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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
HEAVY COST OF POOR ROADS.

Half the states in the union are adj
ministering their road business under
the same laws that were in force in
England when America was British
colony This system Of road admins
tration provides FOR the payment Of
road taxes partly in labor, and the
work Is under the supervision Of mi
nor local road overseers without skill
or knowledge OF road building. It is
only in the states that have broken
away from the old system that any
marked progress in road administra-
tion can be discerned.
II is time to advance the movement
for state and national aid in building
highways The national government
has power to construct great through
lines Of train across the continent,
and a system OF national highways
ought TO be planned. Every state in
the union should adopt a definite and
systematic plan OF state aid in build
ing main highways and state co-opera-
tion in the engineering department for
local work Of comparatively minor i'm.
portance
Good roads are to any locality what
good circulation Of blood Is to the hu.
man body. They are the first step in
developing any region, and to lessen
the cost OF highway transportation is
conservation" OF a most important
variety. for it avoids waste, harms no
one, and benefits everybody.-El Paso
Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
GOODBYE, FReAKsi

The bearded lady, the ossified man
and the human skeleton win ali nave
70 steer clear OF Oklahoma or lose
their means OF making a living If ia.
vorable action is taken on the bill in
troduced Friday by Senator f. NJ.
Landrum Of Tahlequah.
The bill makes it unlawful sfor any
person or persons to exhibit for gain
within this state any human being
who on account Of the peculiar work
ing Of nature may De termed a freak.
deformity or maliormaaon.g The pen.
atty IS fixed at from $40 to s1OO for
each offense,
Senator Landrum, who Is a Cherokee
Indian, introduced bill in the First
legislature forbiding the use Of wooden
Indians for cigar signs A bill was
introduced al this same session by
Representative p. A. Ballard. now
state insurance commissioner, pnohib-
iting public exhibitions OF snake eat
ing.
Il might be termed freak legisla-
ton" by some, but the exhibition Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
POPULAR GOVERNMENT is THE
OBJECT SOUGHT.

No more striking commentary on
the miserable failure Of the republican
party to fulnll the mission Of a great
political organization has ever been
uttered than is contained in the am
nouncement Of the purpose Of fhe new
Progressive Republican league to
fight for the establishment Of popular
government
After All the panegyries of convention
orators and the fulsome party encomi
ums contained in the platforms Of the
q o. p sor hali a century. after AT
the pointing with PRIDE to the
glorious achievements Of the party Of
Lincoln, etc, here We have ia this
announcement Of a distinguished cont
pany OF men, who have hitherto been
recognized as authority in the party
the tacit confession that the Grand
Old Party has made an abjcct
funk"
For nearly all Of fifty years the re-
publican party has held almost undis-
puted away in the nation and yet now
it becomes the patriotic duty OF a
band of its adherents to launch a
movement for the establishment Of
popular goyernment'-the rule "of the
peaple, by the people and for the peo.
pie" which Lincoln advocated.
Can any stronger evidence be pro
duced TO substantiate the charge thns
the republican party has become the
party Of the special interests? Is any
more evidence needed to confirm The
Indictment against the party that has
so long been in power?
"out Of thine own mouth are thou
condemned"
The declaration Of the new league
that it proposes to enter the fight for
the establishment Of popular govern
ment" is an admission that the high
sounding claims with which the party
has been accustomed to beguile voters
in the pas, were mere Fellow pretense,
and you can't make anything else ont
OF Il. It means that the G o. P. has
been weighed and found wanting; that
Its rea, character as the agency for
furthering special interests as opposed
to popular welfare has been disclosed
All Of those policies for which the
Progressive league stands sponsor are
contained In the democratic doctrine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
ESCAPED Wit HIS LEE.

"Twenty-one years ago / faced an
awful DEATH" writes H. B. Martin,
Port Harrelson, S. c. Doctors said
had consumption and the dreadful
cough l had looked like it. sure enough.
I tried everything could hear of, for
my cough and was under the treatment
of the best doctor in Georgetown, S.
c.. for a year, but could get no re
lief A friend advised me to try Dr.
Kings New Discovery. / did so, and
was completely cured. I feel that
owe my life to this great throat and
lung cure" It's positively guaranteed
for coughs, colds, and all bronchial
affections. SOC and $1OO. Trial bottle
free at Brown & Co.'S. dew
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
OLD TIMES, OLD FRIENDS, OLD
LOVE.


There are no days like the good old
days,
The days when we were youthful,
When humankind was pure OF mind,
And speech and deeds were truth
full;
Before love for sordid gold
Became mans ruling passion,
And before each dame and maid be-
came
Slave to the tyrant Fashion.
There are no girls like the good old
girls
Against the world I'd stake 'em.
AS buxom and smart and clean Of
heart
AS the Lord knew how to make EN-.
They were rich in spirit and common
sense,
And piety all supportin';
They could bake and brew, and had
taught school, too,
And they made such likely courtin
There are no boys like the good old
boys
When we wer boys together.
When the grass was sweet to the
brown bare feet
That dimpled the laughing heather;
When pewee sang to the summer
dawn
Or the bee in the blllowy clover,
Or down by the mill the whip-poor
will
Echoed his night song over
There is no love like the good old
love
The love that mother gave us.
We are old, old men. yet we pine again
For that precious grace-God save
us.
So we dream and dream Of the good
old times,
And our hearts grow tenderer,
fonder,
As those dear old dreams bring sooth-
ing CLEANS
of heaven away off yonder.
EUGENE FIELD.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

Curtain, Of McAlester and Pat Hurley
Of Tulsa. tA'is
Dennis Flynn as McMurray's Counsel.
The Wise ones in Washington think
that Dennis Flynn's speech before the
investigating committee was his open
ing speech in his race for the U. S.
senate. 1t is believed that McMurray
would prefer to have his counsel in the
senate rather than Senator Gore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
(First published Jan. 13, 1911.)
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
LAND.

State Of Oklahoma, Grady county
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suant of an order Of sale issued out
of the district court Of Grady county,
OBlahoma, on the 10th day of Decem-
Der, 1910, in an action wherein L.
Brau was plaintiff and w. Bach was
defendant, directed to me, the under
signed sheriff Of Grady county, com
manding me to levy upon and sell the
following described property:
Lot No. 16 in block No. 2, in the
town of Pocasset, Grady county, Okla
homa, to satisfy a Judgment and de-
cree of foreclosure in favor Of said
plaintiff and against said defendant OBJ
tanned and made in said court on the
7th day of June, 1910 for the sum of
s7S9.5S and costs, s13.95. with in
.terest thereon at 10 per cent per an
ndm from the 18th day of June, 1910,
and cost accruiDg.
I will on the 18th day of February,
1911, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m.
on the said date, at the front door Of
the court house in the city of Chiclxa-
sha, in said county and state, offer
for sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash the said property above de-
scribed, or so much thereof as will
satisfy said judgment with interest
and cost
Witness my hand this the 18th day
Of January, 1911.
JOHN G. LEWIS,
Sheriff Of Grady County, Oklahoma.
Bond & Melton, Attorneys for Plain
tifr. 1-1S-90d
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

According to the eagle-eye observer
OF the republican press, Grady county
democracy has been rent asunder,
torn, twisted and tatered. and gener-
ally busted up so often within The
past four years that there shouldn /
be scrap the size or your hand left
BY this time. but somehow or another
the thing keeps going and turns out
pretty fair results on election day.
Party is more than pie, Agnes. and the
vast majority Of democrats are for the
party.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
A SMILE OR TWO.
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Patient-"Doctor, am troubled
with cold feet. What do you suppose
caused them?"
Doctor-"cold weather. One dollar
please. Boston Transcript.
What is the exact meaning Of a To-
cal option town." asked the wife of
the commercial traveller, looking up
from her newspaper.
"Oh, that merely means town
where it is optional with you whether
YOU get it at the drug store Or the
general grocery" replied the CONNER
cial traveler.-Philadelphia Record
'Litigant-"Your fee is outrageous.
Why it's more than threefourths Of
what ! received"
Lawyer--"I furnished the skill and
the legal training for your case"
Litigant-"But furnished the case
Lawyer-"Oh, anybody can fall down
coal hole. Boston Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
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Washington, d. G., Jan. 24.-Sena-
tor Gore introduced a bin authorizing
the secretary of the interior to sell
to the Masonic order OF Oklahoma 40
acres Of land near 81 Reno to be used
in connection with the Masonic or
phans home. This tract is especially
desired, as it contains a fine spring
Of water which is to be used for a
water works.
Ballenaer-Pinchot Row.
The Ballenger-Pinchot row is still
rife in the senate at this time The
Lorimer senatorial investigation is
causing much comment both publicly
and in congressional, circles.
Direct Election Of Senators Up.
A constitutional amendment for the
direct election of senators is also be-
ing discussed with better and brighter
prospects for its passage. The recent
senatorial scandals viii aid in It's adj
option,
Extravaganza Only.
No important legislation will be en-
acted at this session excepting the
squandering OF the peoples money in
enormous appropriations. This seems
to be the most important business
that the modern congresses have 70
perform
Democrats Meets in Caucus.
The democratic house caucus met on
the 18th and unanimously nominated
Champ Clark as speaker. The ways
and means committee was also elected
and directed to choose all the house
committees for the next congress. In
this action the democrats redeemed
their promises and destroyed Cannon
ism. 1t is the first fruits OF demo
cratic triumph and gives promise Of a
fruitful and patriotic regime in the
next house. The people have come in
70 their own in the house and all
signs point to a democratic president
in 1912
okIahomans in Washington.
The following Oklahomans arrived
in Washington last week: Attorney
General Charles West. Congressman
elect James Davenport, of Vinita; Hon
J. j. Spencer, of Vinita, candidate for
doorkeeper of the house; Ham P. Bee,
of Oklahoma City; Governor D. c. Nc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

which is conveyed in the off-quored
expression, 'let the people rule"
If the lsagIe succeeds in forcing
these poiiciss upon the organization
It may still be called the republica j
party but It viii be as different from
the G. o. p Of the past quarter cen.
tury as democracy is different from
oligarchy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

The 100000 vaidnet viii soon be un-
der construction and more building
operations are in sight for the near
future. chickasha has entered upon
another year of growth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

Another good bill that has been in
troduced is the one abolishing roplng
contests, a form OF amusement second
in cruelty only to bull fighting. okla
homa has outgrown this relic Of the
wild end woolly west
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

Some wise political shark should be
able to discern a back from Elba'
movement in the new Progressive ne
publican league. We didn't notice the
name Of William II. Taft among its
promoters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

We learn that Enid has roped the
Baptist college which is now located
at Blackwell. siill, we wouldn't ad-
wise the boosters to let up fill they
have 1t spiked down good and fast.
Those denominatlonal schools are pret-
ty wary critters and liable TO slip the
halter any time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

In his last list OF appointments Gov.
Cruce added two more men TO his edi-
torial stuf ]. P. Renfro OF Alva and
Harry Robbins Of AfcAlester were
placed on the board of control Of the
Pauls vallcy boys school. Both Of the
appointments are excellent ones.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

you say their Friendship termi-
mated abruptly
"Yes; they eIoped birmingham
AgeHerald.
McCool-"What's my bill?"
Clerk-~W What room?7
Mccool--1 slept on the billiard ta-
BILE"
Clers-"Flfty cents an hour. Chi
cago News.
Il don't see any sense in referring to
the wisdom Of Solomon said the
man, smartIy. He had q thousand
wives.
Yes answered the woman tartly;
The learned his wisdom from them. '-
Buffalo Express.
AIoralist-"Ah, kind friend, it is
deeds, not words, that count"
Friend--"Oh, don't know! Did you
ever send telegram%-Newark
Star.
How many ducks did you shoot,
Pat?"
THE divil wan"
Weren't there any there?'
"Sure-th' lake was full av Thin.
But ivry time I'd point me gun at wan,
dye moind, another wan w'd get be-
twixt me an him and spoil me aiml.
Toledo Blade.
First Child-@We'ye gotta new baby
at our house"
Second child contemporary -
We've got a new pa at ours New
York American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

What's become Of the Grady County
Good Roads association?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
aIInacRIpTIoN RArEa.

mae year, delivered By carrier ---e4.Sa
cir months, delivered By carrier 2.4O
Three months. delivered by carrier 1.20
UAs nonth, delivered By carrier 40
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

unnatural deformities for hire has be-
come one Of the greatest pests infict-
ed on the American people today and
Oldahoma's effort to put a stop to the
industry or at least limit it in the
state will undoubtedly meet with gem
eral approval.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24
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= =
+ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS =


B. C. Loyejoy announces that he is
a candidate for chief of police, subject
to the democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-24

you say their Friendship termi-
mated abruptly"
YES; they eIoDed birmingham
AgeHerald.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-17
watch for Hv M 4

1t will be some time before the fy
season arrives, but a few stray flies
may come along IN advance of the reg
ular season, as they generally do. Nov
is the time for housewives to begin
their crusade for the determination.
OF the great dOmestie pest No mat
ter hOw-well-ordered and kept the
home, it may have been the wintering
quarters OF one ny-at least the max
ings. The moment this bold intruder
shows his head, hit him, He. out OF
the way the hrst battle Is over and the
way viii be clearer for other victories.
People az hrst smiled at the thought
OF a national campaign against flies,
but they\began to wear more serious
expressions as the movement resolved
itself down to a rational, systematic
basis, and health officers aud societies
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-17
CORPORATION TAX DECISION.


IlttsburG Dispatch TIE real signitt'
canoe Of the decision is the practical dec
laraton that corporation privileges are
taxable like other property
Cleveland Piain Dealer: Popularity. tho
decision viii please because II shows tliRl
the people working through organised
suvernment. are mhzhtier than eny eogat
biuattOn Of capital. however arrogant ps
latter may become AZ times
ST. Louis Times; Incidentally. the aeel-
sion OF the supreme court may serve the
valuable purpose Of impressihg tho public
mind with the wholesome belief that the
corporations IN the United States are noi
ail-powerful. after all
Boston Transcript The principle on
which the court has proceeded, Is founded
on the principle that corporate franchises
are privileges granted by the common
wealth, and this dslegation OF power neces-
sarlly means the yesting OF the supreme
authority, whether OF taxation or other
wise. IN the government to which corpora
lions eve their existence,
washington Post; IL is worthy Of mem
ton that the original draft OF the cor
poration tax clause was drawn BY Pregi-
dent Taft during the pendency Of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, and into when
II wRs Incorporated, and that accordingly
the president is to be credited IS the father
Of this revenue measure. which will net
ths government about i2SOOOOoO a year.
New York journal Of Commerce; The
thing taxed Is not the mere dealing In
merchandise. but the privileges which exist
in conducting business with the advan-
tages which inhere in the corporate cspa-
city Of those taxed and which are not en-
ioyed by private firms. Among these ad-
vantages are the continuity of the bust
ness without interruption by death or dis
solution, the easy transfer OF property In
terest and the general absence Of indi-
vidual liability. which do not exist In pri-
waite partnerships
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-17
safe and Sane Fourth.

Whoever contends that the agita-
tlon for a %safe and sane Fourth" has
had no effect except, p9sslblyVto, opn-
duce to a more insane and unsafe
Fourth, may be interested in reading
this little item of news which has inst
appeared in the dispatches:
NEW York. March i54"safe and sane
FOURTH Campaigns have so cut off the de-
mand for firecrackers and Fireworks that
a Joaiority- OF the ,stOekhelders in. the Pain
Manufacturing company applied on this
ground 70 the Anprpns cDprt to-day, for per
mission to dissolve the cOrporation-one OF
the largest fireworks concerns in the
There is no intention of wrecking
business N thit wholesale effort to
protect life and limb and celebrate our
Independence With spirit more in
keeping with coRmon sense, but in
dustry will have to adjust itself to the
demands of ssfety. 'L }tis s-a
Evidently these who enginaered
thig safe and sane movement knew
what they were about when they
aimed their batteries at the curtail-
ment of the supply and demand of
firecrackers and kindred means of
torture and torment They struck
home by hitting the busiHess, en- the
vital spot-the treasury. II was not
at all overdrawing the facts 10 raise
this agitation on the grounds of in
sanity and nnsafety, for the celebra-
tion Of tho Fourth, had overstepped
the limits not only Of noise, but also
az eostliness. II = highly probable
that the boys and girls of tue present
geneFation have far less idea OF the
deep significance OF this day than
those Of generations that did not spend
so much money for noise-producers
But II IS yet doubtful n this counter.
acting influence would ever have 90,
in but for the fearful toll OF human
life our modern FouTths were making
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-17
People Talked About


AnthOny ]. Drexel, Phnadelphia's talented
young amatsur pugihst, II in danger OF
losing one OF his eyes. as the result of a
blow which he received b. recent set-to
with a professional fighter
Miss Belle Kinney. the woman sculptor.
has the contract to make ten statues as
memorials Of the women OF the oOnfadsF,
acy.. These statues are TO cost $4,000 each
and are 70 be placed in the capital OF every
Confederate state with the exception. Of
South Carolina,
Mrs. lmogene Paul supeHintendent Of
street cleaning in the Tenth district Of
Chicago, has inyeRtsd device for the
disposal Of paper and other refuse which,
II Is claimed win save the city al0AoQ0
annually. The invention Is an inqineTator
for burning light refuse as It's taken up.
After searching for years Tor traces OF a
brother whom he had last seen twenty
three years aga. Iobp W Murphy. %
Orange, y, J., has been plseed Ia. eOmmuni-
cation with him through letter OF inquiry
the missing brother sept 20 tbs Newark
police. The long lost brother is James
Murphy, OF Anaconda, MoRt
In q short while mr. samuel Young. NJ
p. will enter on his nineueth year He
Is the eldest man In the House af Conn
mons. though n Is hard 10 believe H. FOR
he Is wonderfully active. Mr. Young was
hailed the other day by an old fT1sid who
/ congratulated him on lo0king so well for
a man who must be al least IS. With a
{ twinkle In his eyes. the aged NJ p re-
1 Piled, YES. / am az least 10 FOR in a short
time 4 celebrate ~ etshty-ninth birthday"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-17

The legislative committee on public
lands and buildings reports IN connec-
ton with Its visit 70 tho State School
for the Deaf At Omaha that the insti-
tntion is greatly IN need Of water
plants Why should this school, which
is within the city limits require 4
water plant Of its own when Omaha Is
IN the process Of acquiring a mu-
nicipal water works that ought to be
able 10 provide all the water de-
manded cheaper than any separate
water plant?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-17

An AnOmaly.of Rural Prosperitn


The remarkable prosperity OF rural
districts in most middle western states
has had the anomalous effect of di-
minishihg population, according to the
Judgment OF =, Dana Durand, director
of the census. 1t is not altogether a
new idea, though It is worth while to
have Mr.. Durand's emphasis of it,
since he has just come from complet-
ing the great task Of ceRsus-takiRg,
which has brought to light the fact. of
decreased country population in some
states The fact is that IN the. last
ten ResFs the yslps Of farm band in
states like Missouri, Indiana, Ohio,
Iowa, Michigan, Illinois and Nebraska
has increased on an average of lO4
per cent, and this very prosperity,
while 1t has been a tremendous advan-
tage 70 these states, has operated 70
reduce rather than increase their
rural population Farmers. especially
the younger men, have preferred to
buy cheaper land elsewhere, selling or
mortgaging their high-priced land at
home in order to DO so. But natural
conditions will bring about complete
and wholesome readiustment. The
fact of chief interest is that these
states have this great land 81
J In Missouri where the farming
communities showed diminished
population, Champ CLARK seized upon
the situation to make politics out OF
ID. He capitalized the assertion that
the government, through the census
department. was playing politics in
his state The puerihty OF this read
| lily becomes apparent when it is known
that similar results we're found In
other states, where democracy ear
claim very little as compared with III
strength in Missouri
The people of these states. which "a
70 form the richest farming territor,
in the world, would never think of al
lowing this condition 20 mar theii
hope OF great Increase in population
and advance along all lines. Il is
condition that really amounts 70 n,