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The Glenwood post., 1908-01-25


/ in distress. He did not notice
/ whether there was blood on the
/ Gun when Taylor handed it to
thim. There was considerable
iElood on the porch, but he noticed
Fnone in the house before the body
was carried in. Aftelward he no.
/ ticed some on the floor.
Xxi Neighbor Testiaes.
William A.. Barber. carpenter
for the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co.
at Coal Basin. was nest called. He
went to Coal Basin in June, 1907.
He had seen Mrs. Taylor. but had
no acquaintance with her. His
house was about so feet below
. .Taylor's on the same side of the
street and separated from il by a
vacant house. He was down in
his carpenter shop, about $50 feet
down the street from his home,
and heard the shot fired. He
dropped the tools which he was
carrying and ran up toward lay
lor's, calling the blacksmith to
come along as he passed his shop
on the way. Passed his wife and
several other women standing III
the street about so feet below
Taylor's. He had to cross in front
of Taylor's house to get on the
porch. and through the open door
noticed Taylor inside, with no
shirt on, and what looked like a
dirty shirt in his hand. lie found
Allen standing on Taylor porch
beside the woman's body. Taylor
came out. wearing an undershirt.
Allen and Coon carried the body
in. Witness started to help, but
got sick, and so did the black
smith. He went inside minute
later. The body was lying on the
bed and Taylor got on the bed on
his knees, shook the body roughly
and cried, "May. May. why in hell
don't you wake up? Why in hell
did you do this2" Witness stayed
there over half an hour. He and
others looked about the house,
and on pantry and kitchen floors
he saw toothpiclls, clothes pins,
about a quarter worth OF pota-
toes, about two pounds OF bacon,
some pots and pans and some dish
es. Two of the chairs were over
turned. Taylor told him he and
the woman had been looking for
his time check. She suggested 1t
might have blown out of the win
dow and wanted to go out to see,
but he said, No, III find it, And
she said. "Please, JOHNNY, let me
go out" and went out; then he
heard shot and went out and
found her. There was a screen
on the pantry window, witness
said. through which time check
could not have blown out. DID
not examine screen to see if it
could be opened. He was not pres
ent when the gun was found. He
saw no blood in the kitchen and
thought he would have seen it ii
there was any. Asked as to his
object in looking over the house,
he replied that he was just look
ing around, and one object was to
see the shirt or whatever it was
that Taylor had in his hand as
witness came up. He found no
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Farnum
are visiting in Denver this week
Undertaken Gourley of Grand
Junction will look after Mr.. Far.
mum business interests during
the latter's absence.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-25

Aspen, Jan. 23.-The jurors in
the John Taylor murder case, and
their occupations, are as follows
w. w. Williams, rancher, Capitol
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
HOlSMAH AUTO MEETS
TEST OF BAD WEATHER

j. c. Good who received his fine
HoIsman surrey automobile Friday,
has been running It five and six hours
a day since then. and pronouces 1t
equal to the delnads of the recent bad
weather Yesterday he rode through
the bottom land Of the washita bridge
northwest Of town. and then to George
Whites farm. fourteen miles out Of
chickasha, running in water over one.
third OF the way Only one slight ac.
cident, which Mr.. Good claims was due
to his own carelessness. occurred. and
he further states that he is willing to
apologize for the Same if George Ladd
dislikes having automobiles run
through his fences.
Mr.. Good uses no mud guard on his
auto. running it in wet weather the
same as In dry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
YALE STORE WILL START
BIG CLOTHING STORE


Rothgiesser Bros, OF St. Louis. pro
prietors Of the Yale Clothing COM
pany, have been accustomed to buy
up the remaining stock OF the house
OF Arnold, Lochheim g Co. OF PhiIa-
delplfa annually at so cents on the
dollar This purchase consists Of $3.50
suits OF fine high-grade merchandise.
part of which is distributed TO all
their stores. This firm is the manu-
facturers Of one of the finest grades
OF clothing made Fifteen hundred
suits will be disposed Of At the Yale
at prices unheard of in this country
affording a grand opportunity to pur-
chase q fine suit at little money. This
sale starts Thursday Dec. 3. 1905
Watch this paper for particulars You
are cordially invited to register free
on fine trunk to be given away Sat
urday, Dec. 10. 1908. 12-i.st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
HEAVY LOSSES
BY FLOODS IN
OKLA.
Rivers in North Half OF
State Overflow
Persons Killed

Oklahoma City, Dec 1.-Two deaths
by drowning, loss Of hundreds Of head
"a cettle thousands OF acres Of low
lands overilowed and washouts on the
cracks in different sections ofa ihs
state. briefly tell iA situatien result
me lrom the two oiAs he rain
Sunday found tie Katy santa Fe
and Rock Island rosds all suffering
materially from the floods and minor
xashouts al different points greatly
impaired the service and schedules
mad to be abandoned
Repair work was rapid and now
most OF the roads have resumed regu-
ar schedules. AT Pawnee. the cleo
rric light plant is half submerged ~
eater and the town has been without
lights since Saturday night. The Black
Bear creek is over the Santa Re bridge
and knows no bounds
Al Tulsa the new Frisco bridge may
be carried away. the track is blocked
both west and south crops are hurt
and the treacherous verdigris river is
tvo miles out OF its bed
thousands Of acres OF lowlands
around vinita are flooded. washouts
are still feared and some rumor the
loss OF life in Big Cabin creek.
A. J. Whitney. at Gutnrie. lost his
life in attempting TO cross the river
On an improyised raft The Guthrie
water plant is out OF commission. In
coming trains are belated twelve hours,
PEOPLE are forced to leave their homes
N the lowlsnds and heavy loss IN cat
lie Is reported.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
Find Over 100
Victims In
Mines

Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. 1.-THE iron
bucket operated in the 5Oofoot shaft
leading to the Rachel and Agnes
mines of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal
company at Marianna. Pa, since last
Saturday when a terrific explosion
wrecked the up-to-date mine and
snuffed out the lives of at least 100
miners, had carried to the surface last
night the bruised, mangled and burned
remains Of more than 100 victims Of
,be disaster
The most reliable count OF bodies
recovered at that time was lie, two
thirds OF which have been identified.
The general belief was that not many
more would be found and that by noon
today nearly all the victims would
have been brought to the surfece. Jas.
E. Roderick head Of the state denart-
ment Of mining, is In Pittsburg today
and viii return to Mariana tonight.
When rescue work is finished he will
make an investigation as to the cause
OF the disaster and fix the RESPONSE
hility therefor, II possible
The resumption of the sale Of in
iox.cants has been prohibited By the
sLerilf
AIRS David j Jones. wiIe Of TIE sgn.
cd manager of the plani, with a purity
q friends, is administering 10 the
wants OF the miners wives and chil-
G@er The company has sent in sex
nal carloads Of provisions and will
provide for dependents OF victims m
til ether plans ere formulated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
RESTORED TWO
THOUSAND
TO ROLLS
The Decision Of Supreme
Court was OF Far Reach
ing Interest

Ardmore, Okla Dec. This de-
cision OF the supreme court in the
Goldsby end Allison cases is one OF
the most far-reaching that has been
handed down in recent years It
means that about 1000 persons viii
be enrolled in the Five Civilized Tribes
and that each Of these will be entitled
to the same allotment as ihat given
the other members Of the tribes. This
will throw open to litigation the title
to 100000 acres Of the best land in
the former five nations.
AT an estimate Of $40 an acre this
would be worthsi, i,OOO,0OObutthisis m
would be worth s4.oOO.oOO but this is-
far short Of It's real value, as some Of
it is rich oil lend worth $1,000 an acre.
Most of this land was settled after the
complete allotment--as was supposed
was made to the members of the
Five Tribes and the present owners
will now find themselves liable TO be
ousted in Difference 10 the Indian
claimants whose names have been sdd-
ed 10 the rolls and who are accordingly
entitled % alotments
AS fer as possible these new allotees
will be allowed to take up other land
in the public domain in piece of that
which would have originally gone 10
them. In the Cherokee nation there
is no vacant land and the newly en-
rolled Cherokees probably VIII receive
money instead. Endless litigation is
Continued on Page s.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

Dressed in khaki and looking not un-
like soldiers, two robust looking young
men with roseate compilations walked
into Chickasha last night about s
o'clock having counted the ties from
El Reno to this city since o'clock in
morning.
They were II. +. Flynn and Z. r.
Gage, globe trotters. who left their
home in Pittsburg, Pa. to walk around
the world in five years, making their
own way and visiting every country
which has navy. II they succeed,
each will receive 5OO-acre farm, TO be
selected BY himself
Since they started on Sept Z. the
pedestrians have covered a little over
500 miles, averaging 80 miles a day,
deducting p days which they have lost
by stops The biggest days walk they
have made was GO miles in l5is bours.
They carry 25 pounds OF baggage esch
and they make their expenses by sell.
ing post card pictures OF themselves.
They went south from here ard will
so through Fort Worm and Houston
10 ri Paso and then work toward San
Francisco. where they will embark for
the work By The terms OF their agree
ment they must work their own wey
on shipboard as as well as on land At
each city they get the seal and sigma
ture OF the mayor and chief Jf police
and in smaller places the postmaster
signs for them end they send report
TO Chicago every day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
BIG WOLF HUNT
BEGINS

Tonight Mart Louthan. president and
chief cook Of the Wolf Hunters Asso.
ciation, will leave for the hunting
grounds on Brushy creek. seven mileA,
east Of town, and viii establish the
camp Jude AskeW the secretary, will
go out tomorrow morning snd the
clans win gather from all parts Of the
country during the day.
II Is expected that about sixty hunt.
ers. with at least one hundred thor.
oughbred hounds will participate in the
chase.
While wolf hunting will be The chief
feature OF the sport, the hunters viii
not pass up wildcats, quail or any
other kind Of game They will remain
out til Sunday an dwill have plenty
OF tents bedding. and an abundant
commissary All good fellows are IN
yited to Join In the fun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
WALKING AROUND TIL E
WORLD FOR FARMS

Mr. Flynn was cartoonist and Mr..
Gage, a metal worker before they be-
came globe trotters Asked as to
how they came to undertake the trip,
Mr. Flynn told their story: I'VE wers
thrown out OF employment when the
panic began last fall and couldn't find
work. When the Rosebud opening in
Dakota occurred, we decided we would
try our luck for a home. We didn't
have money to pay our way there and
concluded to walk We told our un-
Gle, J. r. Coyle OF he Coyle Real
Estate company which has offices in
cmcsgo, Pittshurs and other cities.
about Il and he said we hadn't the
nerve to do it. but we got ready and
one day went TO his office 10 tell him
good bye He laughed at us and still
said We wouldn't do IL Bidding him
good bye we started away. but hed
gone but few steps when he called
us buck and made us proposition.
he said he would send boih OF US to
college for four years. or he would
give Us a 50o-acre farm apiece if we
made this trip. 1t didn't take us long
10 decide The contract was drawn up
and We started and here we are
Mr. Flynn wore one pair OF shoes,
Manufactured by the Fl,Iicott John
son compan. from Pittsburg to Chick.
asha They were pretty badly worn
when he reached here and he ex-
changed them for another pair Of the
same kind at Bryans
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
BY
OYSTERS?

Tulsa, Okla, Dec 1.-State Food
Inspector Williem G. capps is in Tulsa
investigating the local oyster situa.
ton and will send samples of the
toothsome biyalves TO the state chem
list to determine whether they have
been doped with formaldehyde Or 9th
er injurious preservatiye.
On the death bed j. G. McGannon,
the millionaire banker, could attribute
his illness TO nothing else than an
oyster stew he had eaten a few hours
before. Therefore the local investiga-
ton will be watched with an unusual
degree Of interest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
GIRL browns WHILE
TRYING TO CROSS CREEK

Vinita, Okla, Dec Miss Nora
Coleman, aged IA years. was drowned
in Mustang creek, twelve miles from
hero Sunday night. The report that
reached here yesterday. states that
Miss Coleman had started to neigh.
boris on horseback and rode into the
stream which was swollen by the heavy
rains of the past two days. and was
carried aawy with the current. The
horse swan ashore but the girl was
drowned.
A party is now searching for the
body.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
CHICKASHA ARCHITECTS
WIN At NARROW

Al meeting OF the school board at
NARROW last night architects Hair &
Smith Of this city were awarded the
contract for furnishing plans and speci.
fications for the new high school at
that place. There were ten compet-
itors, including architects from Law
ton. Ardmore Oklahoma City, Fort
Worth and Kansas city. This is the
eleventh competitive letting IN which
this firm has won out since they came
to Oklahoma Marlow's high school
win cost about $4,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
Nov. Receipts
Break All
Records

= se+ss@ &@*ae
The total receipts Of the Chick
asha postoffiee for the month Of
. November were s2,2ss.s2.
Last year for the same month
the receipts were sf.e77.s7.
The increase over last year was
$4os.ss, or over 2i per cent.
The record for the past month
beats that Of any previous year.
Steadily the receipts have grown
from year to year and month to
month and il Is certain that 1905 Is
going to be the banner year In the
history Of the office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

Mrs. E. cayce. who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. R. NJ. Cavett
left yesterday for Oklahoma City
where she will spend few days with
relatives before returning to her home
in Nashville, Tenn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
PUT LID ON AT
VERDEN

In response to complaints from eiti-
zens OF verden that the town was run
ming pretty wide open, Sheriff Louthar
went TO that place yesterday and the
result OF his operations, with the as
sIstance Of Deputy Gillespie. was elev-
en- arrests.
A poker game w9s broken up last
night, six arrests being made. The
players were fined s25 each, while the
man who was running the game was
given The same fine and thirty days IN
Jail Just as the prisoner was brought
to the jail the chain gang was EN-
barking for The country and he. was
added to the gang
TIE other arrests were for drinking
liquor and other minor offenses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
At THE elJou.

Special Tuesday and Wednesday.
For those two days we have been
lucky enough 10 sccare the Royal Jest
err" beautiful hand-colored picture
Of oldea times. 1l-S0-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

The Arkansas river is rising near
Tulsa and reports come that a family
barely escaped drowning Men their
team was lost in the river
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
PoLIcE couRT TODAY.

Charles Austin, negro, was fined
sil by Judge Grlgsby this morning
for beating his wife, Elmer Neal paid
the same amount for fighting and I'd
Butler paid s2S for carrying a gun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

Mr. and Mrs Delos Miller Of Kan
sas are visiting the iatiers sister Miss
Jennie Robinson of this city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
U. r. K. OF P. ATTENTIONS

Your presence is earnestly desired
at the K. OF p Hall Wednesday, Dec.
2, at 1880 p. m. BY order Of Captain
H. d. Wheeler f2-l-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

D. Sullivan, trainmaster on the south
end of the Rock Island, was in the city
today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

H. A. BIoss, farmer from near ce-
ment, was In Chickasha on business
yesterday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

Dr and Mrs i q. Wharton are now
at home lo"ibeir friends at S2s Iowa
avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
WEATHER FORECAST.

For chickasha and Vicinity: To. 2
night, fair and colder with severe .
freeze. Wednesday, fair.
.ea
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01
EIGHT INCHES
OF SNOW

Lincoln. Neb., Dec. i.-Eiehl inches
OF snow from Mccook westward to
the Colorado line. together with tenn
perature close TO the zero mark. Is
causing suffering TO unprotected stock
and delay 10 trains in Western Ne
braska.
Both the heavy snowfall and the cold
wave which followed were nnexpect
ed. Extremely cold weather prevails
in Northwestern Nebraska
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

William Powell has recovered from
an illness OF several months and left
yesterday for a visit in Fort Worth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-01

Mrs Henry lreton IS recovering from
a severe Illness OF several days
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-18
GREAT ACTIVITY At DALLAS
Prsparations for Opening Of Tripp
County Land.

Preparations for Opening Of Tripp.
County Land.
The preparations fer the land OPEN
ina are progressing at Dauas With all
uossibls speed. Buildings 40 being
erected on every hand to be occucsed
BY hotels, restaurants and sleeping
houses. There are perhaps today In
the city more than $50 carpenters and
they are working overtime endeavor-
ing to do the work which is necessary
to be done to be in readiness for the
opening and to care for the 76.0o0
people who, 1t is anticipated, Will reg
lister at Dallas during the registra-
ton period for the opening of the
1 100000 acres of rich farming land in
TY,pp county. At least $50 more car
penters could find employment there
for the next two months ct from $3.50
to "a per day. The oity now has a
floating population of fully 1000 peo-
pie who are there to participate in the
opening. The city of canvas La begin
ming to materialize and already many
have come with their tents and are
inhabiting them and taking their
meals about the city, using their tee
PEGS simply as places of recreation
and rest from the great excitement
incident to the greatest land rush
ever witnessed in the history of the
government.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-18
News Of the County
BY OUR REGULAR STAFF CORRESPONDENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sage leave
Thursday for Sawyer where their
son Murl lives and from there they
will go to their home at Rathdrum,
Idaho. They have spent some time
visiting friends and looking after
their farm in Elrod.
The Congregational C.E. S. gave
an ice cream social at the lorns
home Friday evening.
The Congregational L. A. S.
served supper at the home Of Rev.
A. B. Keller Tuesday evening.
John Aldous went to Minneapo-
lis last Tuesday evening where he
visited his aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. Amos. He returned Sunday
morning.
jim Daltons' were quarantined
Monday for scarlet fever.
John Aldous Of Elrod, Mel anc
Hazel Bcath, and Jessie Rider OF
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-18
WOMAN KILLED IN RUNAWAY
Husband Also Sustains Serious In

Husband Also Sustalns Serious In
juries in Accident.
Mrs. John Breidenbach was instant
w killed and her husband badly in
jursd in a runaway at Aberdeen. Mrs.
Breidenbach was recovering from an
Illness and her husband took her for a
drive When near the south end Of
the city Mrs. Breidenhach opened a
papasol and this fright ened the horse,
which bolted in the direction of the
Minneapolis and ST Louis tracks.
When the buggy struck the rails
both the occupants We're thrown out.
Mrs Breidenbach struck on her head
and died instantly from the shock.
Her husband sust aimed injuries to his
spine and was taken TO hospital.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-18
BRYAN TO VISIT MITCHELL
viii Speak at the Corn Palace on
Sent, %.

viii Speak At the Corn Palace on
Sept. 20.
Arrangements have been completed
for the presence of William Jennings
Bryan at the Mitchell corn palace on
Sept. %. Mr.. Bryan is at Milwaukee
on Saturday, the 26th, and he will
leave there at mid night for Minneap-
oils, where he will spend Sunday. He
will leave the Twin Cities on Sunday
evening and reach Mitchell Monday
morning. The corn palace entertain
ment will be opened at II o'clock and
at the end of the first concert Mr.
Bryan will speak at the Omaha sta
ton grounds, where there is room for
at least $4,000 persona. The city cou:
Gil has arranged to light the city al
night with 5000 electric lights. which.
will be strung for five blocks on both
sides Of Main street.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-18
HENRY HUM ERS

Ruth Clegg started to school Eat
this place Monday. s5 s s...,s s.,s..
~ Florence Duryee started teaching
school Monday.
Mrs. H. M. Griffin left for Brue
Saturday where she will spend
about a week visiting at her broth
er's.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Sykes and
family visited at the Beath home
Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Mondloch Wednesday morning a
baby girl and John is wearing a
broad smile.
Mrs. G.. B. Iorns was a Water
town visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Pierce has been laid up
for a few days with a fall.
E. Lewis has been on the sick list
the past week.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-18
FLORENCE FROLICS

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Taylor were
out from Watertown Sunday.
The Misses Christopherson, Heintz
and Mrs. Carl Burnstad went to
WatertoWn Tuesday.
DR.. R. w. Mullen returned from
Fl. Riley, Kansas, Saturday morn
ing.
Miss Pearl Griffith visited at the
Nisbct home Tuesday.
A. Wilson is among the Water
town duck hunters here.
Mrs. Cutting and Mrs. Cotton
sojourned in WatertoWn last week.
Mrs. Fred Mclaughlin entertain
ed the birthday club last Thursday.
All present report good time.
Miss Florence Travers of Clark
began teaching in our school last
week.
c. J. R. Nelson formerly of this
place called on Max Heintz Sun
day.
The Railway Co. has put in a
sidewalk on their right Of way.
This gives US cement walk from the
depot six blocks west.
Bert Fletcher, Fred Harper and
others are out from Watertowr
today hunting ducks and chickens
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-18

Brantford have gone to Huron to
attend school.
Gertrude Seamens went to Mitch
ell Monday morning where she will
attend school this year.
Albert Hammel left for Elkton
Saturday and will attend school at
that place.
Ida Morris gave party Friday
evening in honor Of her sixteenth
birthday. Everybody reports an
enjoyable time.