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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
AT THE GRAND

"Tom," the talking horse of
AL Carlisle's animal pantomime at
the Grand theater all this week,
gives better display of equine in
telligence than any seen in this
city for many day. Tom can
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
TODAYS SPORTING NEWS
TWO EXTREMES

San Antonio has the tall
est and shortest pitcher in
the business. Dupree stands
four feet eight inches; Main,
six feet four inches. Dupree
weighs 100 pounds; Main,
ITO pounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30

Indian motor cycle. / am going
to Alaska, will sell $245 machine
for SITS. Address G. @. 10, care
Times. go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
WINDOW
j. SMASHED

The large show window of Max
Zuckerkorn's second hand store,
1885 Commerce St., was smashed
some time last night and two re-
volvers and a .32 caliber rifle
stolen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30
TACOMA THEATER.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Shubert Bros. will present Clyde
Fitch's Latest Comedy Success
"GIRLS"
With original New York Company
Prices-50c, 75c, 800, $3.50.
Seat Sale Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-30

SUNDAY AND MONDAY
APRIL 4-5
Klaw & Erlanger present
Their original New York company
and production in Sir Gilbert
Parker's great drama
1.-THE RIGHT OF WAY"
With Guy Standing and Theodore
Roberts in their famous imperson-
atoms of Charley Steele and Joe
Purtugais. Seat sale Saturday.
Prices $3.50 to soc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
SMOKE But
NO FIRE

At z o'clock this morning when B.
w. Aubman opened his jewelry store,
great clouds of smoke which filled the
room burst from the door and think
ing the building was on fire. he turned
in quick call to the fire department.
A hasty investigation, however. soon
revealed the fact that there was no
fire except in the big furnace which
supplies heat for several buildings in
the block. The first fire Of the SEQ
son had been started in the furnace
and there happenedHto be leak which
allowed the smoke TO escape into the
building.
The firemen answered caL at II
o'clock last night from First and
Minnesota avenue, where a small con
fectionery store owned by r. D.
Fletcher was ablaze The flames had
made such progress that it was impos-
sible to save the building.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09

We have the location.
We have the railroads.
We have the cheap power.
We have the water.
Let us get the requirements to such
a combination Of supelaSE adyan-
tages.
We must have the street railroad to
transport laborers to and from the
manufacturing districts as well as for
encouragement of the class of citi-
zens who build cities.
We must have the inIerurban 10
bring to the retail merchant thousands
upon thousands of patrons and to form
for Chickasha a nucleus for an inter-
urban center.
Added to whst we already have and
naust necessarily follow interurban
laiiroads would make of Chickasha
one Of the greatest retail centers in
Oklahoma.
WE MUST HAVE BOTH THE
INTERURBAN AND THE STREET
RAILROAD.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
Dr0Hth in ChiCkaSaW
Nation is Broken

Sulphur, Okla, Oct. 9.--An all
nights slow rain has ended the long
drouth. said to be the severest in the
history Of the Chickasaw nation. Many
surface wells in The country were
going dry, and for a month the farm
ers. after picking cotton all day, have
been coming to Sulphur at night and
hauling supplies of water from the
city's big artesian wells. The flow OF
Sulphur's artesian wells, and the med
icine springs in Platt National Park
was not affected BY the long drouth,
and the city is offering free water to
Oklahoma and Texas towns suffering
from water famine. Twenty million
gallons can be furnished per day from
wells near the Santa Fe and Frisco
tracks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
Interur b a n
Promoter
Is Busy
Visits Sulphur and NegO-
tiateS For An Old
Grade

Sulp'sir, Okla, Oct. 9.-Scott Jones
Of Chickasha, promoter Of the Sui
phur-Chickasha interurban, and Major
G. w. Angle Of New York, representa-
tive of J. P. Hornaday & Co., bankers,
who have contracted to finance the
road, are in Sulphur negotiating for
the purchase Of the old Oklahoma
City, Lexington and Sulphur Springs
interurban grade between Sulphur and
Davis.
Sulphur and Chickasha have prac-
tically completed subscriptions for
their shares OF stock in the road. If
the intermediate towns along the
Washita promptly subscribe their
shares Of stock, which 1t Is believed,
they will, the road viii be built along
the valley Of the Washita. Otherwise
the road will be built up the valley to
the Wild Horse, where Sulphur peo-
pie and their friends have vast land
and lead and zinc interests. If the
latter route is selected, Sulphur peo-
pie will be given the townsite privi-
leges.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
Water Supply
Is Abundant

The Rock Island and for all parts of
the city. and alarm has been express
ed over the quality Of water that has
had to be used this entire season.
Hobart has had to cut out her sup
Ely of city water 20 consumers in or
der to be prepared for emergencies.
Lawton is planning to have water
as she hopes in abundance, but so far
her supply has been very short.
Dallas has been up against the wa
ter proposition in way to at times
cause much apprehension and no lit
tie suffering.
Chickasha stands almost alone in
its endless supply Of pure water, and
all indications point to abundance OF
water for all time to come, let the
city grow to as great dimensions as
it will
The fact is Chickasha is the most
favored spot in all Oklahoma for an
industrial city and it can be such If
It's citizens will only help themselves
through investing dimes where dollars
viii be returned to them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09

54 YEARS
Aged Minister Visiting
His Brother In This
City

Rev. d. r. Kemp Of New Manches-
ter. Ind. who is visiting his brother,
r. r. Kemp. in this city has been a
minister for fifty-four years. He be-
gan preaching when he was cnly six.
teen years OF age and has been en-
gagged In the work continuously. Mr.
Kemp served In the Union army and
often preached TO the soldiers.
Although 70 years Of age. Mr.. Kemp
diesnt look It, being hearty and
strong. His brother here Is FIVE years
his senior and both Of them are able
to say that they never used liquor o.
any kind OF tobacco in any form dur
ing their entire lives.
Rev. Kemp and wife will remain
here till the middle Of next week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
Major Gordon
Here Next
Wed.
Comes To Confer With
Citizens On New
Railroad

In letter to Secretary Allard, Ma
jor Gordon. promoter OF the line Or
railway northwest from Chickasha.
states that he will be here next We'd
nesday to meet the people Of this city.
Major Gordon. who Is brother
Of the late Gen. John d. Gordon, has
already done al large amount Of work
or the proposed line. and bonuses
have been pledged BY number Of
towns as well as by farmers along
the route.
The line passes through q section
Of the state which has no railroad
facilities extending northwest from
Chickasha through Clinton and Wood
ward to point on the Santa Re In
Kansas. u
A public meeting will be called for
Wednesday and Major Grdon will be
given an opportunity to present his
proposition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
MAY LOSE
TOWN LOTS
FiEal Payment Must Be
Made on or Before
December |

That the owners Of lots in the city
who have not paid the entire amoant
due to the government on the same
will lose tissr property If they don't
make the final payment on or before
Dec. /, was the word brought by J.
B Kelsey who returned last night
from a trip 10 Muskogee.
There are only very few lots in
the Chickasha townsite on which final
payments have not been made. Elk
tensions have been granted from
time to time and practically all Of
them were paid out long ago Mr..
Kelsey states that he was informed
that absolutely no further extensions
would be granted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
ReCruitSF For
Ministry

A committee Of preachers Of the
Duncan district Of the Methodist
church met in this city yesterday and
recommended to the annual confer
ence that three applicants be licensed
to preach.
The applicants were Avery Dicker-
son, who is brother Of Judge Dicker-
son; Thomas Wadlington, OF Paoli,
Kan, and w. q. Hausman, a student
at Baker University.
The committee is composed Of Rev
G. II. McGhee, the presiding elder;
Rev. NJ. H. Butler OF this city. Rev. II.
II Snodgrass OF NARROW. Rev w. r
Reedy ot Lindsay and Rev. P. 7. Tur.
ner Of Pauls Valley.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
(By Cad AlIard.)
Chickasha is a favored spot.

Chickasha is favored spot.
Water. water everywhere!
Dry ais has been the season. Chick
asha has had an abundance Of water.
The Washita flows on with its never
ending folee
Not well In the city went dry.
Most OF the wells in the city would
stand continuous pa1hping in the dry
est season known
The fact is Chickasha has beneath
NJ a great lake and water will ever
be found in abundance.
Not so with the cities to the north,
south. east and west.
Oklahoma City has been warned by
State Geologist Gould that some great
engineering work will have to be
planned and carried through to Sc
cure for that people water for all ordi-
nary use. They are warned by the
state board Of health that the water
they are able to get is unfit for use
without boiling.
III Reno has been hauling water for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
Verdict For Defendant
In A Damage Suit

The case in the Grady county coure
of ]. L. Stevens VS.. L. w. Long. for
damage Of crops, resulted In a verdict
for the defendant. The jury present.
cd its verdict at ten o'clock this iornr
ing after consideing It since yester-
day 'fternoon.
TIE case Of Hila w. Smith VS.. J. a.
and ]. q. Bohart for payment of $500
note is now on trial.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
COUNCIL PASSES
ORDINANCE FOR The
BIG BOND ISSUE
Matrimonial Market
Is Dull This Week

Only two marriage licenses have
been issued during the past week. in
the Grady county court the couples
securing them being Mr odell W. TIig-
don Of Oklahoma City and Miss Ada
q. spoose OF San Antonio. Texas, and
Mr.. $. 7. cardwell and Miss Clara
D. Steele. both of chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
POLICE COURT TODAY.

In the police court this morning
Matte Smith was arraigned for inn
moral conduct, and Maud Wilson and
Charles Wheeler were fined Sill each
OIL the same charge The police are
looking for two auto drivers who were
running their cars without lights last
nj fnhf
AaSattt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
INFANT CLAIMED RY DEATH.

The three-months-oId infant Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Wasserbeck, 621 North
Seventh street, died last night. The
remains were shipped this afternoon
to the former home Of the parents,
in Marion, Kansas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09

The Ladies Benevolent Society Of
tie Secord Baptist church will serve
dinner Tuesday, Oct IL, at 2o5 Chick
asha avenue, in the Hill Grocery
building. A thoroughly good meal Is
promised for the nominal sum Of 25
cents. Dinner will be ready prompt
ly at III o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
TOUCHED r OR
DIAMOND

Dave Hill, the well known farmer
and stockman near this city, doubt
less wishes that he had passed up the
state fair this time.
While Mr.. Hill was mingling with
the crowd in Oklahoma City yester-
day, he was touched for a $3.50 dia-
mond which he wore in his shirt
front
Mr.. Hill is pretty certain that some
smooth individual swiped the jewel
from him while he was mixed up in
the crush. but there is no clew as to
who the thief was.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
%&@ 49, ! 4 %4%%%@
= WEATHER FORECAST. 1

: For Chickasha and vicinity: To 4
4 night fair and colder. Sunday I
y generally fair. 4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09
City viii Spend 100000
For WaterWOrkS and
Sewers


AL the regular meeting of the coun,
ely yesterday afternoon the ordinance
was passed providing for the Issuance
of bonds to the amount Of $4,000 in
accordance with thu win Of the people
as expressed at the special election.
The bonds have been signed BY
the mayor and city celrk and it was
expected that the entire procedure rel
ative to their issuance would be com
pIetea today,
The proceeds Of the bond sale will
be used for waterworks and sewer i'm
proyements and extensions.
Merchants Petition.
A committee from the Retail AIer-
chants Association presented resolu,
tions adopted by the body. relative to
additional regulations concerning the
fire limits. and recommendations as
to the work OF the police force.
The eet engineer filed his report on
the cost of the sanitary sewer laferal
to the new High School. and the rega-
lar monthly bills were allowed
Reports az collections for the month
Of September were received as lclt
lows.
Police department ------s 1920
Water department -------- 1.S54.27
City engineer. dirt sale ~ 10000
City engineer sundry collee-
tions. including sidewalk
permits, fees for surveying.
etc -----.---.---- --- ------------ i,Vtp.oo
Street tax ------------------ 603.00
All the aldermen except Sullivan
and Evans wore present at the meet
Ing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09

H. Blair left yesterday for weeks
visit In Kirksville, Mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-09

All the aldermen except Sullivan
and Evans wore present at the meet
Ing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23


many fine street. attractions will be
given day and night. Five Thousand
~lncandescent lamps will Mlumine the
streets every night.
The corn palace this year is under
the management Of an energetic COM
mlttee and they have been devoting
|tnelr time to the success Of the en-
terprlse many times at the sacrifice
OF their own business. The committee
mas sought to do the very best thing
In their judgment that is for the best
interests of the palace. 1t is a big en-
terprise to handle to make it a sue
cess, and the outlook is indeed bright
FOR the affair to be crowned as such
on the last day.
Robert Burns is the president; L..
l.. Ness is the secretary, j. T. Nor
row treasurer, s. E. Morris and ]. T..
Morrow have charge of the county
agricultural exhibits, John Michels
has charge of the building and the
decorations, and l.. L. Ness and l.. ].
WEIGH have conducted the advertising
department.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
Solomon as a Failure.

Spokane. WASH, Sept. 16-De-
claring the law of heredity to be one
of the unimpeachable truths of
science and expressing firm belief in
the theory that ''our lives are shap-
ed generations before we are born"
Rev. DR.. Henry Rasmus. pastor of
First Methodist church Of Spokane,
created a stir when he gave voice to
the following in the course of a SER
upon "a Magnificent Failure"
citing Solomon as a type:
Some of our ministers and hold
ers of chairs in our universities re-
gard the marriage law as being more
of a civil than a spiritual contract.
these l would say that. had I my
way, | would sentence them to be TAX
en- some dark night and dumped on a
volcanic isle with SO of the
meanest women on earth and there
compel them to live for 40 years with
one but these women as compan-
Indications are that Dr.. Rasmus
has started something which will
make the Pinchot-B allinger squabble
tame in comparison.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23

as a whole it has been marked by
good growing weather, with plenty of
moisture to grow the crop through
to the point of maturity. Wheat,
oats and barley and rye have been
threshed to some extent, and the re-
ports indicate that the yield will be
heavier along all lines. The corn
crop in the central and southern por-
lions of the state is beyond the dam
age of frost. With fine growing
weather through August the crop ma
tured faster than in some previous
years.
Greatest Per Capita Wealth,
Figuring on a basis Of 100000
population the production of new
wealth in South Dakota for 1908
gives a per capita production OF
$37O.S3 for every man., woman and
child in the great state of South Da-
kota. This breaks all former records
in the way of production of new
wealth.
With the substantial increase
shown year by year in the production
OF new wealth in the state, it will not
be more than a year or two until the
annual production of new wealth
within the boundaries of the state
will reach $2Oo,000,000 That South
Dakota will continue at the head of
all the states of the Union in the per
capita production of new wealth is
assured.
The year 1908 was the tenth year
that the state occupied this proud
position.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23

0 1908 by four, the real value of
Inc taxable property in South Dakota
reaches the enormous total of more
than $1,000. 100000, which is a re-
markable showing for a state as
young as South Dakota and one
which as a population of only abont
100000.
10 advertise these of
south Dakota is the primary object
OF the corn palace. aQd it has come
to be recognized as yort of a state
Institution, although receiving no f.
nancial aid from the state. At its
inception in 1892 the corn palace
was a small building, but in 1905 a
new structure was erected at a cost
OF $4,000. and which has been
nearly all paid for from the profits
OF each years show since that time.
The corn palace building itself is a
monument to King Corn. It is 15O
xl25 feet in dimension, and is con-
structed of plain boards. The archi-
tectural design of the building is
such as.to make 1t effective for decora
i've purposes, and this is an UNIQUE
way of displaying the corn in figures
and designs that are intricate and
weirdly beautiful. There are seven
towers on the building, most all Of
which ascend from the ground, and
nes are decorated with a solid mass
corn. Beautiful shading effects
are obtained by using different col
ored corn, starting with the yellow
and graduating into the deep red
from the various hues Of the bloody
butcher variety. The corr is gath
cred before it has become hard. and
is sawedsiengthwise makinga fat sur
face. and in this way it can be nailed
the building. while buttons are
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23

me figures show that during the
ten years the deposits have grown
nearly sevenfold. The figures for the
years 1907 and 1908 show an in
crease of about $11, 600, 900 during
a single twelve months-a record
which doubtless never has been sur
passed by any other state in the
Union. Thus the increase alone in a
single year amounted to more than
the total deposits of ten years ago.
There are at the present time SIS
banks doing business ia the state.
OF these, eighty-nine are national
while the remaining 426 are
business under the supervision
Of the state. Ter years ago there
were 200 state banks in South Dakc-
The deposits in them alone have
the past ten years increased
I the rate Of about 100000 per
year.
2 Since the last official reports were
made by the state and national banks
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23

MADE by saving 1t crosswtse and
Ithese are used in hundreds of places
10 heighten the effect of the work
The figures that are made from TIE
corn comprise arabesques. Grecian
and oriental designs, ovals, diamonds.
squares, bands. fraternity emblems.
ETC.. in which the white, the red the
yellow, notified and squaw corn ia
sed with ever varying beauty. 1t
about $500 bushels of corn to
v tie two sides of the building
N What is used for interior decora-
Ions. TO see this building covered
with corr is indeed a grand sight and
people who have viewed It
from year to year have expressed
great admiration for it. Each rear
the corn is removed and new deco
fatlons take the place of the old. The
expense is borne entirely by the bust
men of this city, who create a
of SIS 900 each year to nut the
enterprise in condition for beginning
business.
This year no less than fifteen u
ties will make a display of their pro-
ducts, and which will be seen nv
thousands of people from all sections
OF the United States. Large prizes
Will be paid to the three counties
winning the prizes.
The mattero f amusement is not
lost sight of in the corn palace. This
year the management was able to
make a contract for the appearance
Of the United States Marine band.
bringing sixty of the enlisted musi-
clans under the direction of Lieuten-
INT santelmann. The expense of Sc
curing the band for the entire week
S $4,000, and it is the greatest
amount of money ever expended by
he committee for a band, and some
the best in the country have been
heard in the palace, notable amongl
I
which are John Phillip Sousa, who
two d%iffernet years Sorren-
mos Italian band for two years,
'hinney's united States band. the
lynn, Massachusetts, band, ana
'thers of equal prominence.
The seating capacity of the great
auditorium is 5000 and times with
ut number in past years standing|
DOM has been at a premium.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
nd the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapo-
is & Omaha roads have made rates
f a fare for the round trip and many
pecial trains will be run during the
eek. Special low rates are in force
the east in harvester or home:
ecker tickets which will enable
astern people to stop here during
.rn palace week-September ~ to
ctober 2.
Mitchell people are making elabo-
ate arrangements to entertain her
uests, and aside from the vaudeville
seen in the corn palace
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
: : TAIs woMA. CAN WORK
Wife of John Mann Enumerates Her
Manifold Duties in Her Blu for
Divorce.


Spokane. Wash, Sept. 2O.-Mrs.
Maries Mann, wife of John Lester
Mann, a bonaza wheat rancher in
Spokane county shows in her petit
ton for divorce. fled in the superior
court here, that the routine Of her
four years of married life, left no
time for visiting relatives or neigh
bors. to say nothing of bridge whist
and music. Stripped of their legal
verbiage. the allegations set forth in
the complaint present the appended
schedule of duties:
Rise at 4 o'clock a. M.
Exercise with a cross-cut saw on a
pile of logs.
Get breakfast for a threshing crew
of 80 men, each possessed of a helthy
appetite.
After breakfast:
Plant potatoes and other chores.
Clean the barn and chop wood for
the cook stove.
ee9a
Load several wagons with sacked
grain to take to market.
Cook dinner for 80 threshermen,
with appetites as mentioned.
Afternoon recreation:
Butcher hogs and make sausage.
Chores and wood chopping, also
milking a dozen COWS.
Prepare supper for the same crew
of hungry harvesters and clean the
house.
Evening at home:
Darn socks. make bread and do
other work until 10 o clock p. M,
bed on a pallet of straw on the floor
of the cookhouse.
The complaint closes with the dec
laration that Mrs. Mann was literally
forced by her husband to perform
the tasks. mentioned in the foregoing
alleging also that when she was too
sick to work he refused to permit
her to go to her mothers home.
Mann declines to talk about the
charges preferred by his wife, nor
has he engaged counsel to defend the