The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-19
WELCOME TO our CRY.


Editors are the Very salt Of the earth,
The acme OF creation, worthy Of honor
above all kings. potentates and poll.
ticians-the Lord bless and help them
for they need it.
Understand now, folks that we are
spreading ii on thick for we are try
ing 70 tear off good sized chunk to
tickle these sleek. fat-looking. costly
appareled gentlemen who are our
guests for a couple OF days. For the
benefit Of the public, It may be well
10 say that They don't dress SO well
every day at home. They have been
saving their money for a whole year
to buy a new suit of hand-me-downs
to wear to Chickasha in order to mas
queraded as millionaIres and impress
the other boys with their prosperity
Perhaps they had to trade out the bill
which the clothier owed them.
II is perfectly natural for "the spir-
II that abideth here" as Bro. Isenberg
used to say. 70 have friendly feeling
for fellow-sufferers We feel that no
honor Is to great to pay to the edi-
tors OF Oklahoma and we have there
fore blown ourselves in several ways
to show them our high regard for
them In the first place, we hired a
niger to wash our front windows the
other day at a large outlay OF good
money; then In a moment Of weakness
we let go another six-bits for bunting
to decorate the doorway OF our sane
tum. Furthermore. we let contract
for three clean towels for the shop
and the Lord only knows how much
more wen spend before II Is over. We
say nothing here about the fabulous
sum we have Invested in half-tones OF
those editorial mugs which you see
ID the Express because we stiil have
some hope OF collecting from the boys
for them. All bills are payable the
first OF the month-please remit
promptly.
The editor Is indeed high and
mighty Individual He is popularity
believed 10 hold the destinies Of the
nation more or less IN his hands. His
Is the glorious duty OF saving the land
for a dollar q year or 10 cents a week,
as the case may be. II is his voice
that must cry out against corruption
IN high places. twist the tail OF the
octunus. swat the malefactors Of great
wealth. throttle the awful liquor dem
on. boost for the burg Se5 days a year.
puff saints and sinners to heaven and
see that the Main street is kept clean.
Ours is In truth a noble calling, broth
ers, and we should sFrive to walk wor-
thlly or II.
We trust the visitors will not over.
look the fact that we have here one
Of the fairest, finest and largest cit
les OF its size IN the entire southwest.
Everything Is lovely and the goose
hangs high In Chickasha. Crops are
looking fine but we are haunted by
the fear OF excessive mois ture which
may interfere with our wheat harvest.
Chickasha is growing and praspering
and we expect within a few years to
annex several neighboring villatyes, In
cludlng Lawton, FL Reno and o klaho-
ma City.
We are glad to have you with u.s.
honest truth we are. because we like
you. We know your joys and sorroA VS.:
we know tolls and tribulations. your
hopes and ambitions. Forget it all for
a couple Of days, please; enjoy ev cry
minute Of your stay in Chickasha nd
go home to deposit the record Of 70 ur
visit here in your treasure box Of ha D
py memories there to remain throug b
all the years to come and when dark
clouds gather around you, and you are
weary Of It all, get out the story. read
It over and say. "wen ! went to the
press meet In Chickasha anyway
blessed be the Queen Of the Washita."
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