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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
Civil Service
for Teachers Of
State Schools

Civil service for teachers in Okla.
homas state schools il now an ac-
complisher fact. provision having been
made BY a recent resolution Of the
state board Of education for a perman-
ent tenure 81 office for teachers n
state institutions after two years OF
satisfactory service
The resolution proposing this
change from the custom heretofore III
vogue and abolishing the old system
q annual appointments. was introduc.
ed by Superintendent Scott Glenn tf
shawnee. and adopted unanimously
By the board. II reads as follows:
'9The state board OF education be-
Heves that the annual appointment o.
Instructors and employees In the stas
institutions is not conducive to good
service nor 10 the best interests Of the
institutions.
THE board Of education further de.
leseess iissesssf Fl r. favor Of tire i'oiicy o.
maxine all appointments for an indef
inite period Of time. provided thai af.
ter any person has served two wears
his or her appointment Is presumed 10
be permaneat
4 is expected that the adoption Of
this resolution viii serve to do away
with the unsettled conditions which
has always prevailed in the state
schools toward the end Of the year.
cue 10 the uncertainty among the in.
ssructors as to whether they would be
re-employed for another year. and
which haa a bad effect on the work IN
the schools, even II no radical changes
IN faculty members were made.
It viii make lt impossible for ans
board to play politics in connection
with the higher institutions Of learn
ing Of the state. and will prevent the
making Of Wholesale changes such As
took place in practically al OF the
state institutions lust after state.
hood. calling forth; whether justly or
not. serious protest from educators
and magazines Ia various parts Of the
country
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
Two Legislators
Hand Out BOQuetS

Hon. R. L. Glover better known as
~Battleaee" and Hon. e. S. Raiiff. OF
Ada, were pleasant callers at the Ex.
press Office today Mr.. Glover was
Up from Rush Springs on business and
Mr. RatIiff, who is an attorney. was
on his homeward trip from Mangum
where he had been attending district
court.
These two men served IN tho ssaisia.
tire together for a couple Of terms
ard are old pals who enjoy a visit
together While here they each took
occasion 10 THROW few bouquets ii
tte other Tor the splendid service done
in the law making assembly Of the
sreat state Of Oklahoma They play
ed the Alfonso and CASTOR act bear
tifully. each one showing that de-
efee Of ethical modesty peculiar to al
politicians and plainly demonstrating
their unwilitneness 70 appear forward
on boastNl OF their accomplishments
p the legislature. great though as
hey were
The gentleman from Ada mas felir.
q from she portisal arena 10 engage
ln The more auies and as he Says
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
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Motion Sustained
in the Sinner Case
tn or
u DISTRICT

Judge VIM Linn Of the superior
court sustained the motion IA the cafe
Of Mrs Thomas Sinner against 5hc
chickasha Gas and Electric company
in which the defendants asked for
more definite and certainpetitlon The
r'citon was heard Ia Judge Linns
chambers this morning, Bond G Nel
ton represented the plaintiff ana
Judge Ralph Campbell or Oklahoma
City, was counsel for the .defense
This is the case OF Mrs. Sinner asking
for $4,000 damages for the alleged
carelessness on the part Of the Gas
and Electric company whlc0 she says
resulted IN Thomas Sinners death. AIR
sinner was found dead ~ the office on
Kansas avenue one night early ii the
s2riug The petition cites that ne was
eiectrocuted
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
GORE SEES
DEMOCRAT
VICTORY


Louisville, Ky. July Passing
through here enroute to Lebanon, Ky
where he vii speak today. United
States Senator Thomas p Gore Of Ok
lahoma was optimistic over the out
look for the democratic party ia 1912.
All that the democrats have 10 do. =
be said, ia to behave well in the
house and senate. organize and win the
presidency,
The democrats are fortunately ST.
uated with regard to the presidential
campaign They could hardly make
a mistake. were they to try. They
have three or four or five resonrceful
men TO select from who are in every
way fitted for the position.
Z think At this lime th1i Woodrow
Wilson win be the nominee. though
the situation was different rive
months ago and may be different five
months from now
'Thirlyfour democrats and twenty
three republicans are FOR the reciproc-
iiy measure said he. "and It viii be
PASSED without any material amend
ment perhaps without amendment al
an. Certainly .A@-e will be no such
that the ionse will refuse
ic concur in, or that win ieaopardisc
the approval Of the bin BY the presi-
dent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07

BOY FOUND
UNDER TUB

Roy The year old child Of Mr. and
Mn. Nc Calvin who reside On Norta
eih street was found yesterday after.
noon under a common zinc wash tub
almost prostarte from the effects of
his close confinement and IN 4 very
serious condition. The child was dis
covered 70 be missing Al 5 o'clock III
the afternoon soon after his moth
er had punished him. Mrs. Mccalvlu
thought at FIRST that the youngster
had gone to the neighbors and she IN.
stiuted search OF the surrounding
ne.ehborhoa. the child could not BE-
found.
Soon the fact that the little boy was
missing cause' much ALARM ana lhs
excitement spread through the neigh
borbood Of the childs home. For more
ihan an hour dilisenl search was mada
but with no results the child could
not be found and no trace of his
whereabouts could be learned
The mother Of the child was almost
PROSTATE from the excitement and
grief.
A group 81 her friends were stand.
Ing IN her back yard trying to con.
scie Der when one o. the ladies' no
Iced small Tub Ia the yard was lt.9x.
ne she watched II closely lor ses.
sral minutes and detected thas Il dld
move IN a sort Of ierky fashion. she
sent to 4 and raised X sri
he missing child ringing wet withfyeY-
.praiion and almost suffocated from
he effects Of the heat. The child
i0uld not TEN how Ne got under the
ub. u Is supposed that air reached
i'm because Of the fact that he could
move the tub and kept him from suf.
ocaling The tub Was small and on
pc east side Of the house. II it had
ieen on the west the child would pos.
lbly have suffocated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
CONDITIONS
REPORTED
BETTER
West Half Of State Is
Favored Section; the
Weather is Cooler.


Preceded by a wind that cansed
lively dust storm but no damage. ran
which continued for two hours on moFe
began falling last evenin gabout
clock During the precipitati II
there was more than a half inch Of
water fsll doing much good to burnsns
cops, replcnishing the supply Of stack
water, cooling the atmosphere and re.
viFing the spirits Of TIE people gan.
orally
by no means was the rainfall ade.
quate to meet conditions made some.
what alarming By the prolonged
drouth but the shower Of last night
did much good. The rain though not
heavy seems to have been pretty
general over the west side of the state
striking more particularly those local
tiles that had not been visited BY re.
cent rains.
The rain Of last night did not extend
over the eastern portion Of the stats
but tSat section had bten favored
win A good rain only a nv DAYS aeo
which now places the entire state in
, more moist condition than Ii has
been for some time.
Reports from over tie state are ID
substance as follows
Perry got a half inch rain and no
Wind conditions much relieved.
Lawton got tsA best rain Of any
race in the stale more than two
inches falling there. The downfall
was gentle and was accompanied by
only very slight wind.
Frederick came in for goodIy
share Of the rain getting more than
a half inch Weather conditions that
were getting very bad have been
greatly relieved and growing crops
neatly benefited
Hobart got only a light shower but
enough to do much good.
Clinton and surrounding towns got
one fourth OF an inch. Not anything
like sufficient but enough to revive
'h'ngs considerably,
Maneum was less favored than some
other towns in the burnt district only
3 very light shower falling there.
Anadarko and verden got fasrly
good raing. The Washita river raised
eight inches at AnadarISo in TWO hours
md was still rising at noon today.
Rush Springs. Marlow Duncan and
got only slight showers
Elk City Altus. Purcell Arkansas
7ity, Ada srawnee and Durant got on
ain at all
No report Of any damage done bx
Wind
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
IOHN MARSHALL HARLAN, MRIsT WITH OPINIONS

III Ohm MARSHALL was known the justice Joh
Marshall heran IS known Of the supren
0 court of The United States own Recently
wrote dsseatng opinions the ta
taking with all his Inc
man the bench years Of
service He Il eight old h
st' Aenucan he commanded regiment Of
tie nrst two cf the civil
o his state I~ce be The Republican Jus
ice Harlan pny wsl
with the latter when Mr Taft spent bis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
Comprehensive and
Complete Report of
the City's Finance

c. L. Stone who has been audiuag
me city books N the different depars
n.ents made his iinal report to Che els
council at Che meeting which was ac.
cepted and filed
The work covers Tie financial his
terry OF the city since 1903 which is two
fiscal years. The books oi the cily
clerk show that SS5.ss7.5s have been
collected on pavement assessmenis.
E. A. Peyton's books show that cash
70 the amount og $44.22TIs has been
collected ana that the disbursements.
III this department nave been S2s..
esso5. The outstanding Indebted
ress shows that s7is5 is due on ths
flat rate and Sl6i1c on the meter rate
making total outstanding account oi
sgs5.45.
One book Of the street commission
ers office was missing and the az
gregated amount Of collections show
ed s7,2a5l7
City Engineer r. f. Colby showed
by an audit Of his accounts that the
collections Of his office have beea
S22,625.7S and that disbursement
we're sisooosa showing an excess OF
ss.6254o as the earnings Of the Of
rice The outstanding : dehtedness
being siIass
Police department bo6ks showed the
receipts 10 be Sa,2ss.eo. Statistics
show that COS cases were booked dur
ms this time and lhai st2i6 was paid
IL fines. cash fines Sll6s.Ss. worked
cut 1885. Outstanding fines not col.
lected yle6S. Police Judge Grigsey
explained in his report that the great
er number Of these assessed fines
which have not been paid were vaga-
bond cases and thar most Of the fell
lows were made to leave town and net
kept at the expense Of the city ia the
jan until their fines expired Many Of
the fines are being paid out in small
amounts.
City Treasurer r. NJ. Evans submit
ted the following itemized statement
Of the receipts Of his office
city water department 5.ois14
Street coinmlss. .oner 7zs5l7
Inlien l,r..l......t 900 .s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
Gentle Rains
DO Much Good
to Dry Crops
sn---We are over
lem now, and if y
step in a minute
| think SO too.

$l.6O Straw Hats
$500 Straw Hats
$3.50 Straw Hats
$500 Straw Hats
$3.50 Straw Hats
S4.OO Straw Hats
$500 Straw Hats
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
EFAKIfRM'
EUVIvVNI


Washington July 7.-see the
ernment.
It is the government Of the I'm
States OF America, a great nation
ISit a wise government
Well. that depends upon the ,
CT view. This is what the governn
does.
It is announced in official or
that a board Of army men, com
ing of two captains, and a IieuteI
colonel, shall meet in Washington
examine a horse and appraise
value. somc ole wants to sell n
to the government. and before u
Sam can purchase IT. its merits Y
be soIemnly passed upon by an 4
board.
1t Is estimated that the officerd
signed to this board will consume
greater part Of one day in perforI
this duty. Two captains at s2.4
al
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07

&e8& &8448
WEATHER FORECAST 8
@tinWtf|cd showers IN annh
7 ar'ion tonight q Saturday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
interest $4,000

Total neetled -----
Less amount from 9th
sources -----------
Net amount needed from &
eral fund -------
Amount Necessary for Il
Sinking Fund.
Amount OF bonds Issu
s155. 10000. sinking fun
Interest to be paid $500
Net amount necessary for
terest and sinking fund
We, the president and
hoard Of education OF I
Chlckasha school district
certify that the above estl
made BY the board Of edl
meeting held on the srd
1911.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07

sconl'pnea on Ease fwo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-07-07
COUNCIL
DECIDED
QUESTION
Many Important Matters
Discussed at Regular
Monthly Meeting.

Mayor j p. Burton called the regn
lar July meeling OF tie city council 10
order az O'Clock yesterday afternoon
an aldermen answered 10 roll call.
The regular routine business occupied
the attention Of the members during
The early phi OF The meeting. city
Clerk Ben Burgess read the minutes of
the last gh'eilng which We're adopted
a repori 81 me water committee was
called for
J.. p Bnie reported that tie mem
hers OF the committee agreed to eur
the water raie for the benefit Of the
frees aid vegetation Of the city FOR
20 DAYS subject 70 Ne extended u the
drouth continued
Mr.. Temple stated that me matter
of cutting the water rate was bus
ness proposition ana should be dls.
cnssed from that standpoint
III y Spencer made plea for the
trees re stated That thousands ot
trees are dying because q me drouia.
Alderman Coiiman was not 10 fayor
~ cutting she rate. Because az de
clared that wlsh ihe Increase IN the
supply Of water mfillored water
would have 10 be used re declared
ihat Il would endanger the health 81
the city report from the city treas.
urer showed that ihe operating fund
oi the cliy water works was behind
h ore than $500
a motion stating that the water
meter be reduced one half beginniag
a. the last reading Nj June for i Per
lod Of 30 days. no consumer 10 be en-
Titled TO such reduction except IN the
amount used ia excess Or the June
reading was made by ) % Bu.e and
seconded by II b. Spencer The mo.
tlon lost
Alderman roiiman made a report as
to tie number Of arc lights in the
city Iie reported rs lights. operated
hy the water power company Also \
told Of the lights u be Installed. The
committee refused to recommend the T
installation 81 any more lights
Al ordinance appropr.aiing SO
cSs.a7 for me current expenses Of
running lhe ely government for tha
month III jams was passed This
amount Included about $1,000 for The
construction 81 the storm sewer which
has inst been completed opening into
the Eth street saver on Colorado
S 0iIkey. chairman Of the civic
improvements committee for parks and
bouIevards made the Following RE-
port:
Toshe Honorable Mayor and Guy
counc.fof The cily Of chiekasha;
Gentlemen
The park commissioners beg leave
10 make the following report
we mai an this day and ofganlzea
by electine +. f. Riddle vice president
hi leu OF r. /. slusher. whose time
has expired
During the last Two weeks we have
visited and examined the following
ABOUT 200 acres o. ground along 'ha
-lver north or the Electric Light Dam
,wned BY the Electric Light company,
which We are informed can be leased
'or small consideration.
Twelve 4 S situated on the west
side Of wadl 5 known as University
Ielehts adm ~, owned BY the Uni
'tf Heights addition association.
Thirty acres surrounding and in.
,lndlne the shannon springs, south
II The city
About forty acres, including the BAN
sane park. now owned by the unlvef'
ps Heights company
About 30 acres west on Line Greek,
lwnea By Mr. steele.
Forty acres offered BY Mr Steele
lluoled n lhe forks 81 Line creek.
fJrnIiuuHa on I4a4 Tun IA
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win expect you snd depend on you. They
will pay you cash and as good prices a.
they would have 10 pay at the store he.
cause they get better weight and meas
ure aud fresher produce.
For the water.pipe burst by the frost
Get at a drugstore, or from your doctor
a plaster bundage two inches wide. Hold
II in n howl o. water till the bubble.
stop rising. Then at once wfap il
around and around the broken pipe
smoothing with the hands A. YOU go
Thus YOU will make a splint similar IN
shape q thu wiped Joint which IN,
plumbers make. II will last long and
will not leak.
We see no logical rcason-do youi-
why q prosperous farmer should put all
his money In the bank and let the re.
pair ~ farm buildings. fences, etc. be-
neglected. Money and time are well
spent in keeping up farm buildings and
fences. II : all right to save something.
as We go along, for a rainy day; but
there Is more pleasure for the whole
family in a smaller bank account. ana
in having things neatly kept-to i'm.
prove rather than 20 deteriofate.
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The Poultry Yard

II you use vet mashcs let the water
be warm.
\ corn shelter il not an essential The
hens DO their own Smelling n YOU throw
ou, the ears in short. broken pieces.
do not give eggs 10 an early brood
hon until .he j. surely brooiy. rs hens.
like the weather a. thi, season of th,
wear. are rather changeahlr.
The sooner people diVest thcmsclye,
Of the idea tina they must be- AWAY,
dosing chickens with medicine, the 40
er will they be enabled to breed a hardy
race ~ fowls. that are roup and rhoi.
era proof.
see that the nest ~ the early sitter
is air.tight. This can be- accomplished
BY placing a sheet o. heavy paper in
the bottom. sprinkle the paper wei.
with c%oal.oil TO discourage lice, and u.s.,
plenty ~ straw.
Don 2 'rus, the feeding and water
ing ~ the chickens entirely 20 The child
rem. Keep 10 touch with th" feeding
and the condition ~ the houses ~ well
\ child can not Doe expected 20 note The
first signs Of trouble.
Take q few ~ your best LAYERS ont
If the main house and keep them iu 4.
place hv themselves with the hos, male
bird Won can get. The egg from these
hens will be- vour .'ork for N" chick,
that arc to hc. Go' q little higher mi.
YEAR.
saw. the hens will ractlc 'hani, fu.
those small potatoes. Just boil them an,
mix them with meal or bran. II scrap,
~ mca, or SOUP bones az" boiled will
the potatoes the hiddic. will likc 'h'
! flavor better. aud there viii b" MONEY
In v0uf pocket.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-04
Gump,iOn on the Farm

Sometimes We have ~ much TO a"
hat We dou I, know whore 10 begin. Il
. q good plan to tackle the job We hate
worst the hr.i thing. Then We feel good
while W. are doing the Others.
\ loose board often squake. loudly
u loose methods.
Al sorts of odd jobs are In order now
aud get the whitcwa,h brush ready To-
hop.
SOW clover seed twice 90 be sure il
will take, aud don : forge; the alsike
along with the red.
IL II too late when the stack has
umblrd aud -mothcrcd your hes, COW
10 regret not having fenced il of.
Ge' any extra pillow point. or other
fixture, you may need. before you get
uut. the plow for the spring work.
Nr,cr run for an OHice; better TO 80
comfort Yourself aud 10 conduc, your
affairs that your n~righbot, will sct the
Office running after you.
II you have any iron or other metal
roofs take O comfortable spell aud paint
them. Get all such job. ou, of the way
before something else begins TO crowd
you.
The proposal to confne parcels pos, to
rural routes. IL made into law. will work
Loo rhr interest II the express companie.
aud not Of the rural population. /, j.
foolishness.
Are patches in the ward bare OF
grass! After IN. first ,haw sprinkle
some Kentucky blue grass on them and
rake in when the ground gets dry, \
little white clover, too.
Are YOU really In the harness for bus.
mess now' Many folks are. Buckle the
straps good, tuck in the md and let the
othrr fellow do the kicking Keep your
own leg, inside the traces and pull true
all the time.
Frost, aud digging post holes. DO not
20 together very well; hut ~ soon A.
NJ" earth docs soften mp. YOU will have
the very best time Of the wear Ia get
ready for 'hr fence. II ism Z nearly
such hard work then a. il d. later when
the earth ~ ~ dry and hard a. Il bone.
To renew worn meadow wi,hou, pillow.
ing, II, give IL a thorough narrowing,
~ that the carpe, Of sod i well torn in
10 bits, then top-iress heavily, sow gras.
seed, and harrow and brush smooth. This
i- especially true Of land tina, il shallow
and stony and hard 10 pillow, land that il
full ~ knolls and hollods. The process
levels and improves such surfaces.
u pays 20 20 down 10 the city aud
work mp a trade for the farm produce.
Hunt MP customers for the butter, eggs.
apples, potatoes cabbage and all such
stun. Have a regular market day when
YOU can always bee found there. Folks
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forecasting the weather is a prophet.
able business.
Some men are born good, but more
are made good by their wives.
One Of the very best rolls for break.
fast Is a prompt roll out Of bed.
Toe the mark; but, when you are
cbopping wood also mark the toe.
Whatever may be the straits OF the
hog he always has a spare rib or two.
The hum Of industry bears no rela.
tion to the ho.hum Of the lazy man.
Time Is money, but II requires a great
deal ~ time to convince some folks VI
that fact.
The squirrel travels n good deal by
rail, though he is never compelled to
show his ticket.
Hunger is the best sauce, w are told,
but still there il something nice abou,
apple sauce.
When the pay is ~ a week it Is a job,
when the compensation u s2j, il j. a po.
sition.
science has decided that a kiss b.
infectious oscillation. but plain people
are satisfied with the good old name.
Par more than the smile that, won =
come OF. Is the average woman inter.
ested IN the hair that won . come on.
We are disposed 20 say uukind thing
about the mule, but the fact remains
that there are many men who are worse
kiekcrs.
\ greater man than Luther Burbank
has invented a ,~ollar.hutton tnst wiiI
not roll when dropped, but will hc just
here IL falls.
Little Johnny Jones found a switei
aud took il 10 his teacher. but b hap
prucd IN be one that she dropped Ia taxi
ing on her prach.baskct bat.
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Little Talks About the Farm


turn the bottom ones on top. When
nearly done take on the covering pan
and let them brown.
An easy way to take a steam bath
Place a pail that Is hree.fourths full
Of boiling water under a cane seated
chair. slip two hot bricks into the wat.
er. II j. well to have one OF two more
heating for some one else to drop into
the water to keep up the steam. Sit
down In the chair. covering the body en-
tircly with a blan ket after removing all
clothing. Let the blanket fall to the
floor to that the steam may be kept in.
SIT Ia the chair as long a. the steam
rises. then quickly wrap yourself in a
hot, dry blanket. and instantly get into
bed and keep closely covered.
To cure beef tongues; Trim and drop
them into boiling water for a few min
utcs TO plump them, and close the
pores ~ ~ to retain the juices. When
cool. rub them with a mixture In the
proportion Of one pint Of salt, ten tea.
spoonful Of sal,pcter. and one quarter
pound Of brown sugar To every twenty
pounds ~ tongue. Pack them In an
earthcn vessel. not q tin or iron one.
sprinkle lightly with salt and put q
weight on top. Turn them every other
lay, putting the bottom ones on top and
packing them closely. Let them lie
about ten DAYS, then hang them up, and
when dry put them into bags to keep
/ from the flies. II YOU do wish 10 use u
whole tongue ut once. u does not hurt
l'n cut one 90 two.