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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

lahoma as a cotton center. 1873 900
bales being compressed in Chickasha
in single year Cotton to the value
OF s6,2OO,OOO has been shipped within
west as place for cotton working in
dustries.
Jobbing hoDsesTwo wholesale gro
ceries, wholesale produce houses,
wholesale hardware and furniture.
Manufacturing establishments 81 ID
number, including some OF the largest
Of their kind in The southwest. Two
great cottonseed oil mills; the only
cottoaseed oil refinery In the state
and the only cotton re-ginning plant
in the United States. Flour mills, ca
pacity 1000 barrels per day, meal and
chops 1880 bushels per day. Largest
furniture factory between Kansas city
and Dallas; cigar vending factory;
cotton mill, iron foundry, elevators,
etc.
Financial Institutions Five banks
with deposits OF $2,OO0,OOO and not a
single bank failure in the history Of
the city.
Public buildings-An appropriation
Of $4,000 for a new federal building
Tor post Office, federal and district
court and Indian agency
Public schools-A $4,000 high
school and five ward school buildings
costing s325,OOo, and overflow build
ings, thus furnishing splendid educa-
tional advantages. Total school en-
rollment. 5000.
Churches-i2 denominations repre-,
sented, six churches being erected at
cost Of $4,000.
Collegs and private schools Okla.
homa State Industrial Institute and
College for Girls. costing 100000 and
employing a large faculty business
college, Catholic schools, conservatory
Of music, etc.
Rock Island shops Employing 400
mon, with pay roll OF 100000 per
month; roundhouse with 20 engine
stalls.
Carnegie library Costing $4,000
and well equipped with fine collee-
tion Of books and periodicals.
Live stock center ChicRasha Is
recognized as the center Of great
like stock producing secton About
$4,000 head OF hogs and 10000 head Of
cattle are annually shipped from Ora
dy county Riverside farm just east
OF Chickasha consisting Of 500 acres
Is one Of the famous feeding farms OF
the southwest. Early IN the spring Of
1910 one bunch Of cattle from this
farm, $50 10 number. sold for sl0O per-
head, Or a total of $4,000 thus eslab
llshing new record IN quantity, quail
iiy and price.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

Is there anything in all this world
that is Of more importantce to you
than good digestion? Food must be
eaten to sustain life and must be dl-
gested and converted into blood When
the digestion fails the whole body suf-
fors. ChamberIains Tablets are ra-
tional and reliable cure for indiges-
tion. They Increase the flow Of bile,
purify the blood. strengthen the stom-
ach, and tone up the whole digestive
apparatus 10 natural and healthy ac-
ton. For sale by all deal ers. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

"Chlekasha possesses more factors
that are essential to successful manu-
featuring than any other city in this
igyeat new state. These include cen
t..gstss Of location, nearDess 70 the
source Of supply Of raw materials. first
class transportation facilities. cheap
fuel the cheapest electric power IN
the southwest, On unlimited supply Ri
good water, healihui climate, geo,
graphically near the center or the
United States and consequently III
close proximity to the great consum
Ing public of the southwest, located
IN the center Of the richest agricul-
tufal district Of the state so that the
produce Of the farms and gardens CON
tlnuaily pour iato our markets, thus
insuring an economical living to all
classes Of people.
Population -l0.S3O. u. s. CENSUS
1910. IN 1900 population was about
1900.
Area-5h square miles.
Altitude ,084 10 1863 feet.
Mean annual temperature -e3 do
erees
Tax ratio City, county and state for
1910, s2.s7h per hundred, the lowest
rate In the state in a city OF iirst
class, basis Of value considered.
Average annual rainfall 3s inches.
Assessed valuation of city property
$4,000 900.
Real value city property $4,000.
0pe.
Total bonded indebtedness sii5..
600.
Postal receipts s3i.S7oo7 for year
ending July I, 1870: sie.5ef27 for
me year ending July J 1905, and an
appropriation OF fi75.f0o ior a new
federal building.
Watervorks owned BY municipality
Cost gi5o,0oo: lweniysefen miles oi
walter mains capacity Of plant 1900.
ene Gallons daily water tower Win
ian2 capacity OF 100000 gallons, tor of
tank being 81 feet above the base and
located on lhe hirhrsi polnf ~ of
Surrounding lhe elY Nalef drawn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN FUR
Tiger skins CO Begging h London
less Siberian sable OFFERED on
Market.


Al the recent London sales tiger
skins were neglected. or the 80 skins
offered only three being sold
Japanese skins met with almost no
favor, marten and fox skins remain.
ed unsoid and only i.5ee mink skins
out OF iS.tsl found buyers
Only $3.50 real and bastard chinchll
IA skins we're offered; the supply Is
steadily decreasing. the demand was
good and October. 1910. prices were
realized.
Only 81 Falkland Island seal skins
we're offered: they sold readily. 10
bos island fur seal skins. 2.9e7, the
irst offered In little over two years.
brought high prices
About 10000 sable skins are market
sd each winter in Nicolaeysk, Siberia.
at SIS 10 $50 each. The number. how
ever. Is decreasing. but II is dificult
to say whether from the animals be
ing extermiHafed or from the failure
Of the hunters to slay them. The
hunting Of sables is entirely by ma
tiyes
During a g0od season about 1.00C
red FOX skins at an average Of s4 to
s. each are sold in the same city Of
Siberia The black fox Is scarce.
about ten skins being obtained an
nually bringing $i0o to $3.50 each
Bear skins are plentiful. but owing
to the religion Of the natives the heads
and claws are always removed. and
consequently the hides ars of little
value, selling at $3.50 to $40 each.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
QUEER BRUSHES AND COMBS
Different Methods Employed BY vari
Qua Animals IN Making
Their Toilet.


The cat carries her clothes brush If
her mouth. for with her rough tongue
she cleans her glossy coat as boy
brushes off his clothes. she licks one
Of her front paws and rubs it over her
face, and she is ready for her break
fast.
Foxes, dogs and wolves do not use
their mouths when they need to wash
and brush. but scratch themselves Wig
orously with their hind paws and are
as fresh as ever.
The COW, with her long. rougf
tongue. combs her coat Of hair until II
IS clean and curly. The horse more
than any other animal, depends or
his owner to keep his coat in prope,
condition, but often he will roll on the
green grass Or rub himself against d
tree or fence.
Field mice comb their hair witt
their hind legs, and the fur seal in {
similar manner spends as much time
as woman in making herself locl
smart.
Although the elephant appears to be
thick skinned and callous. he takes
great care OF his skin. He otter
gives himself a shower bath by draw
ing water into his loAg trunk anc
blowing it on the different parts Of his
body After the bath he sometimes
rolls himself in a toilet preparation o.
dust to keep on the fies.-Our Dumb
Animals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Treasured Trees.

Two trees 70 be seen In the main
street of Fh9rshavn. the capital Of the
Farce Islands. have an interesting his.
tory Trees resoluteiy refuse to grow
In these Islands. except In some few
sheltered spots, and the Inhabitants
therefore prize them greatly When
the road was made II was decided to
leave the trees IN the middle Of the
carriage way rather than be guilty of
the crime Of telling them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Russia LIkea Fancy sewing Machines


Russians demand highly decorated
sewing machines. and the more lac
quered work in flowers and fantastic
embellishments the better the article
pleases- only BY close study Of the
wants q the people and by adapting
the appearance Of the machines tc
their peculiar tastes, such as bright
colors, gaudy decorations. lscquering
nickeling and engraving, dl Ameri
can manufacturers succeed While the
solid golden oak tables and drawers OF
Eight color are suitable to the Ameri
can taste and western Europe, they
do not appeal to the Russians, who
require that the woodwork be Of dark
coiors. such az mahogany or cherry.
even though II "a veneer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

ed company. Rates to manufacturers
10 large quantities is furnished as low
as one and one-half cents per kilowatt
The great gas, oil and coal fields Of
Oklahoma are less than one hundred
miles away and b6rings for oil and
gas VIII be made ia Cnlcsasha in the
near future.
Telephone system-1,i7i telephones
10 use 10 Chickasha, 1900 Installed
and ultimate switchboard capacity OF
1000 lines. and 90 operators are em,
pioyed daily only $50 lines were in
use five years ago.
Fire department Adequate 20 pro
tect property from loss, With sub-sla.
tIons In residential ana business dis.
tricis.
Hotels. restaurants, etc.-Twelte no
tells, 20 restaurants, and numerous
apartment and rooming houses-the
Geronimo. the Rock Island eating
house, Is recognized as the best Of
Its kind In the southwest.
Railroads-Three railroads, seven,
diverging lines. A passenger trains ar
rive and depart daily; sideirack and
switches, is mics. Excellent factory
Sizes on railroad sioings,
Cotton concentrating and growing
point Grady county ranks niHl IN OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
(t'lrst published May 2, l9l1.)
NOTICE or sHERiFF's sALS ol
LAND.

Notice Is hereby gwen that IN pursu-
ance OF an order Of sale ISSUED out Of
the superior conrt OF Grady county.
Oklahoma. n THE Ist day Of May l9iK
II an action wherein The Stephenson
Browne Lumber company was plain
uff and Adam Bradford was defend
ant. directed me. tie undersigned
sheriff Of Grady county. Oklahoma,
commanding me to levy upon. appraise
and sell the following described prop
erty t0wit: Lots No ia and IA. in
block 3e2 ii the city Of Chickasha.
Grady county, Oklahoma, 70 satisfy
judgment and decree foreclosing a lien
In favor Of plaintiff and against said
defendant obtained and made IN said
court Oh the goth day of February.
1911. for the sum OF s50gJ and costs
$500 with interest thereon at a per
cent per annum from the Goth day
Of April 1910. and costs accruing,
viii on the end day Of June, 1911, at
the hour Of 70 O'CLOCK a. ~ OF said
day at the front door Or the county
court house in the city or chickasha,
in said county and state aforesaid, Of
Ter for sale to the highest bidder for
cash the above described property. or
SO much thereof as will satisfy said
judgment together with interest and
costs.
Witness my hand. this tie list day Of
May. 1911.
JOHN G. LEWIS,
Sheriff at Grady County. Oklahoma.
by J. a. THOMPSON.
5-z-50d Deputy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
He ResIIy aoean.t Mean n.

An enterprising cobbler "a ANAL
suburb has align outside his small
shop which destroys the legend that
everything is cheaper IN the country.
for he announces that he Is the only
ono 10 the locality who does "mend
Ing at city Dllces.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

We read in the Peoria Journal that
Miss Timplin VIII play the Mendel-
shon wedding march and the congre-
cation which win III the church. will
unite in the grand anthem. The Vice
that Breathed Ger Eden. ."--Chicago
Tribune
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

For soreness Of the muscles wheth-
cr induced by violent exercise or In
jury Chamberlains Liniment " ex-
celIcnt Thia liniment is also highly
esteemed for the relief it affords ia
cases Of rheumatism Sold by all
dealers DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

Now is the time to get rid Of your
rheumatism You win find Chamber
iain's Liniment wonderfully effective.
One application will convince you Of
its merits. Try it. For sale by a:i
dealers. S-w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

When you have 70 depend on the
telephone you generally have to call
fellow up when you really want to
sall him down.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

The ABC and XYzo
ADVERTISING
s.. :sss. q s.n sss ss s :" ss.s.s No
A story is told Of prisoner who called the judge
fool The Judge fined him $40. He paid the fine
but asked DO you fine people for thinking, your
HONOR" The Judge answered in the negative.
We'll he said, 4 think you're a fool still"
If should print my personal opinion Of some big
advertisers like not I'd get fined but it is perfectly
safe TO think
If a traveller came TO you and talked Of the stuff
which his house prints advertising you would put
him down at idiot.
The talk IS unnaturaI sounding brass and
tnkling cymbal unreal, insincere, dead The reader
feels that it isn't the advertiser who talking; that
there really isn't anybody talking that the words are
just printing.
Good advertising is good talk; the frank. honest
kind that conv1nceS.
An advertisement of one hundred words should
make the reader think five thousand words; and
herein is tie whole secret Of good copy. II isn't what
you say that counts but the chain Of thought which
your advertising creates.
The more you fuss your advertising copy the
poorer the result II isn't Job to stutter about or TO
apologize for to burn midnight oil over If YOU
want to make advertising hit all you need 10 do
is TO talk TO the reader Of the newspaper as you talk
across the counter to a customer.
Two Irishmen chased wildcat up tree Pat
went up TO shake him off while Mike remained below
to catch him when he fell. Both were successful but
Mike and the wildcat were soon in rough and
tumble scrap below Pat called out Shall Oi come
DOWN an help you how'd him, Mike7" "Nawl
Begorra, come down Pat, an help me let him 90
Advertising is wildcat up tree. Once YOU
have shaken him off the problem Of Letting o. 4,
quite as difficult as the problem Of "howldine on
But what you need in either case is nerve; and
reasonable assurance regarding the future.
II rarely pays to splurge. Make your appropria.
lion deliberately and carefully Prepare good copv
Advertise continuously; every day or at least everv
week Your store IS The seed or the plant. The
advertising is The rain and the sunshine You oant
rush lbe growth. II may take weeks or months 70 /
produce flowers o. fruit
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

&@% @%@%%%% y =
= Chickasha is geographically =
= near the center Of the United =
4 States, IS the largest city In south =
4 western Oklahoma, Is the natural =
= manufacturing center FOR this ter y
= ritory ana the great pan.i,sndle =
= district Of Texas =
y Electric power costs less IN q
= Chicksaha. Oklahoma, LhaB in any =
z other American city Of popula- =
= tion OF 10000 or more +
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-20
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated witch the bold, artful wife OF
drunken prospector In western mining
bwn. They prepare to elope in a blind
hg blizzard but are confronted by the
naudlln husband. He is shot by the
tote to the body taking the crime
Upon himself. In their flight to the
railroad station the woman's morse
balls exhausted: the youth puts her
In his own and follows hanging to the
,tirrup strap Seeing he Is an lmpedl-
hent. the woman thrusts her escort INTO
! snow drift and rides. on. Half-frozen
+ stumbles into the railroad station Just
IS the train bears the woman away.
TWENTY-FIVE years later, this man, George
Eormly. is a multi millionaire In New
York He meets Eleanor Haldane,
Beautiful and wealthy settlement worker.
Ind co-operates with her In her Work.
bne and finds himself frustrated In pier
ana track extension plans by granting al
bermcn. backed by the Gotham Traction
Company. An automobile accident on a
stormy Christmas eve brings the Hal
danes TO his country home. Gormly
makes the marooned party comfortable.
IN II confidential talk with Gormly, MISS
tTaldane enthuses on her settlement work.
and longs that he shall benefit mankind
with his wealth and business talents. He
determines to do 80 and announces that
be viii be mayor OF New York and re-
teem tho city from corruption. Mr. HAT
fame In a long desired interview with
Gormy, makes an indirect proposition to
compromise the fight which the latter has
been waeing In the newspapers against
the Gotham Traction company. and which
lTnldane Is suspected OF being the head.
Eornly boldly announces his plan or
campaign to Haldane
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-20

people OF New York who have dealt
Haldane, her curiosity getting the bet
ter of her discretion.
1T is here!" said Gormly, extending
to her a copy OF The New York Planet
of Christmas morning, which had been
brought over from the station by spe-
cial messenger by his direction.
THE morning paperI" exclaimed the
girl, with laugh.
mot SO much the morning paper, in
teresting though 1t usually is, but
something that appears therein"
What is that?"
ALLOW me-"
He took the paper from her, opened
1t until he came to the advertising sec
ton, and then handed 1t back to her.
In bold type covering a whole page
she read the following:
"Mr George Gormly offers himself to
the people of New York as a candidate
for the mayoralty In the forthcoming
election. Mr.. George Gormly submits
the following as his platform:
Honest administration Of the laws in
the interest Of the people; the preser-
walton Of all the rights and privileges
Of the people; the operation Of the
public franchises by the people, or If
by corporations, the due safeguarding
of the rights Of the people; the aboli.
ton of graft; a non-partisan admins
tration in which Honesty" and Hon,
or shall be the watchwords, which
shall be conducted on business prin.
ciples in the ancient and admirable
acceptance of those words.
"Mr. George Gormly pledges his bust
ness and personal honor. which the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-20
Indeed" began Mrs. Haldane loftliy,

Indeed" began Mrs. Haldane loftily,
surveying Gormly through her lorg-
nette, 81 am quite surprised"
81 think it's awfully Jolly" broke in
Miss Stewart, who had followed the
elder woman into the hall. 81 didn't
know that gentlemen mingled In pol
tics as a rule. l thought 1t was all
reserved for the Sachem society"
What you don't know about the pol
itics of New York would fill a large
book, Miss Stewart" said Livingstone
Haldane, who had entered the room
with DR.. Deveaux at the same time.
81 am afraid 1t will be a sad day for
the men," said the doctor, when the
women begin to take intelligent inter
est In men, not merely as men but
as politicians"
What has started the political dis
cussiOn?" queried young Haldane.
"Mr. Gormly has" answered his sis
ter He has announced himself as
candidate for mayor of New York"
"And | said that never knew that
gentlemen went into politics" inter
posed Miss Stewart.
"They often enter" said the doctor
"as gentlemen; but infrequently leave
with the same degree"
That's right" answered Living
stone. 1T Is rather a nasty game to
play"
But don't you think" asked Gormly
that II few more gentlemen would
play 1t, 1t would become a cleaner
gamer"
"Of course, 1t would" assented the
vlvacious Miss Stewart. Mr.. Hal
dane, why don't you enter 1t your
self"
"By Jove!" exclaimed the young
man, that wouldn't be half bad idea
would 1t, sis? Fathers always talk
ing to me about career and all that
I wonder why that wouldn't be good
camel"
ITS expensive enough as a pas
time," said DR.. Dreveaux. "to ranl
with horse racing and automobiling
and other pleasant enJoyments of the
harmless rich"
Il should not think" said Mrs. Hal
dane ponderously, "of allowing my sor
to-associate himself with"
Mother" cried her daughter, ''yol
forget that Mr.. Gormly-"
quite 80. quito So" said the lady
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-20

vaguely; but for persons in-er-
trade"
Yes" said Dr. Deveaux, politics as
rule Is made up Of barter and sale.
| believe"
IF that's the CASE" interposed
young Haldane facetiously, III get ia
Their to buy me the olFice, and"
His sister turned on him contemptu-
ousiy. Livingstone" she said. this
is serious matter. The people of
New York have been robbed right and
left in every way. Everybody knows
that. We have the worst admInistra-
ton that has ever disgraced the city.
Mr.. Gormly, for the sake cf the peo-
pie, is going to try to make things diff
ierent."
They all say that" laughed Living
tone. Il don't mean anything person.
al OF course, Mr.. Gormly."
Say whatever you like. Mr.. Hal
dane" returned Gormly composedly.
Il expected that the notice would
cause discussion; indeed | wrote It
for that purpose And while much
that you have said DR.. Deveaux,
, about politicians and the political sit.
uation is generally true. wish to as
sure you that ] reserve barter and
trade for my business, and If | can
not be elected by the votes OF the
people on a plain. straightforward is-
sue such as | present, then | shall
cheerfully devote the rest of my life
to minding my own business"
THE man who minds his own bust
ness" said Haldane the elder, who
had entered unobserved by the rest OF
| the group. and had listened long
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-20

with him for q quarter OF century
have had ample opportunity of testing.
that, II elected, he will administer the
affairs OF the city honestly and with
the same care and ability with which
he has striyen to carry on his own
business to the satisfaction OF the pub
lie. He would advise the voters, II
they are in doubt as to what his bust
ness methods are, TO refer to their
mothers, sisters. wives, and daughters
who have been patrons of his store.
In the l0y> that better days are
drawing Tor Nav York. MIR. George
Gormly has tie honor Co T!sh his
friends, and those whom he must to
his great regret characterize as his
enemies, a very Merry Christmas and
happy and prosperous New Year"
Eleanor Ha!dane read this extraor-
binary announcement aloud. Then she
handed the paper back to him and
extended her hand. joytully exclaim-
ing,
1T is perfectly splendid. It's the
finest thing have ever heard. Moth
lrg could have delighted me more. |
am SO glad to see you irrevocably
committed to the step! am sure you
will be elected. and"
What. my dear child" broke In the
cold voice Of Mrs. Haldane. who was
just descending the stairs. is giving
you such Joy, may ask"
Mother" said the young woman,
turning to her and lifting the paper
from the table. what do you think ?
Mr.. Gormly has announced himself as
candidate for mayor of New York at
the spring election
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-20

We have it on good authority that four
guinea pigs have succumbed as result Of
incubation with germs taken from a pub
lie drinking cup, that 100 schools are sup
piled with bubbling drinking fountains,
that the same sanitary condition will soon
prevail in all the schools in the city, that
pupils in some of the schools are taught to
make their own paper drinking cups, that
at least one large retail store has one sani-
tary fountain, albeit on its thirteenth floor.
Yet in the public library the one only
fountain now used in the building still has
its chain attached CID