since he became head of tn
United Mine Workers. An agreemer
between the men and operators at II
J ledo has been reached and the preser
contract extended two years.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-08
OREGON ITEMS.

A $15O,000 land deal was consum-
mated in Pendleton recently when the
Hinkle ditch reclamation project was
decided to the Western Land and Irri-
cation company The property consists
of n miles of ditch and canals and
1000 acres of land, located on the
Umatilla river, above Pendleton and
adjoining the government Umatilla
project. The new owners have also
acquired some 1900 acres.
Mrs. Cynthia J. Shanks died recent.
ly at Arlington, aged 65 years.
Henry P. Morrison, brakeman on the
Heppner branch of the Oregon Rail
road & Navigation company, shot and
killed his sweetheart, Nora Wright,
near Morgan and wounded Bonnie
Ahalt, her companion, at Heppner
Sunday.
Miss Pearl Watkins of The Dalles,
in "Ole Mistis," won Erst prize in the
tri-state interscholastic defamation
contest at Whitman college in com
petition with II others Miss Margaret
Stelelle of Boise, in And He Waited
took second, and Miss Leila Garfield oil
this city, in the wager scene from Ben
Hur, was awarded third prize.
In order that they might rifle the
store OF its valuables, unmoltsted, rob
bers murdered Nathan Wolff, a pawn
broker and jeweler, at Portland re
Gently. Wolff was evidently first sho
in the neck and his head was hacked
and mutilated with Ratchet Jewels
and other valuable to the approximate
value of $1,000 are believed to hav,
been taken.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-08
Destructive Fire
I'm San Francisco

San Francisco, May 5. - Property
and merchandise to the value OF $780,
600 were destroyed Monday night by a
fire which started from chimney in
the kitchen of the Mentoen restaurant
on Geary street, and destroyed nearly
all of the one-story wooden buildings
IN the block bounded by Market and
Geary street and Kearney and Grant
avenues. During the progress of the
fire an employe of the Union Transfer
company, whose identity is not known,
attempted to enter the establishment
which faced on Grant avenue, and was
overcome by smoke. He was taken to
the hospital and is in serious condl-
ton. The heaviest loser is the 5. N.
Wood Clothing company.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-08
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS Of THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The question of whether a remar-
riage in British Columbia, after an
American divorce, is illegal will be
discussed in police court in Van
couver this week.
Colonel William F. Stewart of the
coast artillery, who bears the distinc-
ton Of being the one officer of the
army assigned to command an aban-
doned post until the date of his re-
tlrement, has again received new or
ders from the president AS a result
of the latest decree Colonel Stewart
Will continue indefinitely his command
of Fort Grant, Arizona, where he was
sent last September, in lieu of his re-
fusal to retire.
Representative De Almond of Mis-
souri, has introduced bill making it
unlawful for the government to issue
federal license to sell intoxicating
liquor in prohibition states.
Henry Hewitt, Jr., of Tacoma, one
of the wealthIest and most prominent
lumbermen of Washington, was made
uClGndduI III d suit lOI pl,OUU,UUU re-
Gently in the United States circuit
court. William F. Brown of Edmon-
ton, Alberta, is the plaintiff Brown
alleges a contract with Hewitt for
cruising valuable timber lands in
King and Snohomish counties, Wash
ington, and claims half interest in
the timber.
William H. Maxwell of Spokane has
been awarded the contract for the con
struction of the Tacoma building a.
S432,251.
Lying cold in death, the body o.
Captain Amos Brown, aged 65, wa:
found in his residence in Seattle, ant
in bed beside tie body was Mrs
Brown, raving maniac. Mr.. Brown
had evidently passed away during thu
night, and the shock must have de
stroyed the reason of his wife befor
she could summon assistance.
John M. Gates, commercial broker
committed suicide in Frisco recently
Headquarters of the republican ne
tional committee will be opened i
Chicago on Monday, May II.
The 500 prize offer made by tn
Columbia Steel company of Portland
Ore. through the Portland Commerce.
club, for sand testing SO per cent pur
silica and free from iron oxides, fo
use in the manufacture of steel, e.
cited interest in Washington, Oregon
California, Idaho and Montana
Hundreds of men prominent in bus
ness, social and religious life attende
the funeral at Trinity church, Me-
York, Saturday, over the body of tn
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, late rector.