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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
GOT LIGHT FROM PREsl1z..T
Visitor to Washington Long Ago Tells
OF His Experience with
Gen. Grant.

Washington. said the first man
always makes me think of the time
when | was a boy
Indeed ?" mildly inquired the sec
ond individual.
Yes. When ! was quite young
Was here for a short time, and while
out walking one morning I stopped to
talk with a group of men. It was a
pleasant morning. and the crowd
looked interesting. so ! joined thelc
as a young man will | had not been
talking with them long when gentle
man approached II was President
Grant He was taking his usual walk
along Pennsylvania avenue Not think
ing about him, | asked for a match
No one OF the crowd had one. Then
an idea occurred to one. and he said:
I dare you to ask the president for
light Well, as ! said before, | was
only a young kid | would not take a
dare So walked up to the president
when he came abreast of me and said /:
Good morning He politely raised his
hat in returning the salutation Would
you be so kind as to give me light?'
was not sure what the result would
be. and was trife nervous The
president replied Why. certainly.
and. taking the ever-present black
cigar from his mouth. passed it to me
and | lighted my cigarette from the
end Of It Then. with remark as to
the beauty Of the weather he again
raised his hat and with a iood morn
4 a. went his wav
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
(First Published July q, ls09.)
RESOLUTION.

Declaring the necessity OF improv-
ing that portion OF chickasha avenue
from the east line Of Sixth street to
the east line Of the alley between
Twelfth street and Thirteenth street.
in the city OF Chickasha. Oklahoma, by
grading. paving. curbing, guttering and
draining the same,
Be it resolved by the mayor and
councilmen of the city OF Chickasha,
Oklahoma:
Section i. That It is necessary 70
improve Chickasha avenue from the
east line Of Sixth street 10 the east
line Of the alley between Twelfth
street and Thirteenth street in the
city OF Chickasha. Oklahoma. by grad
ing. paving. curbing guttering and
draining the same
Section . That the expense of said
improvement. including the street In
tersections and alley crossings, shall
be paid by special assessment to be
assessed against the lots and tracts
OF land benefited thereby as provided
by "An act to provide for the improve
ment Of streets and other public places
within cities OF the first class BY grad
ing. paving. macadamizIng, curbIng,
guttering and draining the same and
declaring an emergeacy.r approved
April 18th. 1908
Section g. That this resolution shall
be published in six consecutive issues
of the Chickasha Daily Express. a daily
newspaper published and Of general
circulation in the city OF Chickasha,
Oklahoma.
Adopted this 22nd day Of July, 1903.
Approved this the 22nd day Of July
1909.
R. NJ. Cochran,
Attest: Acting Mayor
Joe Dews,
City Clerk 7-27st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

~n January End the power from the
.aSsectric water power plant was con
Iuzsected up with the wheels OF industry
commencing a new era in the history
4nf Chickasha-of Oklahomain fact
This last great move was the one
ekning needful to round out Chickasha
zas an important factor in the CONNER
~cial world
There was sufficient in what we had,
prior to the bestowal upon us of that
agreat commercial factor, cheap power,
10 make us feel that we were favored
s,saople, and this great gift in addi-
utlnn Is cause for exceeding crate
NE1zness.
Mot only must the promoters and
lodilders OF this great power plant have
tsbs pleasure OF knowing that they
aave IDuflded a recompense for the
future, Dut they have at the same time
rrecten a lasting monument to their
spluck anh energy. They have given
to xare sSaaragon state, through the
ehneapest method of furnishing power
!. xnnwn 10 man, the incentive for loca-
non OF manufactures seeking homes
IN the New Southwest
MANY are the industries that will
enome to Oklahoma because of this
sneapest OF all power generated
Fhrough the Harvesting of a medium
mat runs on forever. Unlike the va
pors which come from the bowels OF
earth and are temporarily to tfurnish
heat for generating power, this har-
messing OF the Washita insures manu-
efacturers against the possibility OF the
sDrime factor running out. And when
we. here in Oklahoma. the land that
F.put a few years ago, as time Is meas
,tnred. was vast, unimproved territory
sare boasting OF modern advancement
hat places Oklahoma factories on
level with the factories depending up
On the harnessed Niagara for theil
power. we must indeed be proud OF oul
, ocsition And the claim Is not built Oh
- fran foundation, either, for we are
assured that to large consumers tni'
electrical current will be furnished a.
cheap as is that generated by tht
mienty Niagara.
Cheap power is one Of the great ele
aments in city building. and to Obtain
lshss as the problem which confront'
all enterprising communities.
In the coal producing districts
would seem that the problem is solved
.out such is not the case, for the rea
son that combination among operators
strikes ,amang miners, lockouts AM
looded mines result in keeping u
che price Of coal at the mines 70
Nsocal consumption about the same
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

at the markets one hundred miles dls'
tant IN the gas field the situation is
different, and for time cheap fuel Is
furnished, but in the end the results
are far from satisfactory, from the
fact that a monopoly first controls
the output and squeezes the consum-
ers, and in time the field plays out and
leaves the factories and power plants
at the mercy of the coal companies.
There is only one practical solution
to the proposition, and that is electric
water power, power controlled only
BY nature. not subject to strikes, lock-
outs or fires, and not liable to give
out. That, we of Chickasha of Okla
homa today
The capacity of the Washita as a
water power stream is inexhaustible,
and within easy reach OF Chickasha
enough power can be centered to run
all the wheels of industry that may
come to Oklahoma within the next
half century
This company has secured other 10
Gated properties for power plants,
which it proposes to commence devel-
oping in the near future.
The street car lines and the pro
posed Chickasha. Pauls Valley and
Denison Interurban line will take its
power from Washita river power
houses.
Before the Chickasha Water Power
Company entered the local field, the
rate for domestic current in Chickasha
was twenty cents per kilowatt hour,
since the company has commenced
business the rate has been reduced TO
'eight cents for domestic consumption,
and for other purposes a sliding scale
is in effect, bringing the rate down
to cent and half for manufacturers
who use large quantities Of electricity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
pnantom Worker in capIto;

The negro scruhbers tell narrowing
tales OF the long halls In the House
wing OF the national capitol. A long
time ago one Of their number sudden.
n died while at work In the early
honrs Of the morning. Now the story
fhev tell Is thar ms Euost may De seen
INA heard at work az regular times
rhe negroes tell that the splashing
oe the spectral water and the sound
the scrapins OF the phantom pail
4 It Il moved along the marble floor
d the progress Of the work is as real
As the uoise OF their own labora.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

i confidence because the ground for
trust Or reliance is found in the thrift
and energy
And as Chickasha grows, the power
plant will grow, for the men behind
the dam are men who are not influ-
enced by what the common people
think. Lawrence Martin, who financed
the project; c. E. Ross. engineer in
charge; and Dennis O'Brien, wealthy
property owner Of Chickasha, were
confident that they saw Just what
Chickasha needed, and despite the fact
that $S5, 900 was needed to put into the
building of the plant, they readily got
behind the move when some reserved
support until the realization Of just
what the plant meant to Chickasha
was thrust upon them.
But the rapid strides did not end
there. No later than Friday the above
company which has been known as the
OHlChdSud dtSi pNCi SOihP"AJ
consolidated with the Chickasha Gas
Company, and will be known in the
future as the Chickasha Gas and Elec-
trio Company. capitalized at $175,0OO,
with the above named citizens as di-
rectors, including A. A. Humphrey and
e. r. Johnson. who were with the gas
company
The present plant, as shown here
with, Is built of solid concrete. with a
width of 80 feet at the base, top width
of feet, height 1914 feet, and width
of S5 feet over the spill-way. There
are good substantial bulk heads at the
ends to protect the banks fully Of
the equipment found at the plant,
there are two 40-inch trunk turbines
or horizontal shafts; one 375 XIV. a. G,
generator with space left for three ad-
ditional 61inch turbines and two gen
orators of the same capacity as the
one now in use. In fact, the instalia
ton fo the generators IS now under
way.
The present lower house is merely
temporary structure and when the
additional units are added, a concrete
power house win be erected The
plant, now with an aggregate horse
power of 800, is about one-third loaded
but when the heavy motors are in
stalled the largest concerns, such as
factories now figuring will require
larger equipment From the powel
plant to the center of distribution
there is used about four miles Of wire
In the business houses and through
out the residence section there are in
stalled So arc lights of the new West
linghouse metallic flame pattern, tn
first of the kind in the state, and tn
citizens have expressed delight at tn
results.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17

and our old college chum,> Arthur Devlin:
will be here for the express purpose OF
irving to make the Tigers. swallow the
same dose as they did last Monday at the
may not. In reply to the question as to
whether New York could make the Tigers
take a back seat on the latters' home
from Napoleon MeGraw and Wellington
Wolverton.. Sure, said Mac. Not
added Harry. So there Won are. pay your
money and take your choice. McGinnity
tomorrow's game, his work against Utica
yesterday being in the nature of an easy
warm.up to keep his arm oiled up; He
since Monday last. And Harry Wolverton
says Joe is sure to get 1t.
With their baseball appetites still I'M
l'games IN New York, it is ccrtain that a
large slice Of the bas eball population of
Manhattan Will take the ride from the big
city, to the local ball lark to see the
1t will. be a struggle from the tap of the
gong. don't you forget that for a minute
The first three weekdays off next week
VIII be given up to short and sharp daily
fettle for the opening of the season and
just want to keep in their perfect trim.
All the time -honored customs of Opening
day will be strictly observed, and Mayor
Haussling will probably be asked to throw
out. the first ball. There will be a band
and, perhaps. a singer with a voice to
their spick and span white uniforms. with
natty blue caps. the Tigers ought to make
a splendid appearance, and will go into
the game against the visiting Torontos
with an kinds of epper
victory for the Tigers over the Utica New
York State League) team, by a score OF
to Q. Following is the complete score
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
MAN WILL Go AFTER
GIANTS GOAT TOMORROW
MCCraw's Scrappy Bunch Will ReConnOitre on
Local Battle ground Battle Will Be Hard
Fought, Because Joe Wants Victory.

Johnny McGraw and the New York
Giants will he the attraction at Wieden :
mayors Park tomorrow. Almost as
much interest attaches to the game,
even though it is only an exhibition
affair, as though it were a league
game.
The Giants, always a great d. sing
card in this city, this year will proba
bly, be a greater one for several rea-
sons. One is that Iron Man Joe Nc
Ginnity, who did great work for Nc
Graw in days gone by. will take up the
task of defeating his former club
mates. Joe came close to doing the
trick at the Polo Grounds Monday, and
the local fans who witnessed the game
say that the umpire, kid Carsey,
vas responsible to a certain degree for
the Tigers defeat. Larry Doyle, who
broke up the game, will probably be in
the battle.
Billy O'Hara, who played with Balti
more last season, will be in the out
field, and big Chief" Meyers yin
probably catch the game. Josh De Wore,
the feet-footed former Tiger o%utfielder,
may be on the job. The fans will have
a chance to see the little fellow in ac-
ton chce more, If that is the case,
Harry McCronick. Herzog and others
well known to local rooters, and Arthur
Deylin, who played great ball for
Walter Burnham's team several years
ago, when the rest of the aggr--a.ion
was on a vacation, will be at the ''red
hot" corner.
McGraw will place a strong team
against the Tigers. for he is now con
WINGED that Joe McGinnity has still
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
EASTERN LEAGUE
-. DROPS

The scribes all around the Eastern League
circuit are falling hard for the story of
Harry wolverton being transferred TO the
New York Americans. Wake up, brothers;
we'll. admit that the weather has been
pretty bad, but just because you feel bad
don't make others suffer. George Frost
brook was short of copy that day in the
Mail office.
The pitching of Joe McGinnity against the
New York Giants has got the Eastern
League managers figuring out Just how
many games joe is going to pHca. and
they are already putting those games on
the lost side of the column, Well, It's just
as we'll to admit, boys.
Manager Duffy, of the Providence Grays,
is so happy over the prospects of his team
that he gave the whole squad q big beef
steak blowout recently. That's right,
Hughey, feed them up good, for there Is a
hungry bunch of Tigers here who will relish
them all the more.
1t looks like a good bet that Jehnny Dunn
will not be particularly pleased to see Jack
Frill this year. Dunn always got pretty
sore when our star left-hander took the
mound, for he had the Beautiful Birdlets
eating out of his hand.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17

quickly and with rifle speed ana accura
While the Tigers did not get more
than so or 60 hits yesterday against the
Pent-Ups. they were never extended
and played under wraps all the game.
Jake Gettman celebrated the day with
two lusty wallops out of three times up,
making the only u of the game, when,
after his second successive hit. Bud
sharpe hit one on the nose for a safety.
The Utes, while a rafting good ball
club, in their class, are inclined to be
always ~scrapping and kicking at the de-
cisions OF "His Royal Highness, the
Umps." 1t is all right to b e.trying to
make an impression on the manager
during the spring training and beconn-
ing known as a "scrappy" player, but
II is another thing to constantly
wrangle over decisions which are abso-
lutely Just, even though they are
against your team. Hartman. the old
Fordham boy, who has played with
Montreal and with Trenton, was De
chief offender, and was the cause OF
several delays. 1t is possible that, get
ting away with that sort of thing in the
New York State League, they think
they can here, but. really, Mr.. Hart
man, you're in the wrong pew and not
ever in the right church.
The last ante-season game will be played
tomorrow, and a bunch ,of baseball fire.
works will mark this game for the husky,
hustling New York Giants. McGraw. Big
Chief Meyers, Laughing Larry Doyle
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
NEWARK FIVE LOST
CHANCE FOR FIRST
IN EASTERN RACE

NEW HAVEN, April 17.-Newark
dropped two out of three games to the
New Haven bowlers in the Eastern
League race, which ended it's season
last night. AS q result the champions
ship went to New York, with Newark
second, and the locals third.
The visitors took the first game by
seventeen pins, but were easy victims
in the other two. There were many
scores over the 200 mark. Johnson, of
the winners, had a total of 652 for the
three games. and Pierson. of the New
arkers. reached 642.
Weingarth and Noack, of the Newark
five, will both come in for a place in
the high average column and get in the
money.
The home team went over the 1000
mark in the second game and twenty
one pins in the final.
The scores:
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17

With Larry Doyle back In the game
yesterday and Bugs Raymond at his
best. the Giants treated the Brooklyns
to the same medicine which they re-
ceived at the hands of the Trolley
Dodgers in the opening game. 1t was
in the eighth inning when the Polo
Ground idols got going, and Doyle's
wallop sent in two runs.
Bresnahan's st. Louis team took the
final game from the Chicago Cubs,
to l.. The Cincinnati Reds won from
Pittsburg, 4 to 8. and Boston, shut out
Billy Murray's Philadelphia bunch,
to 0. Foxen. the former Jersey City
twirler, was in the box for the losers,
and pitched better ball than Lindaman.
The scores:
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
TIPS FROM

CHICAGO, H., April 17.-Trank Gotch,
worlds wrestling champion, won a handi-
cap match from Hjalmar Lundin last night.
Gotch agreed to throw Lundin once in
twenty minutes, ard accomplished thes fall
by the use of . reverse Nelson in 9m. 3s'
DIR. b. F.. Roller, OF Seattle, defeated The
Mysterious Conductor in straight falls N
the opening match.
Gotch last night signed articles TO meet
DR.. Roller, OF Seattle, in Kansas city on
April q.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Ffve men are
entered in the tournament for the amateur
billiard championship of the United States,
which will start Monday night in The
biederkranz Club. in Fifty-eighth street
They are G. r. Conklin. Chicago; Clarence
jackson, Chicago; A. j. Wright, San Fran
cisco; Joseph Mayer, Philadelphia, and DR..
Leonidas L. Mial. New York.
The games will be 400 points, 1S-inch balk-
line, two shots in. There will be two games
daily, the tournament continuing into the
second week.
CHAMPAIGN, III, April T.-Ceach
Harry GIN will decide today IL the Univer-
sity Of Illinois relay team shall be sent t.
his qnarter-nilers that If they averaged &
seconds each in the tryopt the Illinois -four
would compete In the East. The runners
expect to como up to this requirement.
Fred Appleby, the phenomenal little
English middle-distance runner, who
holds the worlds amateur record for
lfteen miles, is hot on the trail of the
winner. of the Shrubb.St Yves race al
his distance, which is to be held at the
American League Park next Saturday
- y 4--.t a. - H.. -.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
TIGERS HAVE GOOD THIRD
Stacker in KID MUELLER
Finish Up Exhibition Games Tomorrow Utica Was
Trimmed by Score Of l-O--Nothing but
Practise Sessions Next Week.
BY JAMES N. GOULD.

hf HE last but one of the exhibition games to be
played by the Tigers, in their preparation for the
regular championship season, took place this aft
ernoon, the Bengals' opponents being the fast aggregation
which sails under the flag and in the name of the famous
New York Athletic Club. The Indians from Travers ISL
and and Fifty ninth street were out to win, and spurred on
by their long string of victories and the lusty shouts of over
500 of their own rooters, made a game effort to take the
victory back with them TO their cosy clubhouse near the
park. OF course the chance of the athletic clubs winning
was considerably lessened by the fact that kid Mueller
did the pitching and a glance at the Kids 1908 record will
give you an idea as to his consistency in making away
with games.
And perhaps this same Mueller cannot play third base,
ON. w'ot? The way he handled those seven difficult
chances in yesterdays game with the scrappy Utica team,
fans sit up, rub their eyes, and take another look to assure
wasn't Harry Wolverton, Himself, playing the bag The
the bali, but handles, it cleanly, gettina his throw away
- --.xon
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
IoHNs WON SIX STRAIGHT.

Lee Johns won six straight games from
Charley Luhr on the Oxford alleys last
night. His average for the night was 22O 2
and that OF Luhrs 1854. The match was
one OF the Greater New York and inter-
not compelled to exert himself aside from
the fourth game. which he won by a single
.....s,...-., 1e2 10 2o2 81 ~ Na
Johns ...s.... 300 253 eli III rs 20
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/ cure all forms OF nervous debility,
impotency, vital weakness, varicocele,
unnatural drains, diseases OF the heart, KID
neys, stomach, liver and bladder, blood And
skin, chronic bronchitis, asthma, consunnp-
ton and ALL FEMALE DISEASES, no
matter what the cause. Strict confidence
Will be observed.
CONSULTATION FREEs
Office Hours--2 to 4 p. N. 8 to P. NJ
Closed Wednesdays and Sundays
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something left in him as a pitcher.
Arlie Latham, who once uinpired in
the Pat Powers organization, and who
did a war dance for Jack O'Rrier. ore
of Burnham's. captains, will he on the
coaching lines for the Giants. and Will
bert Robinson. the old Baltimore back
stop, Will likely be in uniform.
The Giants are smarting over the de-
feat in that famous thirteen-inning
opening game with Brooklyn, and
maybe they wont try to make quick
work of Harry Wolverton's team. But
the local manager n owner are just
as anxious. to down the Giants as Nc
Graw is to win. The battle is bound
to be interesting.
As McGraw has a small army of
players to pick from it is somewhat
difficult to tell who will be who," but
the batting order will probably be as
follpUrS-
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17

Billy Delaney SAYS that johnson is mere
.ly Kidding. II want Al to fight him TO a
finish, and then let the public say whether
Kaufman is there or not None of these
six-round things for MS. We would meet
some others in short bouts. but when it's
for a title we want the thing to a finish. "
LOS ANGELES. Cal. April 17.-George
Memsic and Ad Wolgast fought ten rounds
before the Pacific Athletic Club last night.
There was no decision, but expert opinion
at the ringside gave Memsic u shade the
better of it.
PHILADELPHIA, April 17.-Jen Clark.
of M~erchantville, N. j.. the fighting
ghost, - hsd the better of Peter Maher in
a six-round bout here last night at the
Nonpareil Athletic Club. Peter managed
10 floor Clark in the first round, but after
that was unable to land on his dusky OPP
ponent. The Ghost continually jabbed
Maher and avoided the ~Iatter's counters
by running away or hugging.
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IN THE BOXING WORLD.

al Kaufman or sam l.angford before he
meets ketehel in Frisco and is willing to
bet So 600 ON the SIDE.
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Other Giants who stand ready to be
called into the game are Merlkle, of
national fame: Schaffer, DeVore, r.
Meyers, Fletcher and Durham. another
clever twirler on John Jfs staff. The
game will be called at 3 o'clock.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
TIGERS MADE It
THREE FROM SOX
AMERICAN LEAGUE RECORD.
WI. Pei WI. Pc,
Detroit 3 0 l. 900 Boston .,.r.1 .ss'
lGieeSeI aUrF :. 3 ] .s sS9% sn'if nonIs.' : .$s;
Washington . 2 500 Chicago 80. 0 3 .og
AMERICAN LEAGUE RECORD.

Yesterdays Results.
New York, /; Philadelphia, o.
Detroit, 10, Chicago. 2.
st. Louis, 6: Cleveland, &.
Washington. 3; Boston, q
Games Today.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Washington.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Cleveland at Detroit.