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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
PROCEEDINGS or COUNTY COMMISSIONERS or
GRADY COUNTY. OKLAHOMA.


county met in reg
ular session at the clerks office in the
A. Simpson
county attorney, and r Bradley county clerk present
W. NJ Pursley, commissioner district No !. .@
Reports officers presented being audited
allowed 2
The following
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petition
regular the board when will be taken final action
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service n acknowledged
Railroad submitted proposition
May
b and placed ON file The said proposition and
and
be 0 the company Of this action
and buying official Of the
submitted the
same was accepted adopted
all be printed linen
offices 1888 13 for each of them
Bridge Kansas City No.
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of 1860.
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without penalty the NV
township 5 west
remit penalties
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

Weeden Moore of Chickasha spen
few days last week with Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ben Coleman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
ANOTHER
LINK WITH
Ell RENO

Ell Reno Citizens Add Their Praise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

The musicale at the home of Leroy
Smith was very much enjoyed by
every one present.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
FRIEND SCHOOL NEWS.

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

Quite a few Oak Growers attended
the convention at Rush Springs Sun
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21

A lively crowd of young folks spent
Sunday afternoon OF last week kodak
ing near Turkey Springs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-21
LIBRARY BULLETIN.
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Library hours. Open from ITO 6 ana
from Z to D. m.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
NEW PLAN FOR
Honey ORDERS
Fern for Postoffice viii Be SIM
liar to Bank Draft

Washington ID. G., Feb. 2O.--Within
g. rsa months officials of the postoflice
Ee5artmont nope to have ready fo'
lHe use of citizens OF the United
states a money order WHICH will serve
the purpose and possess al the virtues
ana conveniences of bank draft. Con-
gress has enacted the necessary legis-
lation, the president has signed the
bill and Postmaster General Rurleson
has appointed q committee of experts
in the pcstoffice department to devise
the rules and regulations necessary 10
put the new money order into opera
tiCn. The committee e the postoflce
department is organized and conduct
ing its investigation.
Under the bill passed by Congress
money orders may be issued at any
postofiice and made payable at any
other pustofiice in the United States.
Under the present system money or
dcrs are issued at one postoflicc and
made payable at another named on
the face of the order. The scope ri
such document is, therefore, so linn
tied as to make it If comparatively
iittle use as part of the currency OF
negotiable paper of the country
In this regard the United States is
far behind most OF The countries of
Europe as to be conspicuous. Tie
legislation recently passed was in an.
swer To an increasing demand that
money orders be made payable any
where 80 meet the requirements Of
commercial usage.
Rapid progress has been made in
the utilization of the money order in
the last few years. The limitation
that postal order may be paid only
At the office on which it was drawn
has been a great inconvenience TO pa
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
HOCKEY,
BASEBALL.
BOWLING.
FIELD-TRACK
JOHNSON FAR FROM BROKE
Demands $4,000 For His End In Clash
With Moran.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Latest letter.
from Paris Indicate that there is likely
To be no hitch at all in the proposed
match there in June between Jack
Johnson and Frank Moran. Dan NJ:
Ketrick believing that the last Oh
staclc had been wiped away Nc
Ketrick did not think he would have
any trouble in making the match
when he started after il, because lac
imagined that Johnson was broke
and would grab at a chance for bis
returns. But now he says he found
out differently and that Johnson not
only demand $4,000 FOR his end win,
lose or draw. but insisted upon So
600 for training expenses as Wen.
But McKetrick had q hacker who Wts
willing to guarantee this amount -
that the match was finally clnchcd.
McKctIick further says In his let
ter that Johnson is getting $1,000 a
week for his music hall dates with
extra money for matinee perform
ances. lie says, however, that the
bOAlnS game Is not Nood IN ldIlS lot
the foreign boxers. Dan believes the
cheap grade of American iightcrs that
managers tried TO foist on the Parish
ans is to blame for this, the net result
being that when good boys finally ui Il
to draw. they found themselves III
against hard proposition.
French boxers have been coming on
with tremendous strides in the last
two years and som" of them. accord
ing TO the best advices from the other
side, are real champions. Most of the
Yankees who have tried them out ha' .
been beaten disgracefully in the last
three or four months. The success Of
Georges Carpenter may account for
the big boom boxing has taken ON.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
TENNIS AT U. OF M.
Michigan Team Planning Long Toar
Throuqhout the East


Ann Arbor. Mich, Feb. 2O.-With all
of last years varsity racket Wicldera
in college the prospects for Il big ten
mis- season were never more promisin
than at present. Arrangements fcr
the eastern trip in May have almos'
been completed and several candid"t'H
for the quartet are now piacticinr ca
an indoor court at the armOrN.
Edward Wilson captain.elect, is nD.
negotiating with Yale Tor gam" ~
New Haven on Monday, May Is, and +.
is probable that the date will be ar
ranged. The first match on the eastern
trip will be played with Wesleyan a:
Middletown, Conn. and the schedule
will probably include Yale Lafayette
Georgetown John Hopkins, Pcnnsyl-
vania and the Navy. The Michigan
team this year has not been able tn
mako satisfactory arrangements with
Cornell, Haverford, Bucknell or Pitts
burg, all Of which were played on the
trip last spring.
Last year Michigan won three out "
her five big games. while the games
with Bucknell and Pittsburg were can
cellcd on account of rain. Michigan
was the only team last year which de-
fcatcd the Navy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
BOXING,
WRESTLING,
AOUATICS,
TENNIS, POLO
c. ". MURPHY IS
BASEBALL FREAK
Had Inauspicious Start, Quarrelied
Often, Yet Made Money

Charles w. Murphy, the most talked
Of ana most hated man in the sporting
world today. likewise is on of the most
Interesting, writes Hugh s. Fullerton.
Whatever Murphy does il is interest
ing. and he has created more trouble,
put over more deals, caused more up
heayals in the baseball world than all
the other club owners combined.
He is a small, plump man. quick of
wit, brilliant i'm repartee, quick of tenn
per, quick to forgive, even quicker than
he is to seek forgiveness. Murphy has
been the money wrench in baseball
machinery since 1906. 'and, now that
the effort to drive him out Of baseball
is on in earnest, his history is inter-
csiing,
Murphy, i'm spite of the popular be-
lief that nc is of Jewish extraction, is
Of Irish parentagc, his father bein"
Patrick Murphy. of Wilmington, Ohio.
lie worked in n drug store at 81 n
week and slept in the store. went to
Cincinnati where he later secured .
job on n newspaper, and after a time
wrote baseball.
He was considered the press box
pest of Cincinnati because of his
roofing for or against teams or play
ols His salary was small but he was
a money maker. He gained his FIST
big stake by getting out a big pro-
gram for a police benefit in Cincinnati.
While engaged in hustling for money
IN Cincinnati he became friendly with
Taft, brother Of the former prcsidcn-.
When the Chicago CLUB was placed ON
TIE market, Murphy stepped in, made
an offer ana persuaded Taft to let him
have the cash.
His extraordinary success during tho
first five years he owned the Cubs,
aroused much envy and his actions
aroused bitter enmity. He has quar-
relied with almost every man in base
ball-and made q fortune doing ii.
Just now he is out with almost ev-
er\one i'm bascball-and laughing at
Them, declaring they cannot drive him
ont Of the game:
Hate him. or like him, he is always
htercsting-and that is something.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
Important Games Here.

The hockey championship Of the
western division of the American hoe
key association likely will be decided
IN Calumet next Monday and Tuesday
evening in the games at the Colosseum
between the Calumet and American
SOC teams. Both teams are strictly ~
the running for this honor, notwith-
standing the outcome of the series now
being played between. Calumet ana
the Canadian 500 at the Canadian 500
and Duluth and the Michigan 500 az
Duluth. There is no doubt the con-
testests will he stubbornly contested
The sale of tickets for those games
will go on today inrthe Metropolitan
Pharmacy and the Laurium Drug store
and il is likely there will he "a big de-
mand for local enthusiasts have full
appreciation of the importance OF these
.ontesia and ore sure 10 be on hand
in force,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
Johnson BLOCKS DEAL.
American Association Willing to Give
Weeqhmar Franchise.

New York Feb. 20.--The decision of
inc Federal league To invade Brook
Fn' according to a story current in
baseball circles today. was made after
me National commission refused TO
allow the American association to pre-
sent to Charles Wceghman of Chicago
franchise Of that league as a peace
gift.
The story has il that President
'homas Chivington came here with
luIl authority from the American as
Socaticn to give Weeghman a club To
ne located in Chicago. Chivington IS
'ePoit ted to have said that his organi-
@''on was so anxious to locate in Chi
'dso that the Chicago Federal league
man could have IL free of charge just
W coax him away from the opposition.
II this plan had gone through, it is
Sdld the Federal league would have
sohe out of business.
Ian Johnson, however. blocked the
VI When the. matter was first
brought before the American league 1t
vas Killed at Johnson's suggestion.
later In the National commission
'e"Sion, johnson also ruled against II
VII the ground that it would be an ad
mission OF weakness on the part Of
'FFanized baseball.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
OUCH! BACKACHf.
RUB LAME BACK
Rub pain away with a small trial bottle
OF old st. Jacobs OIL"

When youI back is sore AMI lame or
lumbago. sciatica or rheumatism has
you stiifened up, don't suffer Get
small trial bottle of old. honest "St.
Jacobs oil" at any drug store, pour a
little in your hand and rub it right
into the pain or ache, and by the time
you count fifty, the soreness ana lame
ness is gone.
Don't stay crippled This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. 1t tales the ache and pain righr
out and ends the misery. 1t is magi-
cal, vet absolutely harmless and docsn
burn or discolor the skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatt2a
and lame back misery so promptly and
surely. II never isappoints.-Advcr-
tisement
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
TRoTTING RULES NOT UNIFORM
American Association Rejects Amend
ments SUGGESTED.


Chicago, Feb. 2O.-Harncss racing in
the United States during the next two
years will not lie under uniform rules.
The effort to harmonic these racing
laws failed when the American Trot-
ting association at it's biennial meet
ing rejected important amendments
adopted two months ago by joint COM
mittccs of the American and the Ma
tional Trotting associations. Several
amendments were adopted, however
and the association voted To keep alive
the committee on rule revision and an
other attempt will he made two years
hence To make one set of rules for the
various trotting associations.
The association adopted resolution
asking managers of tracks under its
rules To collect from horse owners an
offering Of I per cent of all WINNINGS
over 500. which will be used To in
crease the fund created to provide
for drivers in their old age. The Of
ferings will he voluntary. The resolu-
ton was introduced by Walter Palmer
of ottawa, Ill.
The association will attempt to have
an exhibit of trotting horses in the
international livestock show which
heretofore has had no such exhibits.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20

irons Of the system and he reason for
this restriction ceased To exist when
IN, postofiice department a few years
ago discontinued the letter of advice.
This letter consisted Of a-carbon copy
of the inscription on each money or
der, which was detached by the issuing
postmaster and forwarded TO the pay
advice with the money order presented
20 see that the amount claimed was
correct and the receipt Of the money
the person designated.
Since that time the department has
demonstrated that the advice was un-
necessary. one Of the chief arguments
advanced for the new money order Is
the facility with which money In this
form NAV he transported and used an
clearing accounts That it viii facili-
tate commerce is admitted and no
good reason has been advanced VIII
such a money order will not be as safe
as the present system.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
CHALLENGES TINKER.
Chairman August Hermann Wants
Letters Published.

New York. Feb. 20.-Pres!dent Aug
ust Hermann, of the Cincinnati Reds.
has issued an interesting challenge 30
joe Tinker, and some good reading
may result If Tinker accepts the def.
ASK Tinker If he is willing to make
public the letter he wrote me last fall
regarding the management of the FED =
erals. together with the letter he re-
cclved from me in reply said Herr
mann today.
IF Tinker doesn't happen 10 have
copies of these letters and Is willing to
have me give them to the newspapers
! will gladly do So But | don't believe
Tinker will care for publicity in this
matter"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
MAY DROP THE GOPHERS.

Lincoln. Ncb., Feb. 20.-Ncbraska
ana Minnesota have come 10 the part
ing Of the football ways. They cannot
agree on arrangements for a continue
and the date being held open by each
school is 10 be given to other institu-
tions. The Cornhuskcrs have been
holding out for game with the Cop
hers in Lincoln at least one year ID,
three
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
SPORTS
SEEKING NEW TITLE.
Willie Hoppe Thinks He Can Wrest
De Oro's Honors.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Champion William
T.. Hoppe and George sutton started
practice yesterday for their l,5o0-
point match at 49,, which will be
staged at the Globe theater next Mon
day, Tuesday and "Wednesday nights.
During IAN interval in his practice,
Hoppe announced that after his com
ing match with Sutton here and the
one at New York for the ISL title he
intended To challenge De orc for the
three cushion title.
Many balk line friends of Hoppe be-
lieve he is just as good as DE orc at
the angle game, but in any event
meeting of the two stars in their re-
spective lines would make big at
traction.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
CALUMET LOSES BY ONE
SCORE AT CANADIAN 500
AMERICAN 500 LOSES TO d.
lUTH so TIE FOR LEAD Is
UNBROkEN.

Sault Ste. Marie, ont, Feb 20
The fastest game played here in some
time resulted last night In a victory
for the American 500 over Calumet by
the score of to >.
Dennison at cover point was the
star man on the ice. He exhibited
great speed and stick handling ability.
J.. Treglone of Calumet played u stet-
lar game and made several sensation
al rushes.
Mahan scored the first goal i'm three
minutes for Calumet. Wilson soon
tied the score. Treglone scored the
second goal and st. George tailed the
third. while Reynolds scored the fourth
within four minutes. Dennison, Wray
and Lawrence each scored one for
500 in minute and half, at time
the count was to (. In the second
half Lawrence scored for 500 and
Reynolds tied it again. Fifteen sec
onds before time. Wilson rushed and
passed To McKinnon, who scored the
winning goal.
Both forward lines were fast and tied
for honors. The lne-up
Canadians. Calumet.
Hesson Observation-Disclosures. Monette
goal
Dcnnison ............... u. Treglone
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
TO TEST THE sHAMRocks.

London. Feb. 20.--A special dispatch
from Gosport says definitely that the
Shamrock ". Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenger for the Americas cup, is 10
be tested as a ccnterboard yacht. Her
hull is not to he of steel, as anticipat-
cd, bat campo.itc, viii. wood az fac
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20

Peace is so securely hooked to the
furled banners of Mars that Major VIII
liam Hoffman, l.. :. A., retired adver-
tises In the Army and Navy Register
the completion OF handy volume on
the science and strategy of draw polk
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20

hu''alo Is trying to check the ac-
"''''eS OF persons splitting in public
P'aees by handing out warnings print
.u ON slips of pink paper.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
Colds Cause Headache and Grip

l'AAATlVE BRoMO QUININE tablets
, .. the cause. There is Only one
bRoMo QUININE." Look for the
'''''nrc of L.. w. GROVE on each
VON' Price % eents,-Advertisement
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20
Duluth Defeats 500.

Duluth. Mimi, Feb. 20.-The Duluth
hockey team last night defeated the
American 500, ) to ,.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20

Fur sales i'm ST. Louis. Mo- last year
are estimated at $4,000 900.
Putnam patriot., 1914-08-07
GERMAN AiRSH1P HURLS
 BOMBS ON FRENCH
 TOWN, KILLING MANY
Historic Church Damaged and Patrol Annihlated Three Zeppelns Scouting Over City of Brus-
 seIs Alarm Belgians.

Paris, Aug. 4.-German aviators killed fifteen persons and badly dam aged the historic town of Luneville, in the Department of Meurthe ct Moselle.
 In the early hours of the morning just as the first faint streaks of dawn were showing in the sky, a big Zep- pelin dirigible sailed out Of the fog. It was flying low and. as 1t passed over the Church of St. Jacques. a quantity of high explosives was drop ped. It missed the church and fell in the square alongside.
 The concussion was terrific. One oS the side walls of the church was demolished and a patrol of troops stationed there was annihilated. The dirigible then proceeded over the Notifications dropping other bombs there and demolishing part of the embankment.
 Brussels, Aug. 4.-The widest ex- eitement was caused here when three German dirigibles were seen man ouvering high above the city. It IS assumed the war craft came from Cologne.
 After reeonnoitering about an hour or more, the air craft disappeared eastward in the direction of the Ger man border.
Putnam patriot., 1914-08-07
STEPS OF PRESIDENT AND
 CONGRESS TO MEET CRISIS

Washington, August 4.-1n a special message the President asked for S250.000 to care for Americans in Europe Both houses promptly pass ed the appropriation.
 The House and Senate passed a bill removing technical restrictions on the issuance of s500,000,0 900 of re- serve currency.
 The House promptly Tassed the bill suggested by the President waiving restrictions on Americap registry for foreign built ships.
 The President was successful in his appeal to avert tie-up in Western railroad traffic
 Representatives of the International Mercantile Marine discussed with Secretary Bryan the question of ob- taining ships for Americans to leave Europe.
 The Senate voted to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to establish naval lines to carry passengers, mail and freight to South America and Europe.
 President Wilson summoned Sena- tors Gallinger, Shoot and Brandegee. Republican leaders. to ask their aid in expediting all legislation so that Congress might adjourn at an early date and relieve uncertainty about pending antitrust measures.
Putnam patriot., 1914-08-07
BLOCKS RAILWAY STRIKE
Roads and Employees Accept President Wilson's Suggestion for
 Mediation.

Washington, August 4.-The threat .ened strike of 55,000 firemen and engineers on the railroads west of Chicago was averted. at least until the European war is over The rail road managers will accept the plan of arbitration proposed by the Gov ernments mediators.
 This announcement followed con- ferenees between President Wilson and the representatives of the rail roads and employees.
 The plan provides that DO claims other than those of the employees as originally presented shall be submit ted to arbitration.
 The trainmen have withdrawn their general orders for a strike to go into effect on Friday.
 In the letter from the railroad man agers to the President, accepting arbitration. it was made plain that they were influenced almost entirely by the crisis brought on by the Euro pean war and the necessity of stren- uous efforts to safeguard general business conditions in the United States.
 Chairman Chambers. of the Board of Mediation, at once began prepara- tions for bringing the dispute to ar bitration.
Putnam patriot., 1914-08-07
New Britain Takes Lead.

New Britain-A week ago New Britain stood fourth in the building business among the cities of Connecti- cut. This past week Building Inspec- tor A N. Rutherford Is confident that New Britain will take the lead. There WAS a quarter of a million dollars worth of building in a single week. The new buildings included large ad- ditions to both the Stanley Works and Landers, Frary & Clark plants.