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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

When are we going 70 launch that
civic improvement league and start
cut with the determination to make
Chickasha the prettiest town in Okla
homas Now is the accepted time. "
saith the preacher and We ought to
organize at once II won't cost much
money and ii will require very little
time. An We need TO do is to generate
some enthusiasm and go about it sys-
tematieally. Wonders can be worked
in a single season. Within a lew
months, by properly directed efforts,
we can so transform the town that ap
old timer wouldn't recognize it. Il will
pay and IL wil make us proud to know
that We live in a town famous for its
beauty What We need now is band
Of willing workers" TO take the lead
ers hip IN such a movement
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

Over at Oklahoma City they are hav
ing a more or less furious discussion
OF the momentous question as tc
whether kids" ought to be allowed 20
skate On the sidewalks The chief OF
police says its "agin" the law and by
heck ne won't tolerate It. And that's
a very good attitude for an officer 10
take with references 70 the enforcement
or an laws. but our guess is that the
cops migAt find plcnty to do chasing
down speeding autoists or running in
gamblers and bootleggers and IL they
did that probably the wicked young
sters who skate ON the streets wouldn't
be bothered by them What's the old
saw about straining at a gnat and swal-
lowing a camel? But If the chief can't
find anything else for his men TO do
except TO run in the skaters. they ough.
to change the law an daiiow the young.
sters TO enjoy a privilege 10 which they
are entitled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES:
RETURNING FROM CANADA.

Within the past few years immigra
ton from the United States 10 Canada
has attracted wide attention Allurina
literature exploiting the alleged oppor
tunities in Canada. has attracted thou
sands OF settlers 10 that country, many
having done from Oklahoma, but II
figures published by the Milwaukee
Sentinel are correct. the tide is now
turning. Canada having proved a dis
appointment 10 fortune seekers. The
Sentinel says:
Startling disclosures are revealed in
the Canadian press concerning recent
reports credited to the United States
commissioner OF immigration az Mon
treal and J. w Roche. Canadian minis
ter Of the interior. showing that durlng
the year ending June 30. 1913. l43.575
persons left the Dominion OF Canada
to take up homes in the United States,
while during the year ending March
81. 1918. lS9.00g Americans emigrated
TO Canada
The Wisconsin state board Of lami-
grafton has issued a table which shows
that during the past six years a total OF
59s.9le persons have migrated 10 Can
ada from the United States, while dur
ing the same period a total oi Gl6ll2
persons have returned 10 the United
States from that country
The number OF Americans who have
returned to the states after living for
period in Canada Is reported as fol-
lows:
lge9-i0 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e2.S32
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

and the latter rain in the first month
And the floors shall be fun Of wheat
and the watts shall overflow with wine
and Oil
And will restore to you the years
that the locust hath eaten, the canker-
worm. and the caterpillar, and the pal
merworm, my great army which semi
among you.
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be
satisfied. and praise the name Of the
Lord your God. that hath dwelt won
drously with you and my people shall
never be ashamed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
SCRIPTURE


Joel 2:2f-26.
Fear not, 0 land be glad and re
ioice: for the Lord will do great
things.
BE not afraid. We beasts OF the field
for the pastures OF the wilderness do
spring, for the tree beareth her fruit
the fig tree and the vine do yield their
strength.
BE glad then, We children OF Zion
and rejoice in the Lord your God for
he hath given you the former rain mod
erately apd he will cause to come
down for you the rain, the former rain
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
EXPRESS PAcKAeETTEs.

To w. r. Kerr.
Our bard heeds not your cruel ilbes,
He's soaring with the feathered tribe
For him the gate Ct fame's ajar.
And soon he'll be a shining star.
Love making is sometimes another
name for trouble making"
But seldom does il really hurt a man
te pat him on the back. so 10 speak, il
he deserves il.
However. the world doesn't worry
very much when a mere individual
falls cut with IT,
However. it doesa't help bad cold
or any other physical in merely to
complain about it,
81 simp says he notices that the
weather is always less severe when we
have an open winter
Uncle Hi says he has seen lots o.
good managers. but ma is the manag
INCEST woman he ever knew.
Your are certainly right, Old Timer
I'VE have searched the record in vain
for another January like this one.
For some reason or other the aver
age man is usually willing for his wife
TO do the social climbing fer the entire
family
Drilling at Cement. on Pates place.
at Lindsay, and a derrick up at Alex
Chickashs is surely in imminent dan
ger Of becoming an oil center.
How to Live on "a Hours a Day
is the title OF a book listed at the Car
negie library, Obviously. if one learns
the secret of subsisting entirely ION
time, the high cost OF living win not
bother him.
TRY Hercules" is a line that has
been running at the head Of the Guth-
rie Leaders editorial column for
months. We dislike to expose our ig
norance, but curiosity finally impels us
to ask Bro. Niblaek to tell us what
"Herculesn is. Also is it lawful to i'm
port the same into this part of Okla
hNrnap
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
JUST A THOUGHT
Ere the Day Is Gone.
Work Necessary. Too.

WIN fNSttaaaTJi To
There are a whole lot OF people whe
expect TO be a success IN life because
they are bright: others because they
are honest and moral, while still others
because they are good looking.
But if you win look close at the man
who is fairly successful in any line
you will find that he works at his bus
iness. The world admires honesty, re-
wards morality, gazes with approval
on the beautiful, but ii lays the wreath
Of real success only upon the brow Of
the worker-Co,by kan Free Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

give up my WotA aIia
take my b ed for
some time as there
was no help for me
but TO lie still. 1
took Lydia E. Pink
hams We ge table
Compound and kept
up my work and
how i am over the
Change and that IS
all / took. It was
better for me than
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

Bartlesville is again enjoying the
notoriety which goes with the Reuter-
case which makes Il difficult for Law
ton to se. all the distinction which is
coming to her out Of the fremont trial.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
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Lively Occupation.

Lively Occupation.
Hobo-What's my business2 o, I'm
2 lightning calculator,
Woman-On the the stage2
Hobo-On de roads: dodgin' automo-
biles.
On Their Honeymoon.
He-Oh. my darling Why those
tears.
She-I fear you do not love me any
more
He-Whateyer put that wild notion
into your head2
She-Hou look out OF the window
every now ana then at the scenery in
stead OF keeping your eye on me.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

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lSl2Is 54.4s7
High freight rates aud interes,
charges. increased cost Of implements.
food, clothing lumber and other neces.
saries coupled with frequent low prices
for grain apparently convinced many
that farming pays best back home"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

.Hny erroneous reflection on
fhe character. sfsRdiag or
repBfafi0H Of any person. firm
or corporation 6ne any mis-
statement which may appear
n Ihe columns Of fhe Express
sW be pid0ly corrected upon
ifs being br0gQhf 10 me 6fIeH-
fi0R Of The management.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
IOWA WOMAN
TELLS OTHERS
How Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etabIe Compound Carried
Her Safely Through
Change of Life.

Cedar Rapids. lows. At the Change
of Life the doctor said would have TO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
Constable.

J H. Flippo announces that he is a
candidate for constable Of Chickasha
township, subject TO the Democratic
primary
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION CURED.
Five years ago had the worst case
of chronic constipation / ever knew OF,
and Chamberlain's Tablets cured me, -
writes S. F. Fish. Brooklyn Mich. For
sale by all dealers.-Adv d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

j. d. (Jim) Bryan announces that he
is a candidate for sheriff. subject to
the Democratic primary.
J. A. Thompson announces that he
is a candidate for sheriff. subject to
the Democratic primary.
Hodge Bailey announces that he is
a candidate for sheriff, subject to the
Democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
Court CLERK.

S. L, Newman announces that he is
candidate for court clerk. subject to
the Democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
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; ANNOUNCEMENTS. ,

Charges for advertisements in this
column are payable strictly in advance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24
County Clerk.

#. p Bradley announces that he is
a candidate for county clerk, subject
TO the Democratic primary
County Commissioner.
Geo. II. Swihart Announces that he is
a candidate for county commissioner,
southern district, subject to ire Dem
ocrauc primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

County Treasurer.
H. \. Mullican announces that he is
a candidate for county treasurer, sub
iect to the Democratic primary.
T. NJ Kelley announces that he is
a candidate for county treasurer. sub
ject 10 the Democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-24

1914 MODEL FORD
CARS have just been
received by US. They
are now on display
in our Show Room
and we invite you to
call and see them
whether you wish to
buy or not. If all the
cars in the world
were piled in g heap
you could see moth
ing but
FORDS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
Tobacco-A Composition by
Georgiana Harker.

Tobacco Is the most common mar
cotic.
1t is used to benumb pain, and weak
en- the body and also the brain, and to
calm a person when he Is nervous.
The Indians were the first people to
use tobacco. They used it to make
fires and to smoke and smell.
Tobacco is q leaf of a small plant.
1t requires richer soil and a great deal
more care than any other plant.
A few crops take so much richness
from the soil that only small crops Of
any thing else will grow.
The leaves Of the tobacco contains
a narcotic which is called nicotine.
Nicotine is a very poisonous sub
stance, a drop will poison a person.
Tobacco Is used because men like it,
but some say 1t is company, others say
It helps digest food. Boys use it be-
cause they think it makes them look
like men. But the real reason Is be-
they like It.
Tobacco coats the tongue. Many
have a sore throat. It sometimes
causes weakness Of the heart and poor
eye sight. Babies can be made sick by
the smell Of tobacco. Tobacco stunts
the growth. Boys who wish to become
men should leave tobacco alone.
1t makes the flesh thin and a yellow
complexion.
Georgiana Hawker.
Eldon, Iowa, Age 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
Mutt and Jeff and The Jun
ior, Liked by Helen

Dear Juniors-As I hadn't written
for some time l thought I would write
to you.
am a girl IL years old. 1 go to
Grove school. l will be in the eighth
grade. I never have to take the same
grade over again.
I have three sisters and one brother.
Their names are Mary, Rose, Margaret
and Paul.
WHAT do you Juniors play at school?
We play aunty-over, black man, grey
wolf, and ball. But as there are only
six scholars we can't play much.
There Is to be an entertainment
at the Beulah church.
It is the graduating exercises Of the
rural schools Of Lincoln township.
The class colors are Green and
white" the motto Push" and the
flower white Sweet Pea.
There are fourteen graduates.
I live on a farm Of one hundred and
five acres. MY papa is a dairyman-
farmer and milks twenty-three cows. I
help milk sometimes.
We take the Courier and I enjoy the
Jnuior page very much. I also like to
read Mutt and Je1.
Do you Juniors like to read? just
love to. I have read so much that my
eyes are weak.
Well I must close, hoping to see my
letter in print.
Helen l.. Larkin.
Charlton, Iowa, Age ~.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
Charles Says "Grandpa" i
Descendant of Declara-
ton of Independence"
Mrs, Houston and children.

Dear Juniors:-This is my first let
ter. | am IL years old. / finished the
sixth grade this term.
| am going to tell you about my
Grandpa and Grandma Whipple. They
live at 43O South Davis Street, Ottum-
wa, Iowa. lived with them from the
time I was a baby until September,
1910. We movtd here.
l like to live with grandpa best.
My grandparents have three girls
and three boys, Aunt Myrtle Gregory,
Uncle Frank and Uncle Ernest Of OF,
tumwa, Aunt Lulu Reeves of Frederic
and Uncle Ed of Oskaloosa, n my
mamma, Mrs. Maud Oseland.
I have ore brother, William, IS years
old There are eleven grandchildren.
NV gran1n,a is Fnal.-' and Was
born in ST.. Louis April p. l>G.
She came to Ottumwa IN 1852 aoj
lived there ever since.
Ny grandpa is of Scotch descent AID
was born in Indiana, September 80,
|1S4S.
He carne to Ottumwa iE toe COS and
lived there eve since.
MY grAlipa is a J.:sendent OF the
Declaration of Independence, as tha
18th siglec was William Whipplc. lie
is buried n Providence, Il. ]. | vii
close hop"u;; to see my letter in print
as we take the Daily Courier.
Charles II. j. Smith,
912 E. Oak st., 'Ia.lo',illc. III
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
Eva Feagins First Story
and Gertrude Got the
Prize Doll.

Dear Editor and Juniors: I have
never written to the Junior before, so
I thought l would write an Easter
story.
Once there was a poor little girl her
name was Gertrude. She had no
mother or father. Her friends made
up to have an Easter party.
When Easter came all Of the boys
and girls got there about 8 o'clock. &
There were Is children there. The
boys went to the woods and fixed a
swing up while the girls were fixing
dinner. Then the boys came back to
help carry the dinner.
/. They had lots of eggs and they
boiled them in the woods. The chill
dren hid the eggs. The one that gor
the most eggs got a prize.
The prize was a doll.
Gertrude got the doll.
And then they spread the table cloth
down and ate their dinner.
They swung in the evening and
then they all went home, telling Ger
trude that they had a happy time.
Eva Feagins, age II.
Bloomfield, Iowa, r. r. No. 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
A Bear Story-By William
Haiss of r. r. No. 6.

Once upon a time there were two
little children playing "drive" in their
papa's sleigh. 1t was a cold winters
day.
A bear who was searching for food
spied them and thought that they
would taste good for his dinner.
When the little boy saw the bear
he didn't cry but he shouted, "you
ugly old bear get out of here and go
back to your nest
The old bear thought he would go
with the little boy in his vest The
little girl then took off her little red
hood and told the bear II he'd be good
she would tie It on his furry head to
wear for a night cap when he was in
bed.
The bear came nearer and thought
he would get to eat both Of them, but
the little girl quickly turned the hood
around and tied 1t over his snout.
The boy then jumped up and dashed
the bear with his buggy whip. The
bear thought it was a humble bee ana
ran away.
Then the little boy and girl ran to
the house and told their father and
mother about it. Their father took
his gun and started after the bear.
He found him by the watering
trough trying to pull the hood off.
Then their father shot the bear
right through the heart.
Then that little boy and girl had i
coat made out of the fur to wear on
cold winter days to keep Jack Frost
out while they were playing.
William Haiss, age 9.
0ttumwa, Iowa, r. r. No. 6.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
The Obedient Boy -
Frank Haiss.

Once there was a boy by the name
Of Henry Havelock. He owed much
Of his success in after life to the
training which he received from his
father and mother.
On one occasion his father told him
to meet him on the London bridge at
twelve o'clock. His father forgot all
about the appointment.
When the father reached home that
night he was surprised to find the lad
not there. where is Henry?" he
asked his wife.
She replied that the boy had gone
to meet him early in the day and had
not come back yet.
Mr.. Havelock said, HE must be
waiting for me on London bridge. I
promised to meet him there at twelve
O'Clock. I told him to wait for me II
I wasn't there at that hour. l forgot
all about it."
1t was getting very late. The father
at once put his overcoat on to go In
search Of the lad. It was a long way
to London.
1t was past midnight when he
reacher London bridge. There he
found the brave boy shivering in the
cold. He had not moved away, al
though he was cold and tired, because
his fathers last words on parting had
been wait for me, my boy, till
come"
This boy became a great and hon
ored man in after years.
Is there any wonder that a boy who
could obey so we'll became a great
and honorable man IN the history of
his nation?
Frank Haiss, Age II.
r. g., BOX "a. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
Dorothy Cook Loves to See
the Trains and Street Cars

Dear Junior: AS l have just writ
ten once to the Junior page, l thought
l would. write about the. city.
l love to see the train and street
cars. l love to visit the city although
l live in the country.
visit the city Of Ottumwa nearly
every year.
In the country there is lots of room
to play and in the city there are just
a little lot to play on.
My birthday is November %.
I have aunts', uncles' and sisters.
There are three brothers and one sis
ter at home now. My sisters name is
Bessie. My brothers names are
Clarence, Cirrie and Ira.
In the city there is more smoke
than in the country. l have one sister
living in the country her name Is
Fannie.
1 have three sisters in Ottumwa,
their names are Ella, Agnes and Cora.
My teacher gave me for the last
day Of school a sack of candy and a
book.
l will close hoping to see my letter
in print.
Dorothy Cook, age Il.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR
MANY RESPONDING.

Dear Juniors:-W are receiving
many excellent stories in the contest
announced last week. AS he contest
does not close until Tuesday, June zo'
we will run the rules again:
We must have a Fourth OF July con
test as we have had no patrlotlc
stories this year. The writers can
select their own subjects or they can
write o none of the following:
The Declaration Of independence.
The SIgners Of the Declaration OF
Independence.
Why we Celebrate July a..
What | Like to Do on the Fourth.
The prize will be a very large nag
on q long pole.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-20
Dorothy Calhoun Sends a
School Composition, Sub
ject Germs"

I will copy one Of my school COM
positions to send to the Courier Junior.
Many sick people walk the streets
OF our cities and leave disease gems.
They are too small to be seen, but
when healthy people walk through the
streets they are blown into their faces
with the dust.
Germs are carried into our houses
on our clothing and muddy
The water in cities is often impure
because so much Of 1t is river water.
River water Is very impure because
the disease germs are emptied into 1t
with the sewage. If the water stands
in a reservoir for some time the germs
and dirt sink to the bottom and the
sunlight kills part of them.
The sewage should be emptied into
a water tight tank and while In the
tank the solid matter will decay and
the other will slowly overflow and
soak into the ground.
In each city there is a board Of health
whose duty it is to keep people who
have contagious diseases away from
everybody excepting the nurse, doc
tor and his family.
Consumption is a contagious disease
of the lungs which is said to kill more
people than all other conta glous dis
eases put together.
It "a be stamped out by keeping the
sick away from other people and i'm
mediately destroying all of the matters
which come from the nose and throat.
When consumption begins 1t seems to
be a continuous cold. 1t Is caused by
a certain kind Of bacteria which grows
rapidly when the body is diseased. A
person who has it can probably get rid
of it by sleeping out of doors or by
using a window tent.
Colds, scarlet fe'A2r, measles and
typhoid fever are some infectious dis
eases.
Good, pure milk is one Of the best
foods and should be kept in a cool
place. Around the barn some dirt gets
in the milk and makes 1T impure. 1t
may be taken through a very fine
strain, but even this does not make 1t
pure.
Public drinking cups are the cause
Of much spreading Of disease. When
you have to drink from a public u DO
it so that your lips will not touch the
brim. The person before you may have
had a contagious disease. When you
drink from a cup you always leave
some saliva on it.
A person should not put lead pencils
in his mouth nor leave saliva on books
by putting his finger to his tongue
and then turning the pages of the
book. because in this way he can give
a disease to the next person who
handles the book.
Food which has been we'll cooked
cannot contain disease germs because
the heat kills them.
House flies carry germs on their
legs and hairy bodies: They cause
more spreading of disease than any
thing else.
In one of the wars flies killed more
men than bullets did. They live and
grow in filth and then sometimes they
are allowed to crawl over the faces OF
helpless babies.
When a person has fever it shows
that germs are growing somewhere In
his body.
Dorothy Calhoun, aged IL.
Eldon, Iowa.