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The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16
DETAILS OF new
HOMESTEAD BILL
Local People Greatly Interested in Measure that Western
Congressman will Fight for--Permts 32O Acre
Caims--f Water Supply Inadequate Home
steader May Get Leave Of Absence
---Full Text Of the Measure

For the first time the complete
text of the enlarged homestead"
bill, which has been agreed upon by
a general committee of western SEN
ators and congressman, was made
public yesterday. This measure has
been introduced in both the senate
and the house, and the western mem
bers of both houses will earnestly
fight for its passage.
The bill is a most interesting one.
especially to the hundreds of people
in the Grand valley who have filed
on homestead claims AMI who are
hoping in time to prove up on these
claims.
The following is the complete text
OF the bill:
Section THAT any person who
is qualified entryman under the
homestead laws of the United States
may enter, by legal subdivisions, un-
der the provisions of this act, In the
state of Colorado, California, Idaho,
Montana Nevada, North Dakota, Ore
gon, Utah, Washington and Wyom-
ing, and the territories of Arizona
and New Mexico, 800 acres, or less,
of non-mineral, non-irrigable, unre-
served and unappropriated surveyed
puuiiS iuuuo WHICH uO nOC contain
merchantable timber, located in a
reasonably compact body and not ov-
er L " miles in extreme length.
Section 2.-That any person ap-
plying to enter land under the pro-
visions of this act shall make and
subscribe before the proper officer an
affidavit as required by section 2290,
revised statutes, and in addition
thereto shall make affidavit that the
land sought to be entered is of the
character described in section / of
this act, and shall pay the fees now
required TO be paid under the home
stead laws.
Section 3.-That any homestead
entryman now occupying lands of the
character hereinbefore described,
heretofore entered by him, upon
which final proof has not been made,
shall have the right to enter pub
lie lands subject to the provisions
of this act, lying contiguous to his
former entry, which shall not, to-
gether with the original entry, ex-
ceed 800 acres. and residence upon
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16

Tonight the Elks will meet in reg
ular session.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16
FAMOUS ACTOR TO BE
SEEN HERE THURSDAY.

= This year Mr.. Wilson Lack Z.
+ aye appears for the first time in +
= America in Hall Caine's master Z.
+ piece, 1.-The Bondman" and will Z.
= be seen at the Park opera house =
= on Thursday night, March 10. +
+ + + = + = + I.
THE Bondman" was first produc-
ed little over year ago at Druary
Lane Theatre, London, where it Gre
ated a sensation, running until the
pantomine season, when it was trans
ferred to the Adelphi Theatre. Last
spring it again returned to Druary
Lane, the entire run constituting the
longest in the history of this his
torical playhouse. In addition "The
Bondman" has been played in all the
principal cities" of England, or, as
they term it across the water, in "the
provinces" The success met in Eng
land caused all the leading American
managers to endeavor to obtain the
rights for America. In this Mr.. VIM.
A. Brady was successful, principally
because in Mr.. Lackaye this manager
has star well able to do justice to
the powerful, virile character of
JASON" the leading character.
Mr.. Brady secured the rights to
the play; and in addition all the
scenery and effects from Druary
Lane, making the entire production
to all intents and purposes an Eng
lish production with an American
cast, headed by Mr.. Lackaye.
The story of the play follows very
closely that outlined in Mr.. Gaines
novel of the same name, which itself
ran into several hundred thousand
editions. Five scenes are required
in which to tell the story, and those
scenes are of such an interesting and
novel character, that they lend much
additional interest to the play. Two
of the scenes in particular, those de-
picting the harvest fete in the Isle
of Man, and the convict sulphur
mines in Cicily, are said to be most
striking.
A company of sixty people will
support Mr.. Lackaye, including in the
large cast many well known players
of distinction.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16
TONIGHT BIG COMPANY
WILL Be SEEN HERE
Forty People, a Great Performance, a
Whirl of GirEish Beauty, Funny
Men and Things in yale's
Big Show.

= "The Scene of the Roofs" +
= which is one of the unusual nov +
= elites offered by Charles H. +
= Yale in the production of the +
= new musical spectacle, Paint +
+ ing the Town." at the Park +
+ opera house tonight. March 16, =
= is not only one of if not the +
= funniest conceits ever presented, -
= but it is also triumph of stage +
= mechanism. +
= = +++ +*+* + +
The scene preceding this repre-
sents the connected dining room OF
the Folie Cafe. There occurs the
most exciting chase after Hogan and
Brogen, the two comedians of the
play, who through a series of unfor-
tunate yet comical circumstances
have got themselves into a scrape.
Their pursuers, the police and others,
closely press upon them; there seems
no chance for escape. when Hogan
discovers a fireplace in the room.
Instantly there is total darkness and
as instantly the lights are raised
showing the roof of the Cafe, and a
beautiful moonlight scene appears.
Hogan and Brogan are seen climb
ing out of the chimney and down to
the roof itself. From thence on they
are the victims of hard luck. Realiz-
ing that to escape their pursuers they
must make night of 1t on the roof,
they arrange to do so but are beset
by every discomfort and inconven-
ience, all of the most laughabIe or
der. Finally after a night of trouble
the police reach the roof and in the
chase that follows both Hogan ana
Brogan fall through the stained glass
dome of the Cafe roof to the grand
banquet room below
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16
DOES The NIGHT RIDER
DESERVE CONDEMNATION
CONTINUED from page c.

oppose the Equity Society, either be-
cause they do not believe in any kind
of combination or for some other
motive.
''It is necessary, for a full under
standing of the situation, to dwell
somewhat at length on the Society of
Equity, which is exceedingly strong
in the Lexington district. This or
ganization is responsible for the war
on the trust and therefore, indirectly
at least, responsible for the night
riders.
Long Have They Suffered.
Kentucky tobacco growers suf-
fered long from depressed trust
prices. All their tobacco went to the
American Tobacco company, with
several of it's foreign branches, the
trust invariably declaring enormous
dividends on highly watered stock,
leaving the men who produced the
source of its wealth to hold the bag.
This became decidedly wearisome af-
ter a time and the Society of Equity
came into being, its purpose being
to establish a community of interest
by pooling tobacco crops and holding
them until fair prices could be OBJ
tanned.
Had Traitors Not Come.
"The plan included every tobacco
grower in the state in the member
ship, and If it could have been
brought quickly to this point there
would have been no fight; night rid
ing. which began in 1905 in South
western Kentucky, would have been
ended; and there would have been
none of the present fear of revolu-
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16

Governor Buchtel must be busy
man these days. What with his lee
ture tours from Boston to San Fran
cisco and back again-his fight with
the Denver saloon keepers and gam
blers-his collegiate connections
his pulpit engagements-his closing
the Leadville saloons on Sunday
and, incidentally, an occasional day
devoted to his duties as chief execu-
tive of the great state of Colorado
he is trying to run the district court
of the Seventh Judicial district. He
is surely working overtime-Lead-
Vile Press.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16
HERE'S A GOOD SUGGESTION
ABOUT THE CLEANING UP

Editor Sentinel.-While the clean
Ing up spirit is on, let some one
call on the agents of the vacant
houses they have to rent and cause
them to clean up inside and outside,
as some of these empty houses and
yards are in a filthy condition and
not fit for a family to move into.
Therefore, they do not rent as read
lily as If they were fresh and clean,
and the vacant lots and sidewalks
south of Main street are disgrace
to any city.
So let's have a general clean up
from one end of the town to the 9TH
er. A Cleaner.
Tonight the Elks will meet in reg
MAR session
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16
TELLER INDIAN SCHOOL
BOY DESERVES CREDIT.


I. told of the promotion of Byron +
+ p. Adams, the bright young +
+ student at the local Indian +
+ school. Here is what The +
+ Revielle. the little school paper, +
+ has to say: +
+ I. + T. !. 4. I. +
"Our efficient printer, stenogra-
pher and typewriter, Bryon p.
Adams, has just been promoted TO
the position of assistant clerk at
Kickapoo Agency at a salary of S72O
per annum. Bryon is a full-blood
Hopi boy and has fitted himself for
this honor by sheer pluck and ambi-
ton. He attended the Hopi day and
boarding schools on the reservation,
having first entered the school there
soon after Supt. Burton took charge
July /, 1899, until four years ago
when he came to Grand Junction
and enrolled in this school. He was
quick to see and appreciate the ad-
vantages of a practical and thorough
education and resolved to acquire
one, which he has succeeded in doing
Mrs. Sarah e. Abbott, Field Matron
at the Hopi village of Byron's birth,
and Superintendent Burton. He at
tended the Business College in Grand
Junction few months, and the Wal
lace and Woodwork Business and
Shorthand College in Denver two
months. always doing good work.
We hope that many Indian boys and
girls will follow Byron's example and
meet with his success"
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16

One soc whip won't break you
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16

Remember the soc whips.-Fred
Mantey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
NEW LAW CREATES OFFICE
or PUBLIC WEIGHEE

Guthrie, June 2.-The new Law Gre
ating the office Of county weigher, with
the emergency clause attached is now
a law, Governor Haskell signing the
bill yesterday afternoon The law
makes It imperative that all weighing
Of cotton, grain Of all kinds, livestock,
hay, cotton seed, coal. wood. broom
corn, and all other farm products be
weighed by the county weigher, who
shall charge a fee Of ten cents per
load as his commission. The bill pro
vides a penalty for any private weigher
Weighing his own or other products
except in voting precincts where the
public weigher has no deputies, and
except producers associations main
tanning cotton yards, etc
The sheriff is made exoficio scale
inspector, and is given a fee Of one
dollar for each scale inspected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
TRAFFIC
BADLY
CRIPPLED
FEW TRAINS ARE RUNNING
THROUGH TO TEXAS lNDE-
FINITE DELAY

Tulsa. Jnue 2.-The Frisco railroad
today attempted to operate trains over
the line to Oklahoma City on the reg
ular schedule. The line was opened
Friday for the first time after the
foods. but trains were operated on a
slow schedule
The Frisco officials have little hope
of opening up their line into Texas
for some time, and the Katy is in the
same predicament. The bridge over
the Red River is used alike by the
Katy and the Frisco. It was stated
yesterday that 1t would take at least
fifteen days to open a line into Texas
The lack of transit between Okla
homa and Texas is causing great diff
Guilty. ..any Tulsans are awaiting
some sort of communication to be es-
tablished by the railroads. SO that they
may return home.
The Fort Smith and Western is al
most completely out of business, be
cause Of the floods, and they have re
ported to the corporation commission
that it is impossible to state when they
will be able to return to heir sched
ule
1t was reported last evening that
the santaFe bridge over Bird creek
had been washed out yesterday after
noon. At the Santa Fe offices it was
stated that to their knowledge the
bridge was not washed out, but thai
it was in an unsafe condition and that
for the present no trains would be rur
over it.
This means that Tulsa is entirely
cut off from communication to the
north.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
The BOARD
SELECTS
TEACHERS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADES
SEVERAL MORE VACANCIES
YET TO FILL

The school board met last nj stt and
elected several more teachers, leaving
only five or six vacancies to fill.
fernando Bennett was elected prin-
cipal Of the South building. Miss
Mamie McCulloch was cho9.L to
teach English in the high school For
the Latin department Mrs. w. c. Lang
was selected but as there was some
doubt as to her accepting it, Miss
Rosalie Miller was named for the Z ace
in the event Mrs. Lang declined. The
latter informed the board today that
she would not take the place
other teachers chosen were: Miss
Kate Martin, Cement, Sth grade; MS.
Efie Dorsey, Moberly, Mo, 9Th grade
Miss Blanche Oliver of this city.
Miss McCulloch has been teaChci
of English in GAINESVILLE for six o.
seven years and come with excerdon
ally fine recommendations Miss Nil
Ter comes from shelbina, Mo Sh'
was educated at Northheld seminary
Mass, Holyoke college and the uiU
versity Of Colorado She has also hat
successful experience.
Coored
Colored teachers have been e!eotet
as follows P. Knox Taylor, ;rinci
pal; Mrs. Dorsey, Ada MeThJrntor
Mrs. Jordan
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
TWO HABEAS
CORPUS CASES
N THE DISTRICT COURT TODAY
MAN BlLLUPSED YESTERDAY
WAS RELEASED

Two habeas corpus proceedings were
features of interest in the district
court this morning.
Attorneys for Walter Click, who
was sent to pail for contempt Of court
in liquor investigation, asked for his
discharge through a writ Of habeas
corpus and on hearing Judge Bailey
ordered the prisoner released, at the
some time recommending that he be
held for perjury.
The other case was that of J. C.
Early who was convicted of viola
ton Of the fire limit ordnance in the
police court some time ago. Mr.. Early
has ''constructiyely" been in Jail ever
since and the writ Of habeas corpus
was asked on the grounds that the
ordinance under which he was con
victed is not valid, position that tn,
court sustained, ordering the defend
ant discharged.
The jury trial of the case of R. D
Stevens, VS.. j. F. Vickers, resulted ii
judgment for defendant, A. L. Wick
ers, and against the inter-pleader,
F. Vickers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
WILL UNITE THE TWO
DIVISIONS OF VETERANS

Dallas, Tex, June General VIII
liam H. Cabell, commander Of the
southern division Of the confederate
veterans, has issued a general order
for a meeting Of the territorial organi-
cations of veterans which exist as sep
arate divisions under the old territor-
ial regime to be held at Sulphur, Okla
on August 10, the anniversary of the
battle Of Oak Hills, in Missouri, for the
purpose of merging the two organiza-
tons into one state organization to be
known as the Oklahoma division.
When this meeting is held it will be
necessary to elect a major general Of
the division and completely reorgan-
ize the staff.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
SENATOR CORE SEEKS
TO RECOVER SIGHT
ChickaSh Girl
Takes Hioh
Rank

Miss Ethel Spencer OF this city will
graduate this evening from Linden
wood college at st. Charles, Mo-, where
she has completed two years
work in one year and
has taken high rank in her class. Miss
Spencer graduated with honors a year
ago this spring, from the ChicSqsha
High school, after four years of ear
nest work leaving a creditable record
as a conscientious and naturally bril-.
liant student.
She is expected home from Linden
wood on Friday Of this week, and
the following Monday she will leave
for Edmond to enter the state nor
NAL for the summer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
DETAILS OF
THE WRECK
OF WHICH EARLY REPORT WAS
RECEIVED YESTERDAY-NO ONE
WAS KILLED

Oklahoma City, June 2.-Imperiling
the lives of scores of passengers. east
bound Frisco passenger No. 4Os,
smashed through a culyert one miles
north Of Jones City, and about twenty
miles from Oklahoma City, at eleven
O'Clock yesterday morning, the baggage
car and smoker turning over, while the
chair car jumped the track Six we're
hurt.
The train left this city at 1910 in
charge of Conductor C. C. Taylor and
Engineer George Westphal Because
of the recent rains inundating the
track in the vicinity Of the wreck Of
last week, the train was running I'M
der slow orders and was moving about
ten miles an hour.
The engine passed over the defect
i've culvert, when a coupling broke
The baggage car fell over the eight
foot embankment dragging the first
coach with it. The coupling connect
ing the chair car and the day coach
also broke but only after the first
truck of the chair car had been drag
ged from the track.
Two hours after the wrecker reach
ed the scene the track had been clear
ed and the regular schedule resumed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
The Bind Senator is
Taking Treatment
at Hospital in
Washington

Washington, June I'm the hope
of restoring his eyesight, Senator Tho
mas P. Gore, the blind senator from
Oklahoma today entered upon a course
of treatment at the Episcopal eye, ear
and throat hospital in this city under
the care Of DR., William Holland VIII
mur Senator Gore lost his sight in
childhood and but slight hope is held
out to him by the physicians as to
the recovery Of his sight
The treatment Is experimental, r
said Senator Gore today. q will con
tinue with the treatment for a week
and if there is any improvement DR.
Wilmer will perform a slight operation
on the crystalline lens. The retina
Of my left eye has become severed
from the optic nerve and the treatment
viii furnish It with nourishment Ny
longer stay is dependent on there be
ing no opposition to my returning tc
the senate The nominations clos,
June l6."
Senator Cores term in the senat,
expires next March
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
resident Carter Wins
Over His Enemies
In Court AT
Norman

Norman, June 2.-Basing his decis-
ion upon his judgment that there
we're not sufficient grounds for a re-
ceivership in that the company was
acting in good faith and had perpe-
trated no fraud and that the foreign
corporation should not be permitted
to obtain possession of the property
of domestic corporation, District
Judge McMillag last night dismissed
the receivership suit against the Ok
lahoma Central Railroad company and
discharged the receivers The hear.
ing consisted Of a legal battle that con.
tinued throughout the day, some Of
the best talent Of the state partici.
pating.
The company regains possession Of
the road and the Canadian Valley Con.
struction company which built the
road remains in control President
Carter and other officials Of the road
were present.
The receivership was granted last
Friday on the assumption that Presl-
dent Carter himself desired it and by
virtue Of a judgment for s141 obtained
by Mrs. Mitchell for her little daughter
No other judgments had been granted
The case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
MRS. WEBB HENDRICKS
ELECTED LIBRARIAN

AZ a meeting Of the Carnegie Libra
ry board Saturday evening Mrs. Webb
Hendrix was elected librarian for the
ensuing year.
The condition Of the building was
gone over carefully and it was decid-
ed to ask the council to make the ne
.cessary repairs.
Mrs Martin Coryell was elected a
member Of the board to succeed Mrs,
Fox, who resigned. The board is now
composed as follows: @. M. Fech-
heimer president; Frank NJ Bailey,
secretary; B. B. Bridges, R. Q. Par
sons, Mrs John W. Brown and Mrs.
Coryell
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
STATE COURTS HAVE
NO JURISDICTION

Ardmore, June 2.-That the ptata
courts are without iuridiction to try
cases involving interstate shipments
and that only federal courts have such
Jurisdiction is the opinion held by
District Judge Russell In a decision
handed down in the suit instituted by
Attorney General West against a mum.
Der Of railroad and express companies
entering the state, asking that they be
enioined from shipping liquog into The
state.
Judge Russell holds further in sus-
tanning the pleas Of the defendants
that when the lands of Indian Terri
tory were allotted in severalty and the
Indians were made citizens by the ad-
mission of Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory to statehood, the governments
authority over the Indians ceased.
In the attorney generals petition he
held that the treaties entered into be-
tween the Indians and the United
States which forbade the sale of in
toxicating liquor on Indians lands wero
not abrogated by statehood.
Attorney General West ammo need
today that he would appeal the case
to the supreme court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
ST. JOSEPHS COMMENCEMENT
WAS WELL ATTENDED

The commencement exercises Of St.
Joseph's school held yesterday after
noon in the Carnegie library were well
attended, many coming from Ana
darko and other nearby towns
The program was a very interesting
one, and many musical numbers were
especially good. The ,aledictory ad-
dress by Miss Mayme A. Teefey. Not
Finished but Just Begun" was deliv-
cred in the speakers usual earnest
and self possessed manner, and won
the applause Of a highly appreciative
audience.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
JUDGE ORDERS BIBLE
FOR THE PRISONERS

Bartlesville, June "A dozen Bibles,
to be given to the prisoners in the
county Jail here, with a court order
to the effect that they may read them
have been ordered by District Judge
Brown.
The judge is advancing a new set Of
ideas on the treatment Of prisoners
and declares that a prisoner should
be awakened to a sense Of real life
rather than that Of a Jail bird, by a
desire to read good literature
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
ANOTHER WkSHOUT ON
THE ROCK ISLAND

Heavy rains and the rise of the
South Fork Of the Arkansas caused a
serious washout on the Rock Island
at Jefferson on the north end last
night. No trains came through DUR
the night and No SO, due to leave here
at a. m. did not depart until about
10 o'clock. Regular trains are running
on the south end.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
WEATHER FoRsOo~

For Chiekasha and vicinity.
Generally cloudy weather; prob
ably showers tonight Of Wednes-
day
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
ANOTHER FAMILY MoURNs

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Morgan Of 1901
South First street lost their five month
old son, Joe Berry, last night, after
few days illness. The remains will
be shipped to verden tomorrow where
funeral services will be held and the
body inferred in the family burying
ground.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-02
OKLAHOMA CENTRAL
RECEIVERS DISMISSED
ChickuSha Man
Made a Hit
AS q Wit
Special to the Expires.

special 70 the EXPIRES,
Sulphur, June among the promi-
nent visitors who enjoyed the waters
here during the past month was Col.
Thos. H Dwyer Of Chickasha, who
left for his home Saturday much i'm
proved in health On Friday night
Col Dwyer oficiated at the annaul
banquet of the state bankers asso-
citation, keeping the crowd in an up
roar Of laughteTuthe entire evening by
his unlimited fund Of Irish wit and apt
anecdotes. The Chiekasha man was
a brilliant success as a toastmaster.