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The Harrison times., 1911-06-03
SLOVENLY METHODS ON FARM
Ample Time in Each Year for Farmer
to Do His Work In Systematic
Way-lt Pays Big.
CRv p @ WEATuERsToNE)

CBy r. G.. WEATHERSTONE)
Because Of lack Of help much work
is being done that will prove loss
to the farmer.
Instances such as where oats were
sown broadcast on unplowed land and
then attempts made to cover by using
spring tooth harrow or by using a
disk drill on unplowed land are Ger.
tainly great mistakes,
one man down in Marion county,
Indiana, writes that he sows his oats
every year in February on unplowed
ground and let's the frost and rains
cover the seed for him.
Another writes his method OF plant.
ing potatoes Is to plow open furrow
with barshire plow, drop the seed
and cover with the plow, running both
sides Of the open furrow, thus cover.
ing and hilling at the same time.
Well, we confess ignorance of what
results could be hoped for from these
methods OF culture.
III ltOhb db IL wv are
shifting their work off upon costly ma
chinery In the absence Of proper help
regardless OF the consequences.
The man who rides on the sulky
corn plow In cultivating his corn can
not do good work.
The farmer who shirks or sights
his work will be the loser
In whatever manner he plants, sows
or cultlvates In like respect will his
crops come to him,
No use In slovenly methods, No
necessity for spasmodic efforts to out
run time. There Is ample time IN
each year for one to do his work sys.
tematically and In proper manner
and II will pay big to do so. Better
far to plant and till one acre well
than 10 slipshod two.
The Harrison times., 1911-06-03
GIVING THE BOY HIS CHANCE
Farmer Should Seek to Discover What
His Sons Tastes Run to and
Give Him Fair Show.
CBy f. RUSSELL)


There IS one particular point in
which the average farmer is contemp-
tibly mean with his boy, He sets
himself up as standard. If he didn't
want so and so why should his boy?
If he had to turn out of bed at four
o'clock a. m. and work until dark why
should his boy be spared? He did
not have a decent suit or fine boots
or any spending money, why should
his offspring go into such extrava-
gaaCe?
The farmer who reasons that way
has selfish motive under it. He
knows as well as other people that
the boys of today cannot be and are
not treated like the boys of fifty years
ago.
He will admit that his father wore
a hickory shirt without collar to meet.
ing while he must have a white ore
well starched and adorned with collar
and neCktie, but he won't admit his
son has any right to improve on him.
If boy feels enthusiastic to learn
to be a printer, harness maker, or
wood engraver no father with any
sense will command the boy to learn
the trade Of stone mason.
Why then should a farmer decide
that his son who has exhibited a taste
for mechanics, spoil his whole life by
ordering him to stick to the farm?
If a boy who wanted to learn the
carpenters trade is made to learn to
be a harness maker and thereby be.
come botch workman, why should
not a farmers son who ought to be an
architect, make poor farmer?
He certainly will, figure it as you
may. Let the farmer seek to dis.
cover what his sons taste runs to. If
to agriculture, he should be given a
fair show. He should have the best
of agricultural papers and every
chance to improve the system his
father has worked under,
Some of the land and the live stock
should be his and he should be to a
certain extent partner No man
will dig and delye for you without gay
as an incentive.
A boy who Is expected to put in his
best efforts on the farm because the
law says his father is entitled to his
services will certainly disappoint you
If his taste runs to trade or pro.
fession the father must argue the mat.
ter as a reasonable man would. He
has no right to cucumber the earth
with another botch farmer He has
no right to condemn his son to pov.
erty when he might be rich by his own
exertion II he Is wise he will even
encourage the boy to follow out the
bent OF his incinatons
Nine times out Of ten where you
hear OF a farmer boy being set down
as "a hard case" you will find his
father to blame for IT,
He has been too harsh and arblt.
rary. He has gone on the idea that his
son was a drudge, His idea has been
TO make money out OF his tired mus.
cles and back aches, and give him
the least possible reward.
All farmers are not so, but too
many still are, no matter how much
other classes have improved. The re.
suits have been and will ever be dis.
astrous.
The Harrison times., 1911-06-03
His Rendition.

SHAY, Bill" said the man who was
clinging to the lamp post, "washin't
Longfel' a great pOet?"
"Betcherlife, oil man" answered the
man who was clinging to the man who
was clnging to the lamp post
Should shay sho," went on the
first speaker. "Lcsk at silky. Every
in y life shee shuch booful illushtra.
shun of his linesh bout 'Th' mon rows
over tn city?'"
The Harrison times., 1911-06-03
Rubbing Il In.

What is the matter with old Rig.
gets?" asked the head bookkeeper
Ever since the first of the year he
has been so cross no one could speak
to him"
81 understand" said the cashier
that when the dealers sent in the
bills for his Christmas goods they
also sent announcements of the COM
Ing advance displays Of spring bon.
nets and dresses"
The Harrison times., 1911-06-03
What Caused Il,

"Yes, doctor" said the perturbed
mother, she has Just worried so
much over the approach Of graduation
day that she became positively ILL.,"
tut, tut" said the doctor she
shouldn't worry so much about sim.
pie little thing like commencement
essay"
Essay" exclaimed the patient. 1T
isn't the essay. It's the dress !"
The Harrison times., 1911-06-03
Behind the Scenes.

"Who Is that skinny man with the
pleasant sm!le?" asked the visitor OF
the stage manager,
THAT? o, that's Murgatroyd Dew
hoop, the heavy villain"
"And the big fat fellow with the BIT
ter scowl on his face"
"Over there by the bunch Of light 7
That's Billy Skivyers, the light come.
dian"
The Harrison times., 1911-06-03
Ons Wau or the Othnr.

"If you would make success OF
fllce.holding," says the first politl
cian, you must keep your finger on
the public pulse"
yes" agreed the second, "or else
keep II In the public purse"
The Harrison times., 1911-06-03

Noting the appeal for a new national
anthem or song, which shall more per
fectly express our patriotic sentiments
and be in more complete accord with pub
lie taste in music and lyric, we ap-
preached Mr. lynne Paner, author Of
Nothing But Love for Mine" "Go Jump
in the Lake" "I Thought You Was a
Honey Bee. But l Got Stung,' and many
other popular songs which will be found
on the piano wherever you go, Mr. lynne
Paner, when the emergency was eX-
planned tG him, said that nothing could
be easier. In fifteen minutes he had com
pleted the words and musie We cannot
reproduce the music but 1t may be ap-
proXimated by syucopaung Aud Lang
Syne." and adding here and there a bar
of Yankee Doodle" "DiXIe," Marching
Through Georgia" and pop Goes the
Weasel" At our suggestion that the lam
guage of the lyric is rather lacking in
dignity. Mr.. Paner replied: "Who wants
dignity? Put dignit' in a lyric an you
won't sell forty copies You got to get
next to the people kid" Mr. Paner has
entitled the song, con, You Lib,' LID
It may be explained is colIoqual con-
traction Of "LibertyD
There's a gal that is our pal
Wherever we may roam.
In any land, you understand,
We never are alone.
Our fathers fought and died for her
And noble Washington
Slept in the snow at valley Forge
Beside his sword and gun.
CHORUS:
Oh, you Lib! You are sure the candy
First for us and first for peace and first
in war.
Yankee Doodle comes to town with Rahl
Rah! Rah!
Oh, you Lib, you are the candy kid we
all die for.
Us gallant men would fight again
Upon the land or seas,
We'd hold the fort with gun and sword
And be armed to our teeth,
From lakes to gulf from Portland, Maine,
TO Portland, Oregon,
Our hearts are true, dear Lib, to you
You bet that amt no con-
CHORUS:
Oh, you Lab, You are sure the candy
kid.
First for us and first for peace and first
in war.
Way down south in Dixie land with Rah!
Rah! Rah!
Oh, you Lib, you are the kid we'd all die
for,
The Harrison times., 1911-06-03
Spray the StraWberr'' S.

Don't forget to spray your strawber.
-ies before the fruit bloom appears
with the bordeaux mixture, You can
add arsenate Of lead II you desire,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
GIGANTIC
STRIKE IS
EXPECTED
Unless Railroads ACCede
to Demands; Situa-
tiOn is Critical.
Telegram BY unlLed Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Chicago. Aug. 10.-A critical situa-
ton in the relation Of American rail
road managers and millions Of EN-
pIoyes is rapidly developing here
Within six months according to ma
tional labor leaders the greatest
strike in modern times or a complete
revision Of railroad employees working
conditions is predicted.
The railroad employees department
Of the American Federation OF Labor
proposes to combine all branches Of
the railroad trade into one union
Heretofore irregular contracts Of the
various branches prevented general
strikes.
Shopworkers, boilermakers tele-
graph operators, swltchmen, black
smiths, machinists and sheet metal
workers, numbering 100000 have al
ready joined the system federation. z
Firemen, engineers. and others are
considering plan 10 have all con
tracts expire simultaneously.
The system federation will demand
s50,0oO,o00 annual wage increase.
Rock Island employees Of the "sys-
tenn federation" have been meeting
two weeks here. The Southern Paci-
fic federation made demands. It issve-
ported and voted to strike it the de-
mands are refused 1t is understood
that the Union Pacific employees are
taking secret strike vote and the n
linois Central federation is planning
secret vote.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
VENABLE IS
AFTER The
LANDLORD

State Of Oklahoma >ex rel John II.
venable. county attorney versus ,. p.
Suggs is the style Of a suit filed in
the district court today wherein the
county attorney seeks TO collect a
bin Of 100000 from the defendant for
the alleged renting OF his building for
an unlawful purpose.
It is alleged that Mr. Suggs, who is
wealthy Texas man. rented the
frame shack on srd and Kansas to A.
w Tucker and others and that liquor
is sold in the same IN violation Of the
state Law.
Mr. venahle asks that the landlord
be compelled to pay a penalty OF ST.
600 a day for the time it is alleged
the joint has been In operation and
the same amount for each additional
day the building is so used
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
IS
BEST EVER

Rural mail carriers from the Chick
asha office who are the best informed
men in the city as to the condition
OF crops in this Immediate section re.
port the cotton looking better than at
any previous season. The prospects
for bumper crop were never better
according to these men.
The carriers cover the country for
26 miles in every direction around
Chickasha and they are obseryant men.
Harry Price. w J LaBoone. L. ]. MIL
Ter and Tom Moore have been carrying
mail over the country for number Of
years and a statement from them as
to crop conditions Is conservative
These men also say that there are
few patches Of corn in the county that
will make a fair yield.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
ROAD BUILDING rs
UP TO THE TOWNSHIPS

The matter Of voting bonds for
roads is up to the townships entirely, /"
said Ed n Johns. chairman OF the
board OF county commissioners, refer
ring 10 the suggestion Of DR.. J. A. Han
ma, OF Alex. that the county should is.
sue bonds for road purposes instead
OF for bridges
Under the Oklahoma law ccntin.
ned Mr.. Johns, the county has no
authority whatever to vote boads for
road improvement, that matter being
left wholly in the hands Of the sown.
ships DR.. Hanna was simply laboring
under a misapprehension in regard to
the law. We couldn't carry out his
suggestion even II II were thought de
sIrable.
oAll that the commissioners can do
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
PRINT SHOP
TROUBLES

Another hot weather trouble that
the readers of the Express know little
about is the melting Of printing press
rollers. That's what is ailing the Ex.
press today. causing delay and a mix
UP in the arrangement Of the paper.
The ink with which this paper ii
printed is spread on the FORMS that
contain the type BY means Of long
rollers Of a gelatine-lke composition.
Last night in the midst Of d run Of 20..
geo circulars, the fierce heat caused
the rollers to melt and spread, conse.
quently the paper today had to be
printed in two sections, four pages at
a time. as rollers of that size we're the
only oues left in the house and they
We're in bad shape New rollers which
have been ordered for weeks are ex.
pected to arrive tonight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
COUNTY
CONVICT
ESCAPES

Growing weary Of his job and tired
of the restraint thrown around him.
Dave Pollock after having served 20
days Of his s5 days sentence. silently
folded his tent and stole away last
night from the county convict camp
mile east Of Ninco.
Pollock managed 10 slip the chain
off his foot and escaped sometime be-
tween j and ? O'Clock. AS soon as he
was missed. The guards notified the
sheriff and all hands Set out to look
for him. The dogs traced him a half
mile to a point where he had apparent
" got into a vehicle and this lead 10
the suspicion that somebody was in
collusion with him
Pollock was sent up for carrying a
gun. but he also had a charge OF at
tempt to murder hanging over him at
clebourne. Texas. a warrant for his
arrest on that charge being received
by Mr.. Lewis few days ego.
Mrs. Pollock. wife Of the prisoner
came here from Clebourne a few days
ago and she wanted to pay his fine
to secure his release but the sheriff
couldn't let him 10 on account of the
other charge. In company with Jess
Pate. she visited her husband in the
convict camp YESTERDAY Mrs. Pollock
and Pate are being held BY the sheriff
FOR Investigation as to whether they
aided the prisoner 10 escape.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
n.s - a. n
UOlDgS vi inc Udy
in the Police Court

H. n. Bradley Of Duncan was arrest.
ed at the depot yesterday afternoon
on the charge Of being drunk. He was
placed in the city jail and fined IS
Bradley confessed that he had just
finished a sentence in the stephens
county Jail for having in his posses.
sion TOO much liquor
There was one charge filed last
night Of running an automobile on the
streets after dark without lights. The
case win be heard this afternoon.
Policeman Ballew and F. II. Clay.
ton killed dog in the vicinity Of e2s
Iowa avenue this morning. The dog
was giving considerable trouble to
the neighborhooa and was exciting q
mad dog scare. The animal was own
ed BY the Downey family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
BOY Hit
WITH BAT

Hayden Watkins. the ii-year-old son
Of Mrs. Edna 4. Watkins, was the vic.
tim Of an accident this morning near
the car barn on 18th street He was
playing ball with a number Of his
friends and was hit in the head with
bat Tne blow rendered him uncon.
scious for several hours. This after.
noon he was resting much easier al
though suffering intense pain in his
head
just how the accident happened Is
NOT known. Two boys we're running
and in the collision young Watkins
was struck in the head with a bat The
accident happened at II O'Clock. The
boy was taken Immediately to his
home and is In bed under the care Of
a physician.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
BUYS TWO
STOCKS OF
GROCERIES
AberCrOmbie Pioneer Mer-
chant Comes Back
Open Monday.

J. R. AbercromDie, one Of the plo
neer grocers in the city, Will come
back to his old business and he ex-
poets to be doing business at his old
stand BY next Monday
Mr. Abercrombie announced today
that he had purchased the Conner and
McGehee stocks at trustee sale and
will consolidate the same in the build
ing now occupied BY Corners. The
stores will be closed tonight and will
remain closed until the moving and
Encouragement Of the goods are com.
pleted. Both are large, first class
stocks, and combined. they will put
the new proprietor in a position to
meet all the demands Of the hungry
part Of the population.
lack Abercrombie began his bust
ness career IN chickasha in 910i with
two or three hundred dollars worth Of
groceries, occupying a part Of the old
building that stood on the corner of
ath and Chickasha The business
grew rapidly and few years later
the store was moved across The street
where Mr.. Abercrombie continued 10
prosper Increasing his stock and gain.
ing a reputation as one OF the largest
and most successful grocers In the
state. In September, 1907, he sold out
70 the Lamkin Grocery company and
since that time has devoted his atten.
tion to looking after his large real es-
tate interests in the city.
In re-entering the business Mr.. Alb.
ercromhie says he will follow the same
policies that made his Pay'As.Y .YonG0
grocery popular and famous and viii
be prepared to meet all demands 0r
the trade.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
GRIM REAPER
CLAIMS BRIGHT
PROMISING LAD


Tie funeral services OF Vance. the
i5.year.old son Of Mir. and Mrs. X. r.
Thweatt. who died last night At 7
o'clock viii be held tomorrow al 1
D. M. at the residences of the family
SiS South 9th street Or. M. i, But.
Ter OF tie Methodist church. assisted
b. Rev. ]. A. challenner and Rev. Ho.
gan viii conduct the services.
The death or the little boy brought
sadness TO the entire city on account
Of the child's popularity. He was the
eicest child Of R Y. Thweatt OF the
Owl drug store and was well known
in the city
Master Vance underwent a surgical
operation for appendicitis Monday ar.
ternoon and did not recover from the
effects He was not a strong child
and the complications or the disease
we're too severe for his constitution.
Vance was one of the boys in the
city who made such a splendid record
in.the public schools that he WIS elect
ed rs one Of Judge Williams Grady
county scouts and enjoyed The outing
IN the Wichita mountains during the
early part OF June Bright and prom.
Using he was a good boy and was loved
by young and Old
Mr.. and Mrs. Thweatt are inconsol.
able in their grief. Vance was the
second or their sons 10 pass through
the dark valley since the femily took
up their residence in chickash. The
family have the sympathy Of the entire
city.
The little boy is survived BY his
parents. one sister. baby brother.
and hts grandfather. Judge J. D. Vance
for whom he was named
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

in the matter OF road building is to en-.
courage the townships to act and this
they are doing. So far the only steps
in that direction in the county have
been taken BY Tuttle township, where
the proposition for a bond issue for
roads is now being seriously consider.
ed.
"The commissioners now have forty
petitions for bridges on file and more
are coming every day. We have built
many bridges during the past three
years but more are needed In order
to give the people Of every section OF
the county what they deserve in the
way Of bridge facilities. The $4,000
which we propose 10 spend will build
about 100 bridges. furnishing US ali
we need and It can be done without
any extra tax levy"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

IMPROVES
The POStOffiCe Barometer
Shows Good Signs; Get
More Mail Boxes.


Postal business is on the increase.
according to the statement OF Post.
master ]. W. Kayser this morning and
there is every indication that the re.
ceipts for this month win begin to
show something like the normal
amount Of business. Mr.. Kayser says
that the beginning Of the cotton sea
son and the opening Of the fall busi-
ness activities in an lines is bringing
an increase OF business which is an
indication OF better times in all circles
There was $50 placed on deposit in
the pnstsl saving bank yesterday
which is one OF the hest records dur
ing the past few weeks. w. o. Cook
cashier Of the bank says that the total
deposits has reached nearly 1000 and
that few Of the depositors are check
ing on their accounts.
A requisition for ten additional
iron mail boxes to be placed over the
city has been made BY Mr.. Kayser to
the authorities in Washington and
these boxes win be located over the
city. Last week ten boxes were plac.
ed in the resident parts Of thecity and
the demand exceeded the supply SO
another request has been sent III 10
the department says Mr. Kayser.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
TWO SHOP
MEN HURT

Two men were injured at the shops
this morning Harry Crowley. AZ So.
Fifth street, an apprentice machinist
had his left eye injured by being
struck with a piece Of steele. The
sight was not ini I'd but the wound
WAS very painful N
Glade Hill, boiler maker residing
at 9ll Illinois avenue. while driving
staples with an air gun. the plunger
flew out and struck him in the face
cutting deep wound across the nose
and inflicting several slight gashes
on the face.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
PUSH OIL
LOT SALE

Rock Greek OH lots are selling
much better than We Al first anticipat-
ca and the sales so far have exceeded
our expectations said II. N, Cochran
and Ike Harness this morning In dis
cussing the sale Of lots In the prospcc.
tive oil districts Of Grady county.
We expect 70 place ten or twelve
ranvassers In the field over the county
and In the city. said Mr. Cochran 10
assist the members Of the committee
from the Chamber Of Commerce In
the sale or the lots"
sR. A. Sanford and 6. = Davenport
began work 10 the city this morning as
special representatives Of the com.
pany. Mr.. Sanford reports good sales.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
SPILLED
BARRELS
OF BEER
And Three Cases of
WhiSkey;; Crowd
Was There.

'oh my, what pity, sighed the
citizens with dry throats as they saw
the foaming Blue Ribbon soaking into
the earth.
80 perish all the works OF the Rum
Power" exclaimed the preachers in
glee as the yellow liquid poured out
Of the brown bottles.
A curious throng OF spectators gath.
cred to see the official booze spilling
which was pulled off by Sheriff Lewis
IN the court house yard Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock and mingled
emotions filled their breasts as they
beheld The awful work Of destruction.
when the tragedy was over 3 barrels
Of beer or 1865 bottles and three cases
o. whisky had found last resting
place IN mother.earth via the sewer
route.
The destruction Of the liquor was
carried out By The sheriff under the
terms Of The nom law following an Or
der for the same issued BY Justice
Vance. Mr. Lewis was assisted BY
his deputies and although they pushed
the annihilatlon Of the wet goods It
required considerable time to com
plete It.
The liquor destroyed Yesterday was
seized by the shcrlff's men at the
Frisco depot week before last It was
only about third OF the entire amount
IN the depository There will be an
other big spilllng as soon as the nee
essary order i issued BY the court,
All Of this liquor has accumulated as
result Of the raids made by the sher-
iff's force.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
Judge Linn Put an
End 10 Their Troubles

Pandora kicked over she trouble box
again late yesterday afternoon in the
superior court and the troubles we're
SO serious that nothing but a divorce
would bring peace and happiness to
one family
Mrs. Long was given a divorce from
John Long by Judge Linn. Airs. Long
said that Mr. Long missed his iudg.
ment a way off when he thought that
he would make loving husband. The
things alleged against Mr.. Long such
as cruelty. neglect. abandonment and
other matrimonial delinquenoies we're
considered sufficient to warrant a di.
vorce.