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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02

With excavation begun for a three
story brick building 50 BY 100, south
east corner OF Fourth and Kansas. O.
NJ. Hollingsworth by word and act ex-
presses again his confidence in Chick
aha.
do you think you are taking any
chances by investing your money
in this building?" inquired an Express
representative this morning.
mot half as much as | did when
put up the Chickasha National bank
building. Third and Chickasha avenue
about nine years ago. replied Mr..
Hoilingsworth Il didn't even have a
title to the lot then and even the lot
was nothing but a mud hole. We
hadn't thought of such a thing as paw
ing then. Chickasha was bum
looking burg then and even the most
hopeful Of MS didn't dream that we
would ever see such a city here as we
have today. A lot Of us would have
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
Buildings Going Up Evidence of
Confidence in Future of
ChiCkaSha

been richer today II we had had more
foresight"
Continuing, Mr. HollIngsworth said:
Il don't consider real estate values
high here at the present time. On the
contrary. | don't believe there is any
place where better investments can be
made. When we remember how the
town has grown along steadily without
any booms. it must be conceded that
present values rest on the substantial
basis and they must steadily increase
with the growth Of the town"
Mr. Hollingsworth has plans for a
handsome building. with gray brick
front. the west wall being red pressed
brick. He expects to have 1t com
pleted within three months.
Adjoining the Hollingsworth build
ing on the est, S. G. Phelps of Lind
say has plans drawn for a two-story
building, rs By 100, and win soon let
the contract for its construction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02

Diagonally across the street on the
northwest corner Of Fourth and Kan
sas, George Ladd and Dave Hill have
plans drawn for fine four-story
building 65 by 100 feet.
On chickasha avenue. between First
and Second streets, the Prince build
Ing, 50 BY 100. and three stories high,
is nearing completion It contains
three business rooms on the first floor.
The front is buff brick, with stone and
metallic trimmings making a very
handsome structure. Across the street
good progress Is being made on the
two-story. 5O-foot building which sol
High Is erecting.
Brick work is in progress on the
Cox building on Fourth street, be-
tween Chickasha and Choctaw ave
nues. 1t Will be three-story struc-
ture. c. Sullivan has let the contract
for a two-story brick building on North
Sixth street
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
BOARD LETS
CONTRACTS

Guthrie, Okla, March 2.-The state
board of agriculture has let contracts
for number Of new buildings in con.
necsion with the state agricultural
schools as follows: l25-foot concrete
chimney at Saltwater to the General
Concrete Construction Company OF
Chicago for s2.l75; heating plant at
Goodweh to the Kremed-AIoon Heating
Company. ST. Louis. for 1888 power
house and heating plant at Helena to
II. Greenland for ss,65S; farm barn at
Helena 10 II. Greenland for $1,000;
farm barn at Lawton to f. J. Tochtes-
man for sl.752.sO; farm barn at Broken
Arrow 10 Shaffer & Harrison for ST.
9s5.
The contract for the greenhouse at
the A. & NJ. college was ordered let
to J. A. Johnson. who has the contract
for the pipe tunnel and BARN barn
there, provided the figures in his bid
comes within the amount Of the ap-
preparation. No bids were offered on
tho farm barns at Warner and Tisho-
mingo. but the college committee was
instructed to accept the bids of any
contractors complying with the speci-
fications and conditions at the lowest
figures made for the other barns.
The election Of Walter Van Allen
as president Of the Connors school o.
agriculture at Warner was approved
by the board
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
FOUR MORE
CANDIDATES

Four Democratic candidates for
members Of the board Of education
filed petitions today to have their
names placed on the ballot at the pri-
mary March l5
In the First ward, c. W. Rutherford,
who Is now member OF the board,
offers himself as candidate for re-
election. In the Second ward. John
Tewksbury will be a candidate, and
IN the Third ward. the name Of A. A.
Holmes is offered
Friday Is the last day for filing peti-
tions for nominations. All petitions
must be in the hands Of Walter Grif-
fin. secretary of the county election
board, ten days before the election.
J. G. Mayes has also consented to al
low his name to be used as candi-
date from the Fourth ward.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
MANDAMUS
CASE FILED

Guthrie. Okla, March John
Threadglll ct al. VS.. Bin Cross. secre-
tary OF state et al, is the title Of a
case filed in the supreme court seek
ing 10 compel the secretary OF state
and Governor Haskell to properly re-
ceipt for, file and act upon $4,000
name petition initiating a high license
and local option system in Oklahoma.
The case was filed last night by Attor-
neys w. d. Cardwell OF Oklahoma City.
head Of the Sons of Washington, and
Judge Stewart Of McAlester.
Governor Haskell blocked the filing
OF these petitions about two weeks ago
By refusing to be present. as required
by law. until the court has passed on
the legality Of the initiation Of such a
qustion.
The supreme court issued an alter-
native writ Of mandamus. returnable
March s, against the defendants. Bill
Cross, Governor Haskell and others.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02

carrying undertakers. wrecking outfits
and laborers, which left Everett at s
o'clock last night As sections OF the
railroad track have been carried away
further dowr the mountains the res
cuers could only get within fifteen
miles Of Wellington and had TO make
the remainder OF the distance from
Scenic. a station i.56 feet below the
tunnel. by foot through the mountains.
BY making trail they can cut this
distance to three miles.
The avalanche swept down the
mountain side. It was half mile
long. Most OF the passengers on the
train were asleep and received no
warning of the danger. The trains and
locomotives were buried BY the debris
and It was six hours after the ava
lanche before The rescue parties, made
up from workers sent to attack the
snowdrIfts. located them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
TAYLOR BILL
PASSES The
HOUSE
Over Opposition Of Re-
pubIiCanS Debate
Was Hot One

Guthrie, Okla. March 2.-That the
special session Of the legislature win
take action leading to the disfranchise-
ment Of a class Of negro voters through
an educational qualification. or
grandfather clause was made plain
on the floor Of the house Of representa-
tives yesterday The occasion was the
final passage Of Senator Taylor's bill.
providing methods for holding elec.
tons under the initiative and referen.
dunn. The bill con.ains provision for
special questions to be suggested bit
the legislature. voted on By the people.
in which the voter votes yes" BY max
ing no erasure or alteration in the bal.
lot and votes mo- BY erasing the
words, for the amendment.
Both Democrats and Republicans
have long since, in caucus, reviewed
the bill. and the passage today was
formality The Democrats voted solid
ly for the bill, passing it easily; the
Republicans voted solidly against it.
The Republicans contended that it was
part Of the program to disfranchise
the negroes, and around this point
debate Of two and "A half hour took
place.
Workman, Democrat defended the
bill Talk about the corporations pro-
fitting BY this BILL he said, when the
corporations elected the last four re.
publican presidents. Talk about cor
ruDtion when the stencil OF the Repub.
lican rottenness of territorial days was
so strong that the man in the moon
held his nose when passing over Okla
honia Territory to keep from fainting
workman said that ha was OPPOSED to
allowing Jim Harris carrying around
thirty-five Or forty thousand negro
votes IN his vest pocket. The civil
war is not an issue" ne said. Fifty
years have gone By since that. We
are here now waging war for repre-
sentative government. We are getting
ready to defeat the barrels OF Doodle
that the corporations will pour into
this state rext summer to elect a Re-
publican state ticket. For instance.
we now have three Republican mis-
Representatives in the lower house Of
congress With the aid Of God and the
Democratic party we expect to send
better men up there than these"
Jones, Republican, closed tx areu-
ment for the Republicans. a. said
that in his Judgment the Democrats
were making mistake and he de-
nounced the bill strongly He drew
parallel between this decentralization
caused by the foreign laborer in Penn
sylvania and the negro in Oklahoma.
The hill was passed BY et Democrats
for it and s3 Republicans against it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
NEW FRAME Up ON
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
[speolal Kxpress raegram. ]

Guthrie, Gilia., March 2.-One OF the
vexing problems m Before the legis.
lature is that Of redistricting the state
for judicial purposes. The senate Dem
ocratic caucus has been trying to shape
up the measure. Last night. accord
ing TO well authenticated rumor, the
caucus decided upon a bill by which
the Chickasha district has been en-
larged to include Canadian and Blaine
counties, the district 10 have three
Judges. 1t is understood that the bill
will provide that ore OF such Judges
shall be nominated by Blaine and Ca
madam counties, one by Grady and
Caddo and one by Jefferson and Ste
phens. the judges to be elected BY
the district at large. but to preside in
the nominating districts except when
changed Or alternated by the supreme
court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
TRWART PLANS
TO LYNCH
FRIES
Sheriff Spirits Prisoner
Away Before the
Mob Arrives

Oklahoma City, March Eight
automobiles carrying seyenty-fiye
men, said to be cfiauffeurs aud friends
ct the murdered driver. Arde Rose.
arrived at Norman at S:45 Wednesday
morning. drove to the county Jail and
demanded Of the Cleveland county
sheriff. Ike Sales, the body Of the con
fessed murderer Of Rose. IS-year-old
Leon Fries.
The threatening attitude Of tha in
yaders. there with the manifest inten-
tion of putting lynch law into effect TO
atone for the murder of their com
rade. was met with entire calmness BY
the sheriff. who was dressed and wait
ing for the visitors
You're TOO late. boys; a couple Of
hours too late; the man yo'f wan, is
NOT here"
From the gang, alighted from the
cars. and gathered around the sheriff.
there came a growl or mingled doubt
as 10 the statements truth and disap-
pointment that it might be true.
He's putting us off, boys; let's get
In the JAIL" shouted the leader.
You're perfectly welcome, boys,
but you can't all come at once re-
piled the sheriff. Get committee
of six if you want to, and Wen search
the place. You won't find him though,
because you're awfully too late"
Although the ones in the background
Of the mob set up shout to rush the
the general temper OF the leaders was
TO accept the offer Of the sheriff. Six
of those in the front ranks lined up
with the official and went to the jail
door.
A search Of ten minutes resulted in
the appearance or a down-cast commit
tee again at the jail door.
These is nothing doing. boys" said
the leader to his waiting cohorts.
Late this morning it was learned
that Fries was hid by the sheriff in a
private residence In Norman until
after the arrival and departure Of the
would-be lynchers. when the prisoner.
strongly guarded by deputies. was talk
en- south, presumably to the strong jail
at Purcell,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
CLEANED UP
TIE DOCKET

With the trial OF Willard Clark on
charge Of selling liquor yesterday aft
ernoon, the work Of the criminal term
OF county court was concluded. Clark
who is Minco man. was convicted
and was given thirty days in jail with
q so fine.
Court was adjourned till next Mon
day when work on heavy civil dock
ct will begin
During the criminal term which last
ed little over a week. fifty-two cases
We're disposed Of, leaving only ten live
cases on the docket. Fines and bond
forfeitures were collected. which
amounted to over $4,000
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
BRICK SHUT OFF LIGHTS.

A brick that was carelessly, or which
with malice aforethought deliberately
fell into the wrong place. broke the
big belt rope which connects the tur-
bine wheel and generator at the water
power plant, last night and caused the
current to cease dc,ag business till the
rope was repaireu Mr.. Ross, the SUI
perintendent. was s2tf duty at the time
and it was about Seen minutes be-
fore the auxiliary ctlNld be started
The brick incident at the dam was
due to the building Of the new power
house which is now in progress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
LGE-HuckINs FIRE SMALL.

The fire at the I.ee-Huclins hotel
in Oklahoma City yesterday afternoon
proved to be of small consequence.
The bulletia that was published in the
Express was received after o'clock
when the fire had just started and all
was excitement. The paper was al
ready on the press and part of the edi-
tion had been printed when the ,oie-
gram came The item was hastily
thrown into the form and the papers
We're all Off half all hour later when
another telegram came saying that the
fire had been checked, with slight
damage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
TWO TRAINS
UNDER The
SNOW
Score Of Persons Lost
Avalanche Half
Mile Long

Seattle, Wash March 2.--Sweeping
down the steep mountain side on the
west slope Of the Cascades. an ava
lanche OF snow overwhelmed two
Great Northern trains, three locomo.
tlycs. four huge electric motor en-
gncs and brought death to more than
a score of persons. according to mea-
ger reports that have drifted in from
Wellington, station near the scene
OF the disaster
Most Of the dead are believed 10
have been passengers on tho west.
bound Great Northern express bound
from Spokane to Seattle which has
been stalled III the mountains since
last Thursday They were fast asleep
when The slide came. The other train
was the transcontinental fast mail
which carried no passengers. Twenty
bodies have been recovered. fifteen or
twenty are injured ana twenty-five are
missing. The two trains we're in
charge Of Conductors Parzybrook and
Petit both OF Everett The fate Of
the train crews is not known
II Is feared A. r. Lonecoy. private
secretary 10 superintendent O'Nenl, IL
among the dead. O'Neill. who has
been directing the fight against The
snow blockade for the last ten days,
was not in the car al the time and
escaped injury.
The trains we're overwhelmed near
the west portai 81 the Cascade tunnel
An telegraph wires are down to within
fifteen miles Of tbe slide
AS soon as word OF the disaster
reached Everett the Great Northern
divisional nI'nt one hundred miles
west. a rescue train of physicians and
nurses wasEaffea fof Tie scene This
was followed by second rescue train
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
sMsAoorER usEp N SCRAP.

Clyde Bayless and G. r. Chavnis had
a serious scrap about noon today in
which the latter'S head was badly
beaten up with a sixshooter Chavnis
has been hanging around the "66'
and did some work about the place
Bayless accused him OF running bills
at various places. claiming to be q
member Of the firm and having the
same charged to "66" A Dispute fol-
lowed which developed into a rather
fierce battle before it ended
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
MILLINERY OPENING AT
BANER STORE MARCH II

The proprietors OF the Banner Store
will hold their spring millinery open.
Ing Thursday evening, March IL, the
evening that the other millinery open
lngs In the city will be held Many
pretty spring hats are already on dis
play at the Banner Store and several
imported creations will be shown at
their opening
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
klLeoRE LIKELY TO RUN,

VS.. Kilgore. county treasurer, said
today: 4 have not fully decided
whether / shall be a candidate for re-
election but II the new salary bill
doesn't make the office Of no value !
shall IN all probability run. ! shall
make my formal announcement IN due
time in case decide to run
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
SENATE PASSES THE
III. &C. APPROPRIATION
; 44+4+*%**+++**+** II


= Guthrie Okla. March 2.-The :
= senatN yesterday passed the Tay- =
= Tor bill. making an appropriation =
, Of $4,000 for the Industrial ?
: Institute and College for Girls at =
= ChicE.asha =
> The bill provides for equipment =
: and maintenance for the school ,
= for the year beginning July l. =
: 1910. =
= A strong effort will be made TO Z
= put this bill through the house in =
= spite Of the defeat Of the Glover 2
= Ireton bill. providing for equip =
: ment Of the school. in committee =
4 OF the whole =
= @%44 %++%+@+++
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
Foor WAS CRUSHED.

Lee McReynolds, drayman, is
laid up for a few days with a crushed
foot McReynolds was loading sewer
pipe yesterday evening when a piece
Of the pipe fell on his foot, badly
bruising the flesh.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02
CONTRACT is LET FOR
THE SCHOOL AT CYRIL

The contract for new school house
at Cyril has been Yet to Church & Lowe
Of that city for si.700. Architect
NIacllin has charge OF the building and
says work will start soon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02

The Baconian division of the Sorosis
Club will be the guests Of AIRS I'D
Johns on next Tuesday and win make
arrangements for entertaining the
Shakespearcans
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02

The Pythian Sisters, who Instituted
temple at Hobart this week. return
ed home today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02

YOU GET ToDAY'e
NEWS TODAY I'M THE
DAILY EXPRESS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-02

THE LITTLE WANT
Ap 10 A WONDER
WORKER. TRY ONE.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-23
MARATHON RACER
WILL START At
CITY JAIL
Who Claims He viii
Break Worlds Record Out
distanced Officer 0'Grady to
City Hall By a Neck

4 young nan who declined Ia give
the officers his name because he said
il was none Of their business, was
arrested by Assistant Marshal O'Grady
yesterday while soliciting funds On
the plea that ne was u marathon
racer about to start out on an over
land trip to New York city during
which he would break all records.
The young man win undoubtedly
start from the city Jail here because
he has no alternative. having been
securely lodged therein by the off
Ger, who objected 10 the racers
naughty demeanor ana somewhat
odiferous breath. According to n
note book which the Marathon
Splinter had with him. he had already
secured the large sum Of $1.05 for
his contemplated "trip by soliciting
the money from various people along
lhe streets.
incidentally he had accumulated
more than was good Tor him of Cen
trail avenue rum according TO the Of
ficcr and judging from his appear
ances, he was decidedly out of train
ing for his long hike. He viii be
permitted TO make further arrange
ments with the police judge today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-23

"a NcW Mexico brew that cxactly
suits you,' "G1oricta. bottled
fresh every day. and bottled the right
v'y Phone Ga ana 5S.
William r. Hanna and John G..
Sars &C SAN Morcial spent Sunday In
Albuquerque
H. Emor. Davis aud George A.
Hoffman ot Bclcu wore here on busi-
ness Yesterday.
Born, August 20. 1910. to Or and
Mrs } A. Reidy. ct 5i5 East Central
avenue. 30 noy.
b. g. Edgar ia reported seriously
~ with appendicitis at his home ON
South Third street.
W a. Flmho,n oc sam Marcial has
moved with hts family 60 this city to
mike his home here.
Pen Williams chief OF the santa
le pepiHl ofllrerg in the southwest
Was here from I'D Junta Yesterday.
a. % Hursum. chairman of tho re-
publican territorial committee IS i'm
S'nia Zee at republican headquarters
there
Miss Lon Hughes leaves this morn
iur for Washington. ~ G.. where She
h's accepted % position in the patent
office.
Miss ella Phillips OF 5es West Mar
quctte has returned from SAWYER,
~ where She visited Mrs. George
Kennedy.
There win he "a regular meeting OF
Grove. 40. :. Woodman
tircie. 500 $3.50 this afternoon 10 odd
hall
Mrs NJ j. Triton has moved from
hor apartments at he Gisud central
hotel INTO one of her 4iouses at 1913.
North Fourth street
There viii Dee am important meeting
'f Albuquerque Lodse 80 4Gf. b. T.
n g tomorrow night M 5 O'Clock. All
lilks are urged 90 attend
Ralph C.. Eis. candidate for dele
gate So uhc constitutional convention
Iom Luna county on The republican
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-23

first division OF the line.
Engineer Roach. representing th'
chief engineers department of the
Santa Fe located at Amarillo for this
Eastern Railway Of New Mexico and
Northern Texas divisions) was In town
Tuesday comforting with President NJ,
J. Healy regarding the crossing of the
Santa Fe by the Texico-Farwell and
Gulf on the state line. Everything
was arranged very satisfactorily. and
Mr.. Roach gave fun assurance that
there would be no differences between
the roads on that account.
Hoyt King of Chicago. representa-
tive OF the Capitol Freehold Land and
Investment company. was in town
this week closing up a final contract
for his companN's bonuses, right of
way, etc. The Capitol people We're
very liberal with their contract.
The Knowles News reports that town
working on their bonus as follows:
At a mass meeting held at the Com
mercial club room Wednesday the
matter of the proposition of NJ. j.
llealy, promoter of the Texico-Farwell
and Gulf railway, TO build a road from
FeXico to Knowles for n bonus Of
100000 was accepted unanimously.
and notes to the of
We're prepared and signed
half an hour and committees
we're appointed to make a systematic
'anvass among the farmers and stock
men of this vicinity who were not in
attendance at the meeting and il is
confidently expected that the bonus
will be mp within two weeks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-23
BABY HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM
LIGHTNING
Little Child of Mr., and Mrs.
James Edwards Taken From
Bed Two Minutes Before Bolt
Hits Spot Where It Lay.

\ small baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Edwards, ~ ms South Broadway.
narrowly escaped instant death at
$50 o'clock SUNDAY night when a bolt
OF lightning struck the bed where it
was living bat two minutes before. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwards were in the kitchen
during the hig storm Sunday night
and their baby WAS In an adjoining
bed room asleep on its bed. MIS-. Ed
wards evidently had q presentiment
that some harm was about 60 befall
the child and she went into the bed
room and picked Il up and brought
Il into the Kitchen, Two minutes lat
er q bolt of lightning struck M house.
tore a hole through The roof large
enough 10 admit q fun grown man.
and hit the he'd where the Edwards
baby had been. The bed clothing was
set on fire and Airs. Edwards was
painfully burned about the hands.
when she attempted to pat out the.
blaze.
Lightning struck In several other.