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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
oklahoma's Farm Wealth

The total value of farm property
"hich lncludes land, buildings. imple-
mehts and machinery. and live stock
'aoiaes1e animals. poultry and bees)
was SalSlas.ooo, an increase OF 2so .
Per cent since 1900 Land alone in.
ereaaed In value sf99.669.0 900. or 3s45
per cent. as compared with an IN.
crease Of s6S204. 900 or sfs.e per cent
u me value Of buildings; OF s5g.225.-
eeo. or 6S,f per cent IN that Of live
s'oeA' anu Of sl6.576,00o or 1877 per
cent n that OF implements and ma
chinery
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
HERE'S DEATH TO THE HOPPER
SIMPLE LITTLE FORMULA THAT
FINISHES The PEST.
Dr. 5. }. Hunter, State Entomolocist
Of Kansas Says the Dope
Never Fails.

Here's something that will be useful
next summer Cut il out and paste it
in your hat
F The state entomologist OF Kansas.
Dr 5 J. Hunter, after a study of the
problem Of e1terminating the grass
hopper extending over a period Of
seventeen years. has hnally triumph
"a A series OF tests recently made
prove eonelnsiFely that It Is COM
paratlFely easy matter for every
farmer 70 make short work of the
pests
observation of grasshopper habits
since 1886 had convinced the Kansas
eniqmolosist that The injury occa-
stoned % Kansas farmers by the den.
relations of the pests was readily
pfeNeHlabie. He first discovered that
The hoppers We're nonmigratory. Al.
teF establishing his fact. he had little
alihenlty ii finding a formula which
Killed them Of speedily. During the
past season he aud bis assistants
nave been cooperating with thexzti
nave been cooperating with the
count. commissioners in various
counties and making the tests. all OF
winch have been highly successful.
The grasshoppers that do the
damage are native" declares Dr.
Hunter THAT is. they develop and
perpeiuate themselves on one farm.
they do not move about. OF course
no one should confuse the native
grasshoppers with the small red pests
ihat formerly would sweep down
irom the north in armies. The lat.
ter raised in arid land, were forced
70 migrate TO obtain food"
The formula used SO successfully
the past season is as follows:
No 1.-Two and one-half bounds |
paris green or white arsenic; fifty
pounds bran. Mix these dry.
No, six oranges or lemons chop- |
ped up fine, rind and all; four quarts
syrup five gallons water. mix these I
three parts together thoroughly
Mix Nos. / and 2. then add SUM-
cient water TO make a wet mash
The lemon and orange in the mix
'ufe attracts the pests and the poison
does the work of determination. A
scientific count reosntly made shows
hat where the mixture was used the
past season The farms have been prac-
.ieally rid OF the pests.
Oklahoma being sort of second
edition OF Kansas and having like
roubles the remedy for troublesome
loppers viii doubtless prove equally
= ehieaeious here. So it the hoppers
mould feappear upon our farms in
llarmlns numbers. we need but rush
Q the nearest drug store for an anti
Iote.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
TENURE

W slnte fssigs and Share easl tenants iaclasire
The number Of all farms IN the
state, and therefore Of an farm oper.
ators IS l90l92. or the operators.
S5,404 are classified sowners. cal as
managers, and 104,la7 as tenants. or
the owners. 64.Ss4 operate exclusively
land owned BY them. while 2O.52O opar-
ate land which they rent ia addition 10
that which they own The number Of
those who operate some land in addi.
ton to their own has increased more
rapidly during the last decade than
has the number who operate their
1886 are reported as share tenants
are further distributed according 10
the character of their tenancy: thus
l2,356 are reported as hsare tenants.
$500 as share-eash tenants. 2f.751 as
cash tenants. and for 6.06S no renort
relative to character Of tenure was Sc
cured
While the total number OF farms IN
The state has increased 76.T per cent
since 1900 the number Of tenant farms
has Increased 800. 4 per cent Thus
the relative number OF tenants has
increased from 1913 per cent Of all
farm operators in 1900 to 54.S per
eert In 1910 Throughout the eastern
al southern part Of the state there
are only four counties in which the
number OF tenant farms is below 50
per cent of the total, while in the
northwestern portion the percentage is
below that figure in every instance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
Many Cattle In Feedyard,

A greater number Of cattle than us.
ual are being fed at the feedyards
around Guthrie. It was feared dur
ing the summer tha. many Of these
feedlots would be short Of feeders this
winter but the fall rains and the large
acreage Of feedstuffs and the enor
NOUS supply Of cotton seed mill prod
ucts have solved that problem. One
yard near the city already has 1900
head and others are already feeding
their full capacity
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
THE WRECK" $4,000 pRoDuc.
TloN, kozY. WE'D. FEB. II

Manager Blackstone CT the Kozy the
aIer has. after hard work, finally got
booking on Nitasraph's $4,000 pro
dnction, The Wreck" in three big
reels You see the two powerful loco
motives crash together A sensational
railroad story Something different to
the everyday run Of stories Of the kind.
No extra charge--5c and lOc. 2-7-st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
okIahoma,s Bank Amonn n. s.a...

Oklahoma ranks twenty-third in
population and seventeenth in land
area among the states and territories
Of continental United States. The
average elevation is about 1900 feet
above sea level, the attitudes ranging
from approximately $50 feet in The
extreme southeastern part to more
than 4.500 feet in the extreme western
portion. adjoining New Mexico-the
part Of the state known as the Pan
handle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
Good Yield of Kafr

=. D. Tiiley, a farmer living seven
miles southeast OF Geary. raised q
ten-acre patch Of kafr this year and
u has averaged better than forty
bushels to the acre. He received n
cents per bushel for all he sold. max
ing his crop Of kafir corn from the
Ten acres worth about 5000. He thinks
ne WIN plant a larger acreage of kanr
corn nexi wear.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09

The total value OF domestic animals
sold from Oklahoma farms during
1908 was s54524.000. and that OF ami
mails slaughtered on farms s6.57s.0os
making an aggregate Of SOL .lOO.0 900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09

Corn was reported by IS out Of ey-
cry 100 farms in Oklahoma in the
Thirteenth Census. cotton by as, hay
and forage by q. potatoes by "a, oats
BY Il. kafir corn and milo maize By
is, wheat by II. and broom corn by
five.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-09
FARM TENURE IN OKLAHOMA
Three-Fifths OF the Farms Are Worked
On the Rental System.

The following table shows the dis
tribution Of the farms Of Oklahoma
according to character OF tenure at
he censuses of 1910 and 1900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08
GAVE 200. 400 TO CHURCH.
llrs.T Eliza Xndfe@s, of Norfolk, left.
! a;;S Her Ygtea'tki TO Cardinal
! az Gibbons and Successors

baltimore, Md, Jan. 8.-By the
viii of Miss Eliza Andrews, Of Nor,
folk, Va, which was offered for pro-
hate, in the Orphans Court, Car
dinal Gibbons and his successors in
the See Of. Baltimore are made resi-
daary lesatees Of the, estate, which
is, valued at Sl,20O,0OQ. ~,
Miss Andrews makes a, number Of
requests to Catholic CHARITIES lt
this and other cities and leaves an
nuites to relatives and frien;s in
Baltimore, Norfolk and Savannah. At
ter the death Of these henefciaries
the estate is hequeathed 20 the Catho-
lie Church. Miss Andrews died last
week at the Rennert Hotel in this
city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08
coy KILLED By PLAYMATE.
l5-Ycar-Old Youth Shoots Com.
paniOn in School Yard.

Elkton, Md, Jan. S.-George Short,
Is years old, shot and killed his
p'Iymate, Paul Mccall, 4 lad Of .
years, shortly after - O'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The boys are in the primary G.
partment Of the Cecil Iiign Scnoo:
and during the noon recess went 10
the fe.y' in the rear Of the school
building with 30 calibre revolver
which Short hHd brought from
homa. They shot at u target until
their Ammunition got low and Short
ordered Mccall to go after more
cartridges. Mccall refused and
short is said to have ordered him to
save and fire. at him, the bullet
striking Mccall over the heart.
When Short fired he was but
few PAGES from Mccall. Short threw
away the revolver and went TO his
hone.
Two other boys who witnesser' The
Shooting notified Officer George
Potts, and Short was arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08
FOUND A FIGHTING PARSON.
Physical Clash Results From General
lied Attack on an Unnamed
Saloon

Berwick, Pa, Jan. Sin a sermon
Sunday evening, Rev. Hugh Strain,
pastor of the Beach Haven Methodist
Church, three miles from here,
preached on THE Saloon and Those
iResposible for its Existence wildly
picturing an immoral place, which D.
c. Johnson, proprietor Of the village
hotel. took as reflection on his place.
johnson went to the minister's
house Tuesday with blood in his eyes
and demanded q retraction. He was
forcibly elected, thrown over an en-
bankment and helped along by the
heel of the muscular minister.
This was preceded by fracas on
the porch, when minister and saloon
keeper clinched and landed several
blows in the faces and bodies. In
the struggle Johnson got his left hand
in the minister's jaws an! was tear
ing at his mouth as the ministerial
jaws closed on Johns0n's fingers, bit
ing the second and third fingers so
badly that medical attention was nee
cessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08
RaIsEs EAR:GRY.
= - - -
NegFsaFteaches:s Telsrs Blacks to,
=, .eAru.7Ehep,sslyss sFer Mar, ~ :,


Negroes .wereourged! ITO stop dlaYing
musical instrumerts.,.rand2 sending
their misunderstanding schools, and
advised to spent their money for guns
and; maitarweducati Tuesday night,
!brsshe Rev: Ie-N-aRoss, pastor oi "a
Srssh;ngtons; riegzp church, speaking
erua large crawde assembled, TO ceie-
brate cthe brtlslays6 Charlss Sum
inerH1r'} ~ got --'- 'gi"
serhe preacher pleaded with the su-
dicnve to prep.ue for war for tRelr
!: social, political, and n:ustrial rights.
"prepare for war in time Of peace"
is the policy of this ration" he
shouted. at should be your policy
if YOU wish to break from the otpres-
! son from the letters of this new
era of slavery"
Cries of 1--WE are with you!" That's
right" CRESTED the speaker, and the
audience rose, waving handkerchiefs.
arr urging Ross to GO on.
When Oswald Garrison Willard, OF
New York, vigorously oissented from
Ross advice, the preacher again arose
and repeated his declarations, drrw-
! mo another enthusiastic outburst of
approval.
| Mr. yillar, attacked the attitude
! of the Democratic administration to-
ward thu colored race, DECLARING that
the position "in which the Democrat
,ic rrty finds itself today, with ITS
l.prssident preaching new freedom
and a nun Der of reactonary sena-
tors. congressman, and cabinet ofti':rs
urging. new slavery is in-eeh ex-
traordinary.
"'rhere are no bosses today like
them" he continued. "rhe Var!amln:,
Tilrnans, Hoke Smith, and all the
rest of the negro-bait!ng crowa Who
have risen to eminence on the back
Of the negro, dAfam 'ng and opprcss-
inc them as they went, are the
apostles Of reaction. But have
another indictment for these men.
claim that they m:srepresent the
heart and conscience Of the true
South"
The sptaker denounced the se%re-
raj on Of negro employees by the oil
GERS Of the Federal execdsl"' &C.
p.rtments, declaring that in many in
stances the laws of the civil service
commission arr the Constitution had
been violated.
Other speakers included associate
Justice Stafford, Of the District Su-
prem: Court and Commissioner OF
Patents, Thomas Ewing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08
ENDORSED AT HOME.
Such Proof as This Should CUn-
vince Any Alexandria Citizen.
ceSSlry.

Such Proof rs This Should CGn-
vince Any Alexandria Citizen.
The public endorsement Of local
citizen is the best proof that cal bc
produced. None better, none strong
or can be hal. When Il man comes
forward and testifies to his fellow
citizens. addresses his friends and
re.ghbors, you nay be sure he is
thoroughly convinced or he would
not do so. Telling ones experience
when it is for the public good is an
act of kindness that should be ap-
preciated. The following statement
given by resident Of Alexandria
aids ong more to the many cases
of Home Endorsement which are be-
ing published about Doan's Kidney
Pills. Read it.
H. c. Smith, tailor, 9l9 King ST.,
Alexandria Va, says: ~ hope my
statement will be the means Of get
ting other sufferers to use Doan's
Kidney Pills an5'' be cured as | was.
l couldn't begin to tell the agony
l endured from my back. didn't
find anything that would cure me
until l used Doan's Kidney Pills.
They made me well in less than
month. ami during. the past two
years l have had no trouble. Inc
em.torsement | made at the time the
cure was. made still hol1s good.
For sale by all dealers. Price ''
cents. Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the
] United States.
Remember. the name-Doans-ane
take TO other.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08
SMALLPOX IN % COUNTIES.
December Reports Show Total OF
III Cases in State.

Richmond. Va, Jan. S.-Physic ans
report TO the State Board Of Health,
covering disease treated curing the
NOR. n Of December. show that small
pox exists in % counties and that al
EAST I'll cases wers under treat
ment.
The counties from which smallpox
has been reported are: Alexandria,
Appomattox Buckingham, Bruins
wick, Campbell, Charlotte, FiirfaX,
Halifax, Henrico, Isle Of Wight,
Montgomery. Nansemond, Norfolk,
Orange, pfassylvsnia Prince William,
Pri.csa A1e, Nttorsy, Roanoke
Russsi, Susses, Smyth and Wash
iaston. Further addition 10 this list
will be made when delayed REPORTS
are receire5.
1.-THE situation is practically the
sane as that which the state has
faced for the last few years. states
the board in its weekly bulletin issued
today. "Our people still have the
idea that smallpox is not dangerous
disease and they have failed to pro-
tect themselves against it by Vaccln-
alton. AS long as this state Of at
fairs continues, it is useless to nope
for the eradication Of smallpox from
Virginia.
zone aspect of these perennial out
breaks Of smallpox see1ns entlre.y to
be overloaSs, and that is the enor-
NOUS economic waste to which the
counties of the State are subjected
annually in treating smallpox. No
sooner does the disease appear IN a
locality than there is q panic mo!' or
less widespread. Physicians are en-
Moved to care for the cases, GuarCs
are posted, quarantine is established
and. when the epidemic is over, much
property is burned up as infected. If
the money spent in treating smallpox
during a given winter were devoted
to general vaccination, this loathe-
! some disease. would be completely
stamped out for years to come.
1ol-.The,- Board .-urses up :.aIl: clti
zens the Importance of vaccination
against. smallpox! If .vaeeirsated in q
sterile manner: with good virus. no.
body: will: suffer anything more than
trifing and temporary discomfort
from vaccinations while lasting pro
lection Will be given Successfm
vaccination gives complete protection
tasainst smallpox fora term at leas
sevea years and gives p partial pro
teetien Tor ? much, longer tine. II
people Of Virginia cannot afford b!
tgsir zegEA end earslsssness t
!, subject tAassslves to. the danger Q
~ smallpox epidemic
L
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08
VIRGINIA.:

VIRGINIA.:
In the Clerks Office of the Corpor-
alton Court Of the City Of Alexandria,
on the 22nd day Of December, 1918.
William +. Jones, Complainant.
VS..
Samuel Haney, Leonard Jones, now
81 years Of age, Eddie Washington,
Samuel G. Brent trustee, and {. {.
Carlin, beneficiary, George Payne,
or Henry, Quecnie Washington,
Dellie Bell, Frank Wanzer. Nellie
Beckham, Sarah Hickerson and
Mary Warner, Defen ants.
IN CHANCERY.
Memo:
The object off suit is to sci! the
premises of which Julia Haney Jones
and Mary Ball, died (intestat!) 'eized
and possesSe:. situated o" tn H2fth
side Of Franklin street be;"ceA Lee
and Union streets, III the Ci'!' OF iicN-
anJria. Va. fronting 81 fee: on
Franklin street. and running back
northward So feet - inches /" d >
foot alley: for the purpose ~ 2artl-
t;on. and for complainant u obtain
thprerrom his committed courtesy ard
for recovery Of money spent ny linn
and labor in erecting house thereon;
and for holding defendanE, Eddie
Washington liable for rent therefor
for counse! fees; and for the payment
If liens IAN for genera! relief.
Il appearing by an affidavit filed N
this cause that the defendants Samuel
Haney, George Payne Or Henry, Frank
Wanzer. Nellie Beckharc, Sarah HlcK-
erson and Mary Wanzcr are noH~res-
idents of this State:
1t is Ordered. That The "aid defend
ants appear here within fifteen days
after due publication 81 mis- order,
and do what is necessary 10 protect
Their interest in this suit. an Lha; 4
copy of this order be forthwith IN
| seited in the Alexandra Gazette, .
newspaper published in me tlty Of
Alexandria, once week Tor !on' SUE,
cessive weeks. and posted at the ir:n'
! door of the Court House o: this CITY
! NEWELL S. GREE&AWhf,
Robinson Moncure, p. q. CLERK
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
David Woolf and +. l.. Ball p. a.

AT a Corporation Court Of the City
OF Alexandria continued and held at
the Court House Of said city on We'd
nesday, December Bird, 1913. Present,
Hon. Louis c. Barley, Judge.
William r. Woodward,
VS.. In Chancery.
Helen s. Woodward
Upon the application Of the COM
plainaEt, stating specifically the last
known place Of abode Of the defend
ant the Court on this 3rd day Of De-
cember. 1913, doth grant the follow
ing order Of publication:
The objec: Of this suit is 10 obtain
for the complainant q divorce from
the bond of matrimony from DEe de-
PENDANT, on the ground of deStrtiOn
and abandonment for a period of
more than three years before the
bringing Ct this sui ard for general
relief.
An an affidavit having been filed
that the defendant, Helen S. Wool
ward, is rot resident OF the said
State Of Virginia. it is ordered that
she 30 appeal here WITHIN fifteen days
after due publication and do what
is necessary to protect her interest III
this suit.
And il is further ordered that q copy
of said orier of publication be pub
lishei once a week for four successive
weeks in Alexandria Gazette news
paper published IN the City Of Alex
ardria, Virginia; that Il copy be
posted at the frort door Of the Court
House Of sad City on or before the
next SUI .ceaGirg rule day af. or TINS
order is entered, IND that copy Of
said order Of publication sail be
sent by registered mail by the clerk
Of this court ad rcSsed to the said
nonresident defendant, Helen S.
Woodward. at Sabinal, UvaIe county.
Texas, her last known place Of abcde:
also a copy be sent by registered
mail BY the clerk Of this court adj
dressed to Mrs. Kay Alexander, (un-
der which name the said defendant
is how l:ving). addressed 20 her at
Sab:ne!, Uvale County. Texas, her last
known place CT abode.
A Copy-Teste:
NEWELL s. GREENAW AZ, Clerk.
Samuel p Fisher, p. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-08

At j Corporation Court of the City
of Alexandria continued and held at
the Court House of said CITY. on Mon
day, December %, 1913.
Present, Hon. Louis c. Barley,
James A !Tiehenor, Complainant.
vs., In Chancery.
Beatrice Tichenor, Respondent.
Upon the application of the COM
plainant Stating specifically the last
known place Of asode of the respon-
dent the court on this 29th Jay OF De-
csmber, l9l3,doth grant the following
order of publication:
The object of this suit is to Obtain
a divorce ynculo matrimonii for the
complainant against the respondent
because Of wilful desertion and aban-
donment on the part Of the respond
ent for more than three years next
preceding the films of this suit and
for general relief.
And an aft davit having been filed
that the respondent Beatrice Tichenor
is not resident Of the State Of Viz
ginia it IS ordered that she do appear
within fifteen days after due pub!ica-
ton of this order and do what is
necessary to protect her interests in
this suit.
And it is further orIered that a
copy Of this order Of publication be
published once 4 week for four success
sive weeks in the Alexandria Gazette,
Z newspaper published in The city Of
Alexandria, Virginia, that i copy
hereof be posted at the front door Of
the Court House Of tie said city or
or before the next rule day % this
court after this order is entered
and that IA copy Of said
order Of publication shall be
sent by registered mail by the clerk
of this court aaEreSsed to the said
nonresident respondent, Beatrice
TicheEor, aIdreSSei t. No. $50 18th
ST.. Northwest, Washington, District
of Columbia, the last known place Of
abode Of the respondent.
A COpy-Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
David Woolf and +. l.. Ball p. Il.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
SEVENTEEN ADMITTED
TO CHURCH SUNDAY

At the Congregational church last
Sunday the pastor, Rev. A. j. Blair,
read Pres. Wilson's proclamation 10
the churches urging prayers and SER
mons by the clergy in the interests
Of peace to the nations at war Rev.
Blair supplemented the reading with
fitting words and a fervent prayer
that peace might speedily come AT
the close Of the sermon the sacrament
of the Lords supper was observed
Rev. Blair also extended the right
hand of fellowship 10 seventeen APP
plicants for admission to membership
in the church.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
ASHLEY

II. r. Brown and family were Sun
day guests Of John Snyder and family
of Greenville.
Floyd jerks and Miss Cora Doug
lass took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
l.. Beardslee Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Godfrey motored
to Bovine. Sunday and spent the day
with Fred Aldrich and family.
Mr., and Mrs Roy Clifford called at
the home OF clyde Harrison, Sunday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Morton and
Gladys Eggleston and Ernest Eggles-
ton visited Rockford relatives, Satur-
DAY night and Sunday.
T. w Tuthill and family spent Sun
day with Frank Donovan and wife,
Martha, Ernest and Alfred Witten-
bach and Kittie Lessiter were visitors
at the home Of WIN. Byrne, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Macarthur and
son. Leroy, Howard Macarthur and
Craig Elkins were Sunday guests of
Leland Godfrey and wife.
Mrs. II. s Ellis and son, Victor are
spending a few days with her parents
at Ionia.
Urley Emmons and family were
Sunday guests Of Geo. Smith and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rasmussen of
Greenville and Miss Myrtle Jones Of
Grand Rapids spent Sunday with
Ralph Hall and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gerardy spent
last week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. r. Gerardy. They went to
Cincinnati where they will reside.
Fred Deal and family and Frank
Graham spent Thursday in Grand
Rapids.
Mrs. Gertrude Youngman Of Bufla-
10 is visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity.