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The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-14
NOTICE TO WHITE SCHOOL cRILDREn BETWEEN THE ACES OF i2 AND 1T YEARS, RESIDENTS
 OF NEVADA COUNTY


 l am offering five prizes, the first prize $15.OO, the second prize 5000, the third prize S7.50, the fourth prize $500 and the fifth prize s2. 50, all to be paid in gold for the best articles on the early history and the growth and development of Nevada County.
 These articles are limited to seven hundred words and should be typewriter to be easl- ly read. Contestants must gather ne facts from authentic sources, then compile and write the articles themselves after which typewriter copies may be made. The article should contain statements as to early history and organization of the Coun- ty, and the growth and development m az ricutural products, educational, industrial mining, commerce and n-population togeth- CT with forecast of the future showing the special needs of the County and the City of Prescott.
 Each contestant should write q letter slg- nifying his or her intention to compete to me, at the address given below, not laIel than Saturday, June 17th, the writer or tlie article to be present at the Grand Barbecue at Prescott on Tuesday, June 2Oth' as my guest.
 GEO. B. BLEVINS, Gen. Agent, \
 Mississippi Valley Life lns. Co.,
 Prescott, Arkansas
The Prescott daily news., 1911-06-14
FIVE GOLD PRIZES TO SCHOOL CHILDREN

am asking the County Examiner and Teachers in Nevada County to select their brightest school children between the ages of 12 and F years of age and have them prepare and write an arti- cle on the 'Early History, Growth and Development of Nevada County and Pres cott." The Barbecue will be free to all.
 That the enterprising, progressive people of Nevada County and my territory may meet the Officers of the Company, am go- ing to invite the Officers and Directors and General agents to be present as my guests also. It will be holiday for all for the purpose of boosting Nevada County, gett- ing acquainted and having general good time.
 The articles by the school children will be read, the prizes awarded at 2:30 o'clock sharp. The judges are o. B. Gordon, Cash fer of the Nevada County Bank; J. s. Re- gan, Cashier of the Citizens Bank, and T. R. Wright, Assistant Cashier of the Bank of Prescott. The prlzes will be:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
TWO LITTLE LIVES
SNUFFED OUT WHEN
TEN-FOOT BANK FALLS
Ten Tons Of Sand Crashed Down Upon
Kilgore Children; Little Dalton
Girl Plays Heroic Part
Rescuing Baby.

Mr.. Kelley who we're blowing about
quarter Of mile away of the acci.
dent The lnen ran Immediately to
the pit and began to dig for the chill.
dren.
The children were buried in the pit
nearly three quarters OF an hour be.
fore their lcdies were uncovered. The
boys skull was crushed and 1t is eyi-
dent that ne died instantly. The lit
tie girls body shows that she died
from suffocation. The surface soil OF
the sand pit cayed In and the large
blocks OF hard dry sand fell with great
force from the ten foot embankmert
Walter Kiigore moved his family to
Chickasha during the month Of Jan
uary. He IS the son Of w. s. Kilgore
formerly treasurer Of Grady county.
He is tending crop near the knit
ting mill east OF town and was there
working rAan the accident occurred.
His children had accompanied him to
the country TO spend the day and were
on their way home when the accident
happened. They had told their father
that they would walt Cor the wagon
along the road
The Kilgore children we're reared in
the country and were venturesome lit
tie folks who enjoyed playing among
the sand and trees. The Chastain
sand pit IS favorite rendezvous for
the children Of Chickasha many go
ing there TO play in the sand. The
pit has not been in use for some
months.
Many Of ine friends and relatives OF
the family we're here for the funeral
this afternoon at O'Clock. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Cayett OF Tuttle and Kin
cannon Cave,t of Oklahoma City we're
also here. Rev. George Sherman, pas.
tor OF the BAPTIST church spoke the
words OF consolation to the bereaved
family
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
PRhYS FOR
SINNERS
and Rain

If it doesn't rain it will be no fault
of the sin killer" Rev. DR.. J. l.. Grit
fin. national evangelist, holding forth
to multitudes Of white and black folks
nightly near the negro school build
ing.
In his supplication last night the
sin-killer plead nightly with "de good
Lawd to showah de land wild blessins.
open the window Of Heben, oh Lawl, .
and he says he expects his prayer to
be answered soon.
The sin-killer has been pursuing
sin and Satan over the land for d
quarter Of century and he has gather
ed thousands Of lost sheep into the
fold. He announces three special SER
mons for Sunday:
The Child Sneezed Seven Times
After 1t was Dead
IAN army in Heaven on White
Horses"
"A Mothers Love"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
DOING REAL FAVOR

Advertising Is not necessarily large
type with a border around 1t in pa
per and paid for by the merchant II
Mrs. Jones tells you that Brown &
Co, are selling twenty-five pounds OF
white sugar fora dollar you feel very
grateful and feel as though Mrs. jones
has done you favor. Don't you?
Yet that is Advertising Mrs. Jones is
advertising Brown & Co.'S. business.
Every day the Express does you the
same favor and in all lines of bust
ness in town DO you feel under obll-
cations to US? We do not want you
to-but would appreciate very much
for you to cay, Il saw it in the Ex-
press"
In today's paper The Hub, Terrell
Bros, Treadweil, the Eagle Mercantile
CO.. and Bryan are offering bargains
in mems and boys clothing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
ORATOR IS
ELECTEDAS
A TEACHER
OfSCienCe in High School;
Next Year Corps
Completed.

Four teachers were elected TO places
in the public schools of the city last
night at the meeting Of the school
board at the high school building,
which completes the corps for the en-
suing term. The teachers appointed
last night were science teacher ia the
high school, principal of the North
school and two grade teachers who
will be subject to assignment.
L. Frazer Banks of Boulder, Colo,
who will graduate in June from the
Colorado University was elected to
the chair Of science in the high school
at salary of $50 to take the place
made vacant by the promotion Of Miss
sadie Puckett who will be the mathe-
matical teacher next year.
Mr.. Banks is the young man who
won the oratorical contest for the
Colorado University from the Okla
homa university at Norman last spring
He visited in Chickasha several days
on his return home.
/. N. Walker OF Minco was given the
principaIship Of the North school
building. Mr. Walker is highly recon-
mended for his work He taught in
the Chickasha schools few weeks
last term.
Miss Jessie Kclsay was given place
as grade teacher at a salary OF $50.
Miss Dimple Darlington, Of Miami,
was also elected as grade teacher at
salary Of $50. Miss Kelsay taught
at Marlow last year and Miss Caring
ton is a teacher of six years exper-
ience in the schools Of Oklahoma and
Missouri.
A committee from the Chautauqua
management appeared before the
school board asking for the use of the
high school grounds for the Chautau-
qua tents. The board refused to grant
the request. The two reasons for re-
lfusing were; first, the grounds have
just been graded at great expense and
young trees have been set out which
would be damaged by the crowds that
would attend such gathering as the
Chautauqua. The bermuda grass on
the grounds would also be damaged
by the crowd.
Second. the high school building and
grounds have been let for the month
Of June and the first part of July tc
the Grady County Normal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
CAPITAL ALL SERENE
FOLLOWING STORMY
and BLOODY SCENES
Diaz Steps Down; Madero Will Leave
For Mexico City in Eight Days;
Troops Remain in Texas.
Trouble Feared

ment had expressed apprehension.
Citizens thronged the streets, march
ing by thousands till far into the
night but it was demonstration Of
joy-a celebration without trace Of
malice.
Yesterday. General Diaz's last day
as president, saw thousands of dol
lars worth of property wrecked and
the dead and wounded strewing the
park in front of the national palace.
Lastnight, under Francisco De La Bar
ra, as provisional president, there
were no assaults, no shooting and no
wrecking or buildings. For the first
time in thirty years the people we're
expressing themselves without re-
straint, but 1t is not too much to state
that there was less disorder than on
an election night in almost any Amer
lean city.
Americans who have watched the
situation with unprejudiced eyes said
that the Mexican people have shown
themselves able to change their gov.
ernment without that anarchy which
was held out as a hugaboo by the GOV.
ernment which sought h &taiA lts
power.
The people have accepted De La
Barra as their provisional president
with every indication that they will.
as mass, stand back OF hin until an
election can be held. If the unari-
nous sentiment Of last night holds
good that election will place Francis
co l. Madero in the presidential chair.
The resignation of Diaz and his cab
met marks the complete triumph Of
the revolution. Maderoists declare
with profound conviction that the abil-
ity of the Mexican people to govern
themselves has been proved. They
were weighed in the scales last night
and not fourd wanting.
Marked Improvement is shown In
General Diazs health, according to an
official statement made last night. He
had practically no fever and was able
to walk about his home.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
CHICKASHA SET THE
HIGH WATER MARX

In a letter to Secretary kirkpatrick
Col. Clarence B. Douglas, Of Musko-
gee, writes as follows:
Il am gradually recovering from my
great disappointment over my defeat
as Poet Laureate" by Red" and the
fact that beat Pete Duffy-or at least
he was not elected--is great conso-
lation to me.
Il have attended many meetings OF
the Press Association in old Indian
Territory and Oklahoma. but nons
have been quite so successfully con.
Quoted as the one Of which you had
charge
Il regretted the necessity Of missing
the trip 10 Lawton; however, if the
pace had teen kept as hot for IL
hours more as you made it during my
stay there l would have been all in
sure; but I want to take this oppor.
tunity of thanking you and the peo-
pie of Chickasha for the hospitality
extended, and to include you all in an
invitation to meet in Muskogee next
year, when ] win try to reciprocate,
realizing that you set the high-water
mark, and we will have to go some to
meet It."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
OPEN new
GROCERY

Workmen are busy getting the Peter
Ismert building on Chickasha avenue,
recently vacated by the J. J. Bailey
grocery, ready for the Keystone gro
Gerry store that will be opened June |,
by jim Hill formerly with the Tignor
Crocey company. The shelves and
counters Tor the new grocery are being
put in place and the stock Of goods
will be received in few days. Mr..
Hill expects to conduct a first class
grocery store. He is well known in
the city aud is a grocer Of many years
experience. Sherman Woodward will
also be associated with the Keystone
grocery. Mr. Woodward is well
known grocery clerk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

She was lair to gaze upon and as
she tripped along the main avenue she
excited considerably more attention
than the average young lady that
walks Chickasha's streets. She was
from Ft. Worth and she walked with
the air Of young lady OF sufficient
self-poise. She walked down the
street from the Rock Island station
and tried hard not to appear self-con.
scious or to let on that she was the
object of more or less attention.
There was nothing unusual about
the appearance of the young lady's
dress until she stepped and then
horrorsl Tie skirt divided showing
clearly that she was the victim of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
Men Acted q
Fool of Course

harer skirt contagion that is pre-
valent through out the country. By
the time the fair creature reached the
Palace drug store the impudent stares
Of the male citizens Of the city were
so severe as to drive her indoors.
BIushing furiously she inquired Of
Jim Pettyiohn if she might use his
phone and ordered cab for the rest
of her journey up town.
4Of course it was rude Of the Chick
asha citizens to treat an unprotected
young lady an any such style but when
you consider that this is the first har-
EN- skirt to appear on the streets II
may be excused" remarked Mr.. Pet
tyjohn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

Thelma kiI9ore, the eight year old
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Walter XII.
gore, who sustained broken leg IN
the accident late yesterday afternoon
az the chastasn sand pit, south east
Of town will live, according to the
statement Of Or. G. =. Thrailkili the
attending physician.
The child's leg was broken between
the knee and thigh joint and she suf.
fered intense pain until n O'Clock last
night, The bcne was set and the In
dIcations are that the wound viii heal
nicely.
"Ruster" kilgore. aged 2, and Viola
kilaore, aged 10. were smothered TO
death in the pit BY being covered by
sand to the depth Of two and one half
feet
Ten Thousand pounds Of sand, II is
estimated. fell from the walls Of the
pit onto inc children who were play.
ing there.
The four kiIsore children and Tonic
panou. aged 10, had been spending the
day N the country with Waiter Xii.
se,x and ~era returning home. They
stopped At the sand pit to rest and
were searching for cool shady place
when the accident happened.
The walls OF the pit were ten feet
high and the youngsters we're sitting
along the embankment in the shade.
The Dalton child saw the approach.
ing danger OF the bank crumbllng
away and screamed for the children
10 run for their lives She grabbed
little vann Kilgore. the baby four
years OF aSa, and dashed to place Of
safety. The two oldest Kilgore chill.
dren we're completely buried and Thel.
ma was covered except her head.
The Dalton child began at once to
uncover shc little girl and after get.
ting her 70 place Of safety. she ran
10 the fields to tell Mr.. Kilgore and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
VEDRINE WON
$4,000 in
PRIZES
relegram BY Unlted Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Madrid. Spain, May 26. - Pierre We.
drine won the 761 mile aeroplane race
from Paris to Madrid for which prizes
aggregatiug $4,000 were offered He
cleared The mountains at height Of
5000 feet on the last lap of the trip,
covering the distance from Burgess to
Madrid, l50 miles, in two hours and 46
seconds. His time for the entire
flight was ten hours and 10 seconds.
Gilbert, who was attacked yesterday
by an eagle, finished shortly after We
drine. Garros dropped out OF the race
at San Sebastian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
Madero Private Citizen.
gram BIZ united Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Jaurez, May a6. In an authorized
statement today Francisco Madero,
Jr., said: 4 shall 90 70 Mexico City
within eight days am not longer
provisional president but am now only
a private citizen ready to do what /
can to aid in the reconstruction OF my
country. If the people want me to, |
win be candidate for president
have been ordered to Mexico City BY
President De La Barra."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
Troops stay in Texas.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington. May .26 1t was an
nounced today that the troops will not
yet be withdrawn from Texas.
Gen. Wood favors holding them at
San Antonio all summer.
Officers of the army and state de-
partment, while they are hopeful are
not convinced that the danger Of
trouble is passed.
"Maneuvers" is still given as the
reason for keeping the troops near
the border.
Exit Diaz.
Mexico City. May 26. Mexico
changed presidents late yesterday
without any Of those demonstrations
OF anarchy Of which the Diaz govern
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Mexico City, May 26. - Amid
scenes Of rejoicing following the riot
ipg and bloodshed yesterday, Francis
co de Leon de La Barra, diplomat, edu-
Gator and international lawyer. today
in yellow room Of the magnificent ma
tional palace where Diaz had ruled
for half a century, took the oath OF Of
flee as president of Mexico, pledging
himself to uphold the nations honor
and to rule till order ahas been restor-
ed and president and vice president
are duly elected.
Complete order prevails in the city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
DECISION
ATTACKED
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Lincoln. Neb.. May 26. In his
weekly paper, THE CommQner," issu-
ed today. William j. Bryan severly
castigate the supreme courts decis-
ion in the Standard Oil case and also
the court itself He says while the
decision orders the dissolution of the
trust this will be no hardship since
II is under the pledge Of greater Sc
curlty.
"The cal meat OF the decision,
says Bryan. sis found in the amend.
ment' Of the law to meet the demands
Of the trust"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
GOV. cRucE TALKS TO THE
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS

Oklahoma City. May 26.-Governor
Cruce addressed the 10th annual con-
vention Of the grand council Of the
United Commercial Travellers in ses-
sion here today with $500 in attend
ance. Election Of officers and selec.
tion Of place for the next meeting win
be the order Of business Saturday
morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

Going out TO their pigeon house late
yesterday afternoon, little Augusta
and Paul VaIn, children Of DR.. Paul
ID. vann, 18Th and Arkansas, were
frightened half to death when they
saw box containing one Of the nests
filled to the top with snake.
The serpent calmly eyed the chill
dren while he proceeded to swallow
squad. The children ran to the
house and told Mrs. Vann who at once
started on TIE trail Of the serpent with
revolver She fired five shots at
the monster and still it didn't bulge,
but shortly afterwards frightened by
the cries Of the children it succeeded
in extricating its clumsy body from
the hox and ambled off to place Of
safety under the barn.
About that time Or. Vann came
home and he soon drove the snake
from IFS retreat and shot its head off,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
ALFoNso, BORN MNa cELgaRATEs sILVEa. IUBLEE

r thing king celebrate the silver jubilee
his his nth birthday at the time All
XIII Spain living who do He
the silver jubilee Of his reign falls
months
her baby
in the baby girl the little
remained the throne but the belongs to the
until his
birthday He
technically from the Of his BIRTH
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
FOUR DEAD
In CHICAGO
Telegram BY United Press

Telegram by United Press
Chicago, May rs. -Four deaths
and a score OF heat prostrations were
reported here by noon today.
II is predicted that the hot wave
will last 36 hours longer.
The temperature at noon had al
ready exceeded "a degrees, the maxi
mum OF yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

1t was then discovered that in addi-
tion to the squad the greedy brute had
swallowed a young turkey. The ami
NAL measured four feet and five inches
in length The war with the reptile at
tracted quite q concourse Of neighbors.
It belonged to the bull snake tribe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

J. E. Fretslck, 1923 South Srd street,
has returned home from Oklahoma
city, where he has been spending the
past few days on business
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
RETIRED GENERAL is
DEAD OF APoPLExY

Telegram by United Press.
San Antonio. May 20. Gen. John
L. Bulls. Of the United States army,
retired in 1905, died today Of apoplexy.
He was stricken while attending box
ing bout last night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

Zeno Davis. OF Oklahoma City, repre-
senting a stationery company Of st
Louis, was here today on business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

Lot NJ. Jones, superintendent Of the
public schools Of Cordell. was here to-
day on business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

Bob speer. an architect Of 1T Worth
is in the city visiting with friends,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
BULL SNAKE
A MONSTER
Swallows a Young Turkey
and a SQUAD and
is Killed.


+ This story is o X - Bob Rich =
4 ards, president Of Pure Heart & +
= Can't Lie club =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-26
WEATHER FORECAST.

: Unsettled Showers tonIsht or
> Saturday; cooler
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-29

at the census periods of 1900-1910
(present census), 1920 and 1890. The
argument he sent to congress in 1862
read as follows:
The aggregate sum necessary for
compensated emancipation, of course,
would be large. But it would require
no ready cash, nor bonds even, any
faster than tbs nancipation progress
es. This might not and probably would
not close before the end of the 81
years; at that time we shall probably
have q hundred millions to share the
burden, instead Of thirty-one millions
as now. And not only so, but the In
crease of population may be expected
to continue for long time after that
period as rapidly as before, because
our territory will not have become
full"
He then proceeded to analyze tie
problem Of population increase, and
decided that the population Of the
United States grows at the decennial
ratio of 3460 per cent He submitted
the following table to verify his deduc-
tions:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-29

This verse, composed before the union OF
the Is colonies, was probably criticised by the
practical men of the authors generation as
being manufactured from the stuff that
dreams are made Of" But to Freneaus inspired
vision the changes he foretold were clearly out
lined in times magic mirror. If the poet were
alive today and could read the marvellous
census figures which come daily from our fed
eral capitol he would find not only every word
of his prophecy fulfilled, but discover that des-
tiny had added even greater surprises to the
prediction.
The first national census was taken during
Washington's administration In 1890. Jefferson,
then secretary Of state and under whose direc-
tion the count was made, expressed disappoint-
ment when the final figures, 92s ,214-were
shown him. On August "a, 1871, he wrote to
William Carmichael as follows:
y inclose you copy of our census, which
SO far as 1t Is written in black ink Is aounded
on actual returns; what is in red ink being
conjectural but very near the truth. Max
ing very small allowance for omissions, which