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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09

supply any otner three states of the
union, our people purchase more from
outside the state. population consider.
ed, tnan any other state.
1t surpasses any other state ia
growth from 1907 to August /. 1903.
1t has more miles Of possible good
dirt roads than any other state and
less Improvement on same than any
state west OF the Missouri river.
1t has the third best natural park
I. the United States.
Second in gypsum.
Fourth in developed kaolin, the fin
est fireproof material known to sci.
ence.
Second in cattle; third in money
products Of same.
Seven thousand square miles Of land
underlaid with coal, and few Of its
mines more than opened.
More magnesia and dolomite rock
than all the rest Of the states.
More rivers with natural drainage
capacity than any other state save
Colorado,
Is sixth in the production Of pota-
toes.
Is eightn in railway mileage; first in
number Of miles IN past five years:
first in number Of systems started in
1909,
Oklahoma is first in production OF
peanuts
Second in production Of cantaloupes.
Third in the production Of water
melons and seventh in musk melon
production.
tits first ia tonnage Of alfalfa; third
In money value produced
1t is fifth in vegetables, with less
than tenth Of the state trying 10 cul.
tiyate the garden products.
With an acreage OF fiftieth Okla
homa is tenth in the production OF or.
cHafu products.
Consuming more agricultural ma
chinery than any STATE save three, It
manufactures less than any other state
west Of the Missouri and south OF the
Ohio rivers
1t is second in the manufacture OF
Portland cement.
It IS next to Texas in supplying the
Galveston wharves with shipping
X has the best equalization Of taxes.
private aud corporate, In the world
Great as its cotton production is
Oklahoma is twentieth in the output
Of its spindios with no record Of a
cotton min falling to pay dividend
annually
1t has the best high school system
In the United States.
It has more cities which have dou.
hled In population since 1906 than any
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09
MUCCSVILLE PICNIC
AGAIN TONIGHT
rRoGRAAL

PROGRAM.
Under the Stage Direction Of Miss
Olive Lcaman Mcclintic
ANNUAL PIcNiC or THE MUCGs
WILLIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
scenc--The picnic grounds Time
May IsL
prelude-F'rolic 81 the fairies and
twcnty-four children
PART I.
T. Early arrivals. small boysJ s.
Barr. J.. a Saunders. Aiber, Ken
ncdy. 3 G Barr, a b Thompson. Will
Anderson
q Mira Cherry--Airs NJ Cofyell
g. Little Mesdamcs Johns, Ste
phens. Edwards. Anderson, Emerson,
evans. Cross. Thompson: Misses
wariord. Butler. Cole. and others.
4. Professor and Miss Prim Prof
Denbo, Chas Stoddard
81 The Muggsyille photographer and
famlly--M Mayor Edwards and Mrs. G.
T.. Brown
G Mrs. Grant. Freddy and Mamie
Mrs. I'd Riddle. Albert Thompson,
Mrs w. b Watkins.
z. The paraon and dcacon-Judgc N.
nj. Williams Ed Riddle
s. Mrs. siedman (dcaf) Mrs. Paul d.
vamn
. Teddy Jones, Mamie, Halle ANA
Flossie.-J. g Barr, Misses Tucker,
Basselt and Mcclure
10. Grown.up Boys and Glrls--H. Ham.
meriy. J G Barr ]. s. Barr Albert
Kennedy, DR. A. G Crose Misses
Bar, Mcclure, Goodwin, Tucker,
Bassett
H. The Niuggsyille Clarion Band
IT, Blair, John lIankins, cAas. stod-
dard, Tom Jones.
12. The stfongs-Allss Beaeonstreet
and Gretchen Marshall Terrell, EN-
ma Eslill, Mrs. D r. Kendall, Fay
smith. Julia Wootton, Rita Beavers.
i3. Reuben Kicks and the Dam FAM
MS Chas. Robinson, Arthur Wida-
man. Mrs Lizzie Lester, Jania Go,d.
win. Mary Harper, Anna Hi, Alice
Ewing Dorothy Goodwin, Elton Wat.
kins Cecil Goetting, VIII Anderson
Hayden watkins Ben Harrison.
ia. Maypole Dance Eight gigs
l5. Hiram and sallle Newlywed from
verden-T II, Hamilton, Besse Lat
ting.
is. Aunt Sarah and Uncle ST smith
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09

he declared. n have endeatofad 10
get some consideration nom the com
mittee on rules have written to
them and have spoken to them I'll
behalf or a resolution which is 10 the
interest cK The entire people, and vet
have been unable 10 eet any hearing
from the committee
The crisis. whlch has been brew ing
for three days. eliminated when Rep
resentative Norris. Republican, of Me-
braska. BY skillful lit of psrliameb-
tary strategy brought before The house
bis resolution calling for che abolition
Of the present five member COMMITTEES
on rules chosen hv the speaker ana
the substitution therefor ~ coH
rnitsee Or ifteen members chosen bs
the honsa itself, with the speater n-
eiirinla
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09

1ad returned home at midnight he
found the fudge plate empty. This
be wrote. proves that neither you nor
have been doing it am going to
bait several mousetraps and II they
don't nail the ghost shall purchase
a bear-trap. establish a salt-lick and
spread net for the sea serpent"
Left alone. Norway devoted himself
to catching the ghost. And thres
days later he wired his anxious wife
''Am having the ghost stuffed ant
mounted and shipped to you By ex-
press. II was a ratl"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09

Besides. tell you never do any
thing else when sleep except sleep!
Maybe you did It yourself"
why, Harold" his wife cried. i'm
dignantly. You know I'm so afraid
Of the dark! 3ut what could have
taken IT? I'm afraid to stay here
alone today"
The Morways' candy ghost sprung
Into immense popularity among their
friends, who insisted on ghost party.
but the Morways objected They
said If It was ghost they didn't
want to see 1t. because somebody
would have Mysteries. They were sure
it was A ghost. because after leaving
candy on tho library table they tied
strings to their wrists and the other
ends to the brass rods OF the bed to
disprove the sleep-wallSing theory. But
the candy disappeared However. AS
Tommy Taylor pointed out. there was
nothing ID prevent clever sleep
walker from untying a knot IN a
string and later tying it again.
Two or three weeks later stin an
other box nearly full OF candy was
emptied during the night The Nor.
ways could not resist leaving the bait
exposed They had endured so many
thrills that they had developed an
appetite for them The question OF the
ghost had turned into thing of seri-
ous consequence. Not scrap Of the
missing candy was to be found In the
house. Even the coal pile had been
explored by boy.
There's no use beating about the
bush" Tommy Taylor said at one Of
the Morways' Sunday evening teas
which had grown terribly popular be-
cause everybody talked solely about
the ghost, you've got a sea serpent
in the housei No mouse could get
away with I'VE pounds Of chocolates
at enc fell swoop."
Besides, there aren't any mice.r
said Mrs. Norway, with fnality.
There were shadows under her eyes
4 shall 30 crazy II we don't fnd out
who--what does III"
Inc state OF nervousness IN which
the Morways were tangled made the
tension OF family life too great. In
spite OF everything each suspected the
other. Finally. Mrs. Moray went
away on q visit and the night before
she left candy box remaining below
stairs VAS emptied as were the 9th.
ert.
~l'm afraid to leave you alone "A
this housel" she quaversd. as che and
Norway atarted for the train. "Har.
old--dId you forget and leave that
plate OF chocolate fudgs / made for
sou out on the table7 told you to
put 1t inside the sldeboard!"
X forgot It," confessed Norway
nsrvously "Oh, it'li be al right"
The nrst letter Afrs. NORWAY rot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09
THE CANDY
GHOST


Young Mrs. Norway stood on the
bottom stair surveying the library
table at her left. On it stiIl reposed
the fve-pound box which she and her
husband had left there the night be-
fore filled to the brim with the finest
chocolates She had eaten only two
and Harold had eaten none. Now the
box was absolutely empty.
They stared at each other unbe-
Iievingly. Then Mrs. Norway tossed
her head and went in to breakfast
II Harold really thought 1t was funny.
let him keep it up. She would find
the candy when she Strengthened up
the house. As for Norway. he felt
that he was being trihed with.
The constraint lasted several days.
during which neither mentioned the
mysterious disappearance OF Eve
pounds Of perfectly good candy. Janet
had turned the house upside down
without finding the hidden sweets.
Then she brought home a bag of mo-
lasses chips and the next morning
~hez she came downstairs, Harold
with her. they both gasped The mo-
lagses chips bag was empty. There
upon they made common cause of the
trouble.
There isn't another living soul In
the house but you and mel" Janet
quavered, almost tearfully. Even
the maid IS away on a visit There
isn't thing disturbed or taken but
the candy, and every door and window
is locked, as it should be- There's no
use talking Harold; we've got
g-g-ghostl"
-Nonsense!" Norway hastened to
say, though he said it neryously still.
the candy's gone. It's decidedly puz-
zlins."
'ft's ghastlyl" announced his wife.
setting down the coffee pot with a lit.
tie shivery bang. Harold. did you
ever walk IN your sleep7"
"Neveri" declared her husband.
"Well, II a ghost didn't take the
candy you must have done It." Mrs.
Norway insisted You've probably
dug a hole In the coal pile down
cellar and concealed IT, Please. won't
vou shovel OF some OF the coal and
zee if-~
4 viii notls said her husband.
urnly. 'Td rather endars a shast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09
BATTLE IN CONGRESS.

The Move Of the insurgents to ousi
Speaker Cannon.
In the latest and hottest fight Of the
session to GUST Speaker Cannon from
,he rules committee iii the house, a
battle that lasted all night, it was
Hamilton Fish Of New York, new ln-
surgent. who delivered one Of the most
stirring anti-organization speeches Of
the day and who evoked perhaps ths
widest enthusiasm among the allies.
MY experience with the rules of
This house has been an unhappy one
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09

other state or territory within the
union
1t has more money invested in Alas
ka than than any other state save
Washington.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-09

Ths hrst letter Alrs. NORWAY gol
from her husband stated without pre-.
ambls that when Norway. after put.
ting her on the train and spending the
rest OF the evening at his cousir's
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
COLLECTOR ADMITS So, 500 SHORTAGE
Fulton County Official Blames Friends
for His Troubles.

Mammoth Spring-Following close
ly upon the report that the safe in
the office Of John A. Cunningham.
tax collector of Fulton county, had
been blown open and robbed by al
legged yeggmen, comes the announce.
ment that Collector Cunningham *
short $1,000 in his accounts.
Collector Cunningham freely admit,
The shortage, 1t is said, blaming his
friends for his downfall He claims
to have accommodated his friends b.
loans and by extending the time TO,
the collection of fines, TO extent
which fayors he used the countv.s
funds. He has sen. word to hi
tCndsmen that if given time he vii
pay every cent of the shortage. r.
spite of the fact that it Is understood
that his home and all his prepertr
is covered by mortgages in full value
thereof
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
MILITIA TO ATTfND POE'S HANGING
National Guard viii Go &c Hot Springs
to Prevent Possible Interference.

Little Rock-That Governor Don
aghey will not interfere with the OK
ecution of the death sentence against
Harry Poe, young negro, sentenced
to be hanged at Hot Springs Septem
Der 2. was indicated when the gov
ernor agreed. at the request Of Sher
liz Jake Houpt OF Garland county, to
place a militia company at Hot
Springs on the day of the execution,
subject to the sheriff's orders Be
cause of the interest taken in Poe's
case by several well-known residents
of Hot Springs, who have insisted
upon POe's innocence and who have
endeavored to secure stay of exc
cution that the negro might have e
new trial, SheriS HoupJ stated that
he feared the negroes OF the town
might become SO wrought up as TO
cause trouble
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
KilIED FATHER TO PROTECT TAMIL y
Arthur Shafer, Aged is. on Trial for
Murder at Eureka Springs.

Eureka Springs.-'T killed my
father because l thought he was go
ing to kill me and my mamma ant
my sister" said Arthur Shafer, II
wears old, who was on trial at the
special session of circuit court here,
charged with the murder of his
father, Elias Shafer, on the night OF
April last. "He was mean to Us
all and threatened to kill us" added
the boy.
On the night of the murder the
father is said to have threatened the
entire family and went to bed with
:. Ioaded pistol under his pillow.
Arthur went to bed and while his
father slept, took the pistol out and
shot him. Following the crime, the
whole family was arrested and
placed in the county jail
The jury exonerated the boy.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
is CHARGED WITH FNBtZIIEMtNI
T. F. Rueker, Former Editor Helena
World. Arrested In Arizona.

Helena Thomas F. Rucker, form
erly editor and manager Of the Helena
Daily World, was arrested in Yuma.
Arizona, several DAYS ago, at the re-
quest Of the Phillips county authori
ties, where Rucker is wanted to
answer a charge of embezzlement
made by George H. Adams. president
OF the World Publishing Company.
He claims that Rucker. while con
nected with the paper. Gefrauded the
company out of about 500
Fucker was an active church work
er and had occupied pulpits OF local
churches on several occasions
Case Against Cashier Goodrum Iunores
Lonoke-The Lonoko county grand
jury has dismissed the charge agaIns.
]. c. Goodrum Jr, former cashier OF
the Merchants. and Planters Bank OF
England who was accused Of embez
cling more than $4,000 of the funds
Of that institution and the bondsme1
OF Goodrum have also 5een dismissed
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
State Capitol
News Notes
THERE WILL BE NO MONEY IN
THE STATE TREASURY
AFTER JANUARY.
Is Stated That the General Revenue
Fund viii Be Exhausted by
That Time.

While the Arkansas state treasury
contains more than $4,000, 900, but a
comparatively small proportion o.
that amOuss ear be used for dceray
Ing the expenses Of the state govern
ment. which comes out of the general
revenue fund. The general revenue
fund has to its creait in round mum
bers $780, 900, with about $4,000 yet
to be deposited to its credit when
few remaining collectors are heard
from The running expenses OF the
state government amount to from
$4,000 to $4,000 per month, and
this will exhaust the general revenue
fund some time in January or Feb
ruary. It is expected that when the
legislature meets there will be little
remaining of the fund from which 1t
can draw upon for the payment OF
its expenses. The legislature may
CONVEX. the sinking fund temporal
ily t. it's use as an eNpedient and
by the use OF this fund months
expenses of the body may be de
frayed II the offhand estimates Of
those in the auditors and treasurer's
offices are correct, the legislature
will have to rely upon advances made
by the collectors of the several coun-
ties in 1911 to defray its expenses.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
To Seek Comfy in Taxation.

Governor Donaghey has appointed
the three members OF the Arkansas
Tax Commission. ]. L. Hampton,
David A Gates and l.. NJ Burge. 70
represent Arkansas at the annual
meeting OF the International Tax AS
ISOLATION, which will be held in NIL
waukee August 80 to September .,
inclusive. The object of the associa'
ton is to formulate and announce
through The deliberately expressed
opinion of an annual conference, the
best informed economic thought and
ripest administrative experience
available for the correct guidance OF
public opinion. legislative and admin
istrative action on all questions per.
tanning to state and local taxation
and to interstate and international
comfy in taxation.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
All Over Arkansas
sesseeeseseesessssss.....:
A POWER PLANT FOR RICE Fltlns
:. o. M. Greer Will Spend s75 ma
for PoWerhouse at lonoka

Lonoke.-C. D. NJ. Greer, the Mem
phis millionaire, will this fall hr,,.
the greatest improvement yet aadas
to the rice fields of Arkansas. Ha Will,
invest $4,000 in a central powerhop,-
at Lonoke and string miles Of wiros
to distribute electric power % everv
rice farm in the $4,000 acres aim,
the Rock Island railroad.
Mr.. Greer has just spent some tim.
in Lonoke comforting with the rio.
farmers, who lent him every encou,.
agement toward inducing him n nm.
dertake the project.
At present it costs the rice farmer,
about IS an acre to handle their rios
crop during the 80 days season. and
Mr.. Greer will furnish electric power
much cheaper than this. The 81 a,
acre now spent represents the cost ot
the engine and boiler, pumping the
water the hire of an engineer and
other expenses, to say nothing Of tho
deterioration of the rice farmers in.
diyidual plant. Mr. Greer will beei,
September l to sign Up eontracts
with the rice farmers who will sinh.
scribe for electric power.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
AT HOT SPRINGS
a. c. GREEN, A SUBURBAN MEX
CHANT, AsSASSiNATED TN
FRONT OF HIS STORE.
c. W. TURNER IS SECOND VICTIM
Shot Down by Jack Furne'' "n'ie
In Mrs. PurnelPs Company
Green's Slayers Escape.

Hot Springs Two bloody tragedies
were enacted here one night last week
In different parts of the city. In the
first. 3. c. Green, a suburban mel
chant, was assassinated while seated
in front of his grocery, and in the
second. c. w. Turner, visitor from
PARIS. Ky. was shot down Just
moment after having notice Of his
fate
Mr.. Green conducted mercantile
business in South Hot Springs. He
had figured in several difficulties
within the past year, which were re
carGed as mere nPighbOrhood dis.
turBanees. On the night of the trae=
edy he was seated in front OF his
store when two shots were fired from
a yard across the street, in the
sparsely settled district. A shotgun
was the weapon and the first load
entered the lap of the seated victim
and penetrated both hands, which
were evidently clasped on his lap.
Green probably arose. receiving the
second shot in his left side. He stag
gered inside the store, and bloody
haudprints show how he tried to get
behind a counter 70 where pistol
and Winchester rifle were lying
wher he fell dead
Two men were seen sulkins near
the premises by a daughter of the
dead man, but their identity is IN
known.
The coroner was returning from an
Investigation of this assassination
wher six shots rang out on Market
street, in the hotel district Jack
PUrrell. who owns 4 small hotel and
cendHets a barber shop in the bust
ness district, had shot and killed G.
W Turner of Paris, Ky
Turner had been to a moving pic
fure show with Mrs. Purnell. Mrs
Purnell said that Purnell had been
going out with other women. and she
had decided to go out with other
men to break him of that habit
Pufnell emptied a Colt's 3S-calibre
revolver in the back Of Turner, after
warning him of his fate, and then
surrendered to the police.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
Counties Have Many Insane Persons

That there are many insane persons
not hedged in by the walls of the
State Hospital for the Treatment Of
Nervous Diseases in Little Rock IS
apparent from the figures shown in
the reports made by the county eX.
aminers to the Department of Edu.
cation. These reports must show the
number OF deaf, dumb. blind and in
sane in each county not yet cared for
In the state charitable institutions,
Hardly a county report which does
rot show that It has an insane per
son within It's bounds Most of these
persons are cared for in the county
iails. as this is the only place where
they may be kept in safety by the
county Numerous deaf. dumb ami
blind persons are also reported
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
OUR FARMERS CAN BECOME RICH
Agricultural Possibilities Here Better
Than Elsewhere, Says Traveller.

Little Roek-"The people of Arkan-
sas don't know how to appreciate the
agricultural resources OF their state
until they travel into others" said
A. L. Weitz, who travels for the Ma
tional Vinegar Company of ST. LOUIS.
Recently l have covered a number
of adjoining states, and this fact has
been foreibly brought 10 my attention.
Take cantaloupes, for instance. Here
we get the finest quality, and we can
buy them off country wagons in Lit
lie Rock for % cents per dozen at
this time In Memphis, Birmingham
Atlanta and other places cantaloupes
are bringing from 10 to 20 cents each
II is the same way with ether fruits
and vegetables They all bear boun-
tifully here and there is no reason
in the world why Arkansas farmers
with a little progreSsiyeness should
not quickly amass great wealth. And
they are fast coming to this realiza
ton, too Just take trip through
the state and it is surprising to note
the number OF well TILED farms,
planted in almost every conceivable
thing"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-08-19
HoT SPRINGS HOTELS OPEN IN FALL
!, will Be No Trouble to Handle an
immense Crowd Of People

Hot springs.-All the big hotels OF
+his city which are usually closed
until January /, will be open durlhs
me week of the Arkansas State Far,
Which will be held from October ~
70 N inclusive. 1t is expected that
fYIIy 10000 people will visit Ho.
Strings during the big show, ana
very effort is being made by Inc
town to prepare for the reception ana
cara Of this immense multitude OF
noonIe The State Fair Association
!. sending out urgent requests froal
it's Headquarters to the vice presl-
dents in the various counties, teiHns
them TO encourage prospective visit
ors for the opening day to get 70 fo'
springs few days ahead OF OCTOBER
10 This will relieve the natural con
qestion of the railroads at tLat time
and give visitors an opportunity to
oct located and see the city before
the fair opens.
All the railroads in the state have
made an extraordinary concession 10
exhibitors by offering to carry all
SHIPMENTS of fruit. grains and Yege-
tables free both ways to the fair from
any part Of Arkansas