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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19
NOTICE.

In the Matter Of DR.. f. L. Dawson.
ct al.
state Of Oklahoma, Grady County
Before the County Commissioners OF
Said County.
In the matter Of the petition Of Dr.
e. L. Dawson and others owning land
in sections 20, 21. %, 81, 2s and 81, in
township north, range west asking
for the establishment OF drainage
district and the issuance of bonds 70
meet the expenses of laying out and
opening and deepening the channal OF
High Line creek beginning in the bed
of said creek where in the northwest
corner of the northeast quarter OF
section 20, in said township and range,
thence in a southeasterly direction
STRENGTHENING the channel Of said
creek and deepening and broadening 1t
to its junction with Jack creek so that
complete and proper drainage for the
LANDS along said creek and adjacent
thereto can be had, notice is hereby
given that by order OF the county COM
missioners of said county made and
entered of record on the 9TH day OF
January, 1909, in regular meeting the
petition of said DR.. 2. L. Dawson and
others, the report of the viewers here
tofore appointed by said board ant
of the maps and exhibits Of p. 3
Colby, who accompanied said viewer
under the direction of the board, file'
with said report, will on Monday tn
list day of February. 1909, be hear
and considered BY said commissioner
at or before which date any perso
interested may file objections and r.
sist the confirmation of said repor
! and action thereon by this board.
! BY order of the board.
! Ed F. Johns,
! Attest: Chairman
s I'D. Lindsay,
i (Seal) County Clerk. 1872
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19
ALL DRUGGISTS

= = 2 sulusIInou 81 InoLa IspsW Proc
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19
Life 100000 Years Ago.

Scientists have found in a cave In
Switzerland bones OF men, who lived
100000 years ago. when life was in
constant danger from wild beasts. To
day the danger. as shown BY A. W.
Brown of Alexander. Me-. is largely
from deadly disease. IL 1t had not
been for DR.. Kings New Discovery,
which cured me, could not have
lived" he writes, suffering as I did
from severe lung trouble and stub.
born cough" TO cure sore lungs, colds,
obstinate coughs and prevent pneumo
mia. it's the best medicine on earth
soc and ST. Guaranteed by Brown 9
D&u
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19
Came Near Choking TO DEATH.
(seal) County Clerk.

A little boy, the son Of Chris. D. Pet
erson. a well known resident of the
illage of Jacksonville, Iowa. had sud
den and violent attack OF Group. Much
thick, stringy phlegm came up after
giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mr.. Peterson says: 7 think be would
have choked to death had We not given
him this remedy" /" For sale BY all drug
sists. D&W
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19
Teach Indians
Farming

on Feb. ~ and 10 there Will be held
In chlckasha. the Farmers Institute
IN the interest Of the farmers school
boards. and teachers Of Grady county
The first half day WIN be devoted
to practical demonstration IN Judging
stock, corn. cattle, etc. In The after
noon Of the first day the regular pro-
gram Of the institute viii begin. How
ever. in a separate roo mihere will
be conducted a class for boys IN corn
and cotton judging, and also practical
demonstration 10 teachers Of sow to
teach agriculture and domestic science
in the schools.
The night sessions will be Of a char
acter TO interest farmers, business
men. teacher and lsdies. A stereopu-
con will be used to illustrate the lee
lures at night State Superintendent
Cameron will speak at night on "Edu-
cation In the New State"
On the second day the regular insti-
tute program win be continued. Also
institute officers and delegate to the
annual meeting OF the board In Au-
gust will be elected. and other busi-
ness transacted. At the same time.
but in another room. MIR. E. r. Bal
comb Of the A. & NJ. college, superin-
tendent OF agriculture and industrial
education. will conduct a teachers
meeting for the purpose Of discussing
ways and means Of teaching agricul-
ture in the schools. Prominent edu-
Gators viii assisin the teachers meet
ing.
Farmers are expected to bring their
families, at least their wives and older
children. and they VIII be invited
to bring along big baskets filled with
eatables. A room will be secured
where all can est together and discuss
farm topics II is hoped to make the
annual institute a general rally Of
farmers and their friends for better
farms. better farming and more com
forts for the farmer and his family
The officers of existing institutes
= and other local men and women will
be asked TO furnish help for the pro
gram. and to make arrangements for
Z halls for the meetings and otherwise
assist in preparing for the institute
!, Farmers. are esepcailly boys. viii be
= requested TO bring some good corr
or cotton for use in Judging Th'
: county superintendent and teachers
win be requested to assist. particular
ly in the teachers program.
= Briefly summarized, the plans are a
2 follows:
l. Actual demonstration worw, an
practical lectures
y 2. Exhibits from the AA. & N. co
lege.
= ). Collecting statistics
81 4. Distributing reports and othe
literature.
D. 5. Special work for teachers an
. puplls
6. stereopticon lectures at night.
:. Z. Basket dinners by all.
IN 8. Arranging for demonstrate
farms.
~ 9. Preparing for boys contests ne
fall in growing and Judging corn al
Y cotton.
10. Securing photographs Of grou
les for future publications.
9, IL. The study of soils and erosit
ek- And finally. the arousing Of g
eraI interest in the betterment Of rui
ke' life.
y With the hope that there plans N
meet with your approval, and that y
and all actively assist in carrying them
300 10 effect. they are respectfully $
iek- mitted
r. Nj Jeffords
and Supt. Farmers Institutes
'62, BY r. Fl. Wilson.
Z Secretary Farmers Institute
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Sc; EM Sc sw; NE swi Wa So
sW; sM sw. 1851
Same to same, i.iG-O9, sa2Ss, NV
NE: NE NV; sh SIC NV, 1851;
sw NV VIZ SO NV; NV NV.
35S-7.
II. NJ. Cochran 10 Walter Jones.
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NV: NE NV; s5-s.7, 600 acres
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19
T. NJ. Jeffords,
Supt. Farmers Institutes.
BY R. Fl. Wilson,
Secretary Farmers Institute.
sees Mother Grow Young.

TT would be hard to overstate the
wonderful change in my mother since
she began to use Electric Bitters,"
writes Mrs. w. L. Gilpatrick and DAN
forth, Ne. Although past 10. she
seems really to be growing young
again. She suffered untold misery
from dyspepsia for 20 years. At last
she could neither eat. drink nor sleep.
Doctors gave her up and all remedies
failed, till Electric Bitters worked
such wonders for her health" They
invigorate all vital organs, cure liver
and kidney troubles, induce sleep, i'm
part strength and appetite. Only DOC
at Brown 6 Cas- Drug store. D&W
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19

No. %, Ar. 1:2O p. m. Nv. 1:4O p. m.
No. IL. Ar. 12:40 a. m. Lv. 1916 a. m.
No. 80. Ar. 1890 p. m.
No. 81, Lv. $500 a. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19

Ell Reno, Chick, Mangum-westbound-
Ar. cbickasha s:4O a. M, $500 p. m.
Lv. chickasha 1856 a. m, S:15 p. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19

No. "a, Ar. a:45 p. m. Lv. S:0b p. m.
No. 12. Ar. 2:55 a. m. Nv. 1905 a. M.
No. SO, Nv. 500 a. m.
No. IS, Ar. 2:15 a. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19

El Reno, Chick, Mangum-Eastbound.
Ar. Chickasha 1O:45 a. m, 1855 p. m.
Lv. Chickasha 11:OO a. m, $40 p. M
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19
Frlaco-Westhound.

No. 4ia. Ar. and Lv. 1856 p, m.
No. 4O7. Ar. and Lv. 7:25 p. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-19

MM1Hssk: -
The only flour ever had any luck with
is Gold Medal Flour. LuetHDA'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

did business on the housetop. He new
er scrambled with the crowd to be TO-
cused by the light that shimmers for
anybody who hungers and thirsts for
that sort OF publicity. He knew moth
ing of the megaphone methods of busi-
ness.
While other giants In the railroad
business were reaching out for trunk
ines Hawley was gathering I'm the
littie lines one at a time until he had
enough to make 1t known that he was
actor to be considered Here and
there were unfinished lines that were
practically idle. Every now and then
one of these fell into Hawley's hands
and while some wondered what he
wanted with II, 10. II began paying
dividends After he had met Harri-
man the latter never evinced any dis
position to renew the contest
| Meanwhile Wall street, that knew
something of the man, watched his ST.
lent comings and goings, and now there
are those who make bold TO predict
that greater than Hartman is here,
| one OF the first transactions that made
the street fleck the dust from it's eyes
was that between Hawley and James
j, Hin, This was the sale by the for
mer TO the latter OF the Colorado and
| Southern company, with 1000 miles OF
road. The price was big enough to
make many wonder II Hill was asleep
when he paid the price. on the heels
OF this, when Hawley in his character
i3tlc manner took In the Chesapeake
ana Ohio and its interests. there was
enough nudging in Wall street TO make
the crowd wabble.
| Now that Edwin Hawley is recog-
nlzed as the greatest railroad collector
OF the country by which is meant his
genius for getting possession of so
many small lines, the curiosity 10
know something about his beginning Is
pardonable. lie was born In Chatham,
n. Y. .fifty-nine years ago. When he
was ont OF school In his native town
he used to put In his spare time at tlie
railroad station watching trains. II
he ever dreamed of being In the busi-
ness no one knew It. Before he at
talned his majority he went into the
4 commission business, but II did not
pay, and he went to New York city.
His first Job there was In connection
with tugboats That was too slow,
and he obtained clerkship In the
general Offices of the Erie railway. Just
how he shifted himself from that place
20 the offices of the Ohio and Missls-
sippi railroad company is not OF recs
ord. but that is what he did. but his
opportunity came when he was found by
Coils p. Huntington, who owned the
Southern Pacific. Huntington put him
: In charge of the New York Office, In
which centcred many II not all of the
Huntington properties. Hawley made
a striking. success in his work. People
who saw thrin said things about him
that would have made a weaker man
Dizzy, Just then Hartman got to be
the power In the company and put IN
his own man. Hawley resigned He
was rot the sort OF man To show that
he was hurt. but he had a streak of
h2lnnn nature In him that rankled.
and he hidcd his time. Since the dis
chargs and the quarrel Hawley has
horr aI work, and this Is the result,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

Royal Ulster or the Royal Irish Yacht
! club. The report that he Nigh. have
n boat built by some Canadian yacht
| club Is denied iy the man who brought
over the Shamrocks.
The doughty lrlshman who is here TO
| challenge has already instructed Will
liam Fife OF Scotland II draw up plans
Tor racing yacht and expects to place
another order with Alfred Milne for a
secon boat, providing his challenge is
iayorably received The deed of gift
stlpulates that challenge for the
Americas cup must be made with a
yacht or vessel propelled by sails only
ana constructed I'm the country to
| which the challenging club belongs"
! THIS clause may be abrogated by mu-
! tual agreement
| In Sir Thomas opinion It is not only
| impracticable, but also dangerous. to
send a racing yacht across the water
ana ne Is further of opinion that the
! stand OF the New York Yacht club con-
cerning race for the Americas cup Is
| inconsistent with true sport. He Is
willing to build a boat to race under
the universal rule that governs all
yacht racing in this country except for
! the Americas cup.
| 1t Is not necessary here to recapitu-
! ate what has taken place or to Indulge
! IN conJectures as to what Will be the
outcome of the visit at this time The
F. results up To date are matters OF
Yachting history and as one OF Sir
| Faomas' country's poets has said.
what Is writ Is writ" While Ameri-
curS had rather see him "lift the
| blooming cup" as he once expressed IL,
than an. other man, and while they
VIII be interested in reading about his
| efforts to win, they have a more kindly
interest In him as a man.
While there Is nothing unusual in
his appearance, he would be easil'
I, recognized In the street of any Ameri-
can city he might visit He is one of
the best advertised men In either hem
isphero. lie Is the personihcation of
graciousness. He is bachelor and
has passed his fifty-ninth birthday.
He was born In Glasgow. Scotland.
but, mind you, of Irish parentage II
was by royal order that Thomas
Johnstone Upton got his present title.
which he carries with becoming mod
esty.
His fortune is reputed to be some-
whore I'm the neighborhood OF twenty
millions of dollars, which is being
added to yearly. While he is loyal to-
his country, he insists that In his busis
ness all antiquated methods be elimi-
mated and prefers the American idea
of conducting his concerns His offices
1 are decorated with British and Ameri-
can flags lie is most considerate of
all i'm his Tarviee, and every now ana
then he invites a few hundred al a
time TO so with him to osldge, his
beautifn' country residence at Old
Sonthga.c. and when they are there
they are asked to make themselves at
home.
one Of his hobbies is the Alexandra
trust scheme along the limo OF the
soup kitchens which proved such a
success IN Vienna. He has always
shown deep sympathy for the lower
classes, especially in what they eat.
THOMAS KEAIPER.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

Within the next six months these
Dreadnoughts will take their places az
at the head OF the nations line of sea
fighters Each is In excess by 1000
tons Of the Michigan, which until the
Delaware and North Dakota took the
water was the most powerful OF the
American feet In addition to their
great displacement and high speed the
Delaware and North Dakota are %
per cent stronger on the offense and
defense than any battleships yet con-
structed Their broadslde batteries
can hurl 25 per cent more metal than
any ships In their class. while the vi
tails are protected by heavier armor
than any battleships afloat.
While the most formidable Dread
noughts OF the old world carry moth
ing larger than the twelve inch guns.
Uncle Sam Is already considering a
fourteen inch gun for the next Dread
noueht to be launched by this country.
The first gun OF this bore is nearing
completion and will be given it's try
out at the proving grounds next spring
II win weigh sixty-seven tons. only
seven tons heavier than the twelve
inch. The velocity OF shell fired
from this monster viii be slightly less
than that OF the twelve inch gun, but
II Will make up In weight and Will
have capacity for penetration of
nearly two inches greater thickness of
ordinary steel armor The extreme
cost OF firing a fourteen inch gun will
be 500 The cost of firing n twelve
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

mage Of 10000 tons and carries twelve
twelve-inch guns. on the other hand
II must be remembered that Germany
has others OF the same class by the
close of the present year she VIII nave
eleven Dreadnoughts. super Dread
noughts and Invinclbles launched or IN
stocks. German experts are conhdent
that the Helgoland. the Ostfriesland
and the Beowulf will each be superior
to Britain's Neptune In striking force.
broadslde fire and weight of metal II
the Neptune falls below the German
standard either in striking power or
more destructive guns at longer range
or in more serviceable subsidiary
battery. the armaments Of the Hercules
and the Colossus will be increased be-
yond the maximum now known in the
British navy.
The Westfalen. the first vessel of the
super Dreadnought type built for the
German navy. was launched last July.
on her trial trip she exceeded her con-
tract requirements. developing speed
OF 20 knots. while her engines indi-
Gated $4,000 HORSEPOWER. She has a
tonnage of 1S500 tons. and her main
armament consists of twelve eleven
inch guns. The projectiles fired by
these guns are of go pounds weight.
II the Indefatigabe shall be out
classed by the two armored cruisers
soon TO be launched at Hamburg. 2S
knot or even go knot super -In1eNibles
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

steel tube masts formerly in use. The
new type is made Of small steel tubes
and steel wire cables. The Delaware
is also equipped with two submerged
torpedo tubes and has a water line
armor belt from stem to stern eleven
inches thick along the engine room.
fire room and magazine space stepped
down at bow and stern. Her length is
$40 feet between perpendlculars and
51S feet inches over all. Her beam
is So feet 3 inches; draft. 81 feet.
The North Dakota, with the same
tonnage as the Delaware. will attract
worldwide interest among naval people
because she is the first battleship any
where to be fitted with the Curtis type
of turbine and Is the first in the United
States navy to have any kind OF tur-
bine. She Is much larger than the
original British Dreadnought Her
screws are of the Monel metal and
weigh about six tons apiece and are
some ten feet In diameter. The Monel
metal is a new invention. Il Is prac-
tically. two thirds nickel. II will stand
pressure OF $4,000 pounds to the
square inch. take a high polish and is
noncorrosive I'm water.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

inch gun is s4SS. However. this is
anticipating. 1t is what has been done
that Is of interest
1t is only by comparison with the
great Dreadnoughts of Great Britain.
Germany and France that one can have
a better understanding of the capacity
OF the Delaware and North Dakota.
American Dreadnoughts.
The Delaware developed on her trial
run the greatest speed ever made by a
first class battleship She Is the most
powerful fighter afioat at this time.
She outclasses the British Dread
nought. In appearance she differs
from the ordinary type. The forward
deck Is uncommonly high and broad,
80 as to prevent heavy seas from
breaking over the bows and making Il
possible to fire guns In the forward
turrets when the ship Is at full speed
In storm. In her main battery she
carries twelve inch breechloading
rides mounted In pairs In electrically
controlled elliptical turrets situated
on the center line OF the ship. All ten
or the guns can be fired on either
broadslde. Two skeleton masts set off
her superstructure in place OF the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

lively. the Columbia being the winner
In both contests. The last trial was
In 1903, when Shamrock Ill lost two
out of three races, tho time OF the third
race not being reported. BECAUSE Sir
Thomas boat got lost in the fog The
boat that kept the cup in that contest
was the Reliance.
The races of 1903 occurred Aug. 22,
27 and Sept. 3, In 1899 the races took
place Oct. is, II and 90, The races in
1901 came off Sept, 2S and oct. 3 and A..
Thus it has been six years since Sir
Thomas rnade his third attempt 20 Int
the cup, and as he asks a year in
which to build another boat that will
meet the requirements of defenders Of
the cup the next race cannot take place
before 1911, even II Sir Thomas T. sue
eessful IT, arranging for his fourth go.
II the race Is arranged 1t VIII be
through one OF Sir Thomas clubs, the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

The crack battleship of Great Britain,
the Neptune, is the biggest warship
ever constructed by any nation thus
far. Her keel was laid last January,
and she was launched at Portsmouth
eight months after. She will be com
pleted in January, 1911. The tonnage
OF the Neptune is 20,250 tons. or more
than 1000 tons heavier than the
Dreadnought Her length Is $50 feet.
ten feet longer than the Dreadnought,
and she Is two feet wider. Her beam
is eighty four feet; designed speed, Il
knots: horsepower, $4,000. Her armor
is to consist of hardened Krupp steel,
eleven inches thick amidships and ta-
pering to four inches at each end. and
she will carry ten twelve-inch guns.
When afloat she will represent an in
vestment of st0,00O,O0O. Nevertheless,
at the rate of construction of Dread
noughts the supremacy of the Neptune
Is destined TO be short lived. for, as be-
fore stated, the United States has al
ready appropriated funds for the con-
struction of two that will be greater
by $3.50 tons each.
Germany's latest Dreadnought. Ost-
friesland Cor oldenburg). has a ton
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13
J {. a5lsSss s2;E ILL InAlxorA L

" T is race for Dreadnoughts. The
competitors are Great Britain
Germany. America, France. japan
- and brazil A dozen Is the product
for the last five months. and more are
coming.
The Delaware. the first of the United
States Dreadnought type completed.
made her trial trip Oct. % over the
measured mile course In Penobscot
bay. Maine, and exceeded her speed
requirements on her screw standard
isAtIon runs The contract called for
?l knots an hour.
The Delaware attained maximum
NJ 81 563 knots an hour. with an in
dicated horsepower of her main en-
gines Of 2s,5fS. The North Dakota Is
of the same class as the Delaware.
Both Of these DreadnoVghts are ready
to take their place In the American
navy Each has a tonnage of 10000
The Utah and Florida, now huilding,
are twin Dreadnoughts OF 21.j00 tons
sarn and viii carry ten twelve-inch
gums each The former Is being built
~ the New York navy yard, the latter
~ the New York Shiphrllding com
lany's Yards
In addition to these congress made
two batileships OF 10000 tons each
These have not yet been laid down.
bui they are To he called Arkansas
ind wyoming respectively
With the Utah, Florida. Arkansas
end Wyoming completed. the United
States VIII have six Dreadnoughts.
and these will give Uncle Sam a
standing among the sea hghtiny ma :
tons ~ the earth
Great Britain has eight in the Dread =
nonfhr class; Germany. six: France Is
,onftruciins the Mirabeau n monster
IN t,i- .rlass now In demand. and japan
IL Enildfns iwo In addition to thuse
lh- has of 20G00 tons each,
The Delaware was built by the New
port News Shipbuildlng and DrydoclS
company and the North Dakota at
he Fore River shipyards nj quincy
Mass Both were laid down IN 1907
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

" " YHEN Edward II. Hartman
died there were some
wv people who talked as IL
they believed there was Il