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Meade County news., 1914-12-31
Departed

The last chapter of a well-spent
life was finished last Saturday
evening at ten minutes after
seven, when the spirit Of Mrs.
Mary A. Williams took its fight
to that world from which none
return.
For some time she had not
been in the best of health, and
for the past few weeks her con-
dition was more serious than us
ual, but not considered critical.
However, on Saturday afternoon
she seemed to realize that the
end was not far off, and at her
request a number of her most
intimate friends and her legal
adviser were summoned, Soon
after their arrival she passed
away a peaceful quiet ending
to peaceful quiet life and her
immortal soul passed on to re-
ceive it's reward.
Mrs. Williams was an early
conner to Meade, and for a num-
ber of years conducted a dry
goods and millinery store here.
After retiring from that business
she resided for a time on her
farm just south of the city,
and still later she again moved
back into the city and has since
resided here.
She was the mother of four
children, one daughter, aud three
sons, all of whom have preceed-
ed her to the Great Beyond.
Mrs. Williams was born in
Humansville, Missouri, August
Gath, ls41 and departed this life
December 10Th, 1914.
She is survived by two grand
children, Mrs. Frank Farmer
and Earl Williams, of Paris,
Texas, and one niece, Mrs. X.
J. Boyer, OF this city.
Funeral services were held at
the Baptist Church Tuesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. ].
M. Robinson, of Palisade, Colo
rsdo, and interment made in
Graceland Cemetery.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

Leavenworth Kansas Dec z5--
Christmas day, ten years ago,
Richard FewinE, Of Leaseuworth
disappeared and for years his
wife and family huoted for him.
To-day Mrs. Fewing received a
telegram from st. Louis saying
her husband had died in a hos-
pital there. No Information was
given as to his whereabouts
through. the ten years. Twenty
five years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Fewing ran away from their
home in London, England and
were married and came to the
United States.
Frank Fewing, well known in
Meade, received message tell
ing him of his fathers death and
left for St. Louis on Christmas
evening.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

BARKER-MooRE

Mr.. Roy Moore and Miss
Lydia Barker, both of Meade,
we're united IN marriage last
Friday. by Rev. ]. F. Moore at
the Baptist parsonage, and left
on the evening train for a short
trip in the eastern part Of the
state.
Both these young people are
well known in Meade and their
large number of friends join us
in wishing them happy and
prosperous married life.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31
The Presidents Anxiety

In last weeks article we quot
ed portion of President Will
sons recent reply TO group Of
Eastern railroad executives.
That the President has become
profoundly concerned over the
present crisis which confronts
the transportation companies is
once more made strikingly APP
parent in his letter concerning
the inauguration of the new bank
ing system toSecretary McAdoo
a few days ago. IN this letter he
referred to this matter in the
following language.
The railroads Of the country
are almost as much affected (by
the war;, not so much because
their business is curtailed, as be-
cause their credit is called IN
question by doubt as to their
earning capacity. There is no
other interest so central to the
business welfare of the country
as this. No doubt, in the light
of the new day, with its new nn-
derstandings, the problem ofthe
railroads will also be met and
dealt with in spirit Of candor
and justice.
Like utterances have come
from scores Of prominent public
Continued on page 4
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

cause of the misdeeds of the few.
With an aroused public con-
science on the one hand and
scoresof railroad officialsthrough
out the country sincerely and
actively cooperating with the
different public authorities on
the other, we can safely let by
cones be by-gones wipe the
slate, and, with square deal for
the people. the investor and the
railroads alike, start over
again.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31
Farmers Institute
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8,
900 Placing Exhibits.
1000 Best Method Of Growing
the Wheat Crop, C. M. Gates.
1920 Summer Fallow forWheat,
w. T. Gray.
10:40 My Experience With a
PitSilo, James Wilson.
HOO Combining Live Stock
with Wheat Growing.
H. Gould.
l1;4O General Discussion,
NLed by ]. A. DensIow.
lis p. NJ.
lis Judging Cattle, Mr., Gould
1;3O Best Methods of Raising
Kafir Corn. VIM. Copple.
2:l0 Ny Experiences with Fet-
erita, Mr., Bocook.
200 The Best Method of Rais-
ing Katir Corn, c. Hubert.
800 Cultural Methods for in-
terrified Crops, Mr.. Gould.
$40 Discussion,
Led by r. 4. Worman.
SATURDAY; JANUARY 9.
900 Judging Exhibits,
lO;OC Wintering the Breeding
Cow, E. A. Kobs.
1920 Silage for Beef Cattle,
J. A. Cole.
io:4O My. Method Of Handling
the Beef Herd, r. ]. Boyer.
100 The principle Of Animal
Training, c, H. Taylor,
Afternoon.
l;l5 Judging Horses,
MIR. Taylor.
1880 The Best Kind of Beef
Cattle, c. h. Taylor
1;50 Alfalfa asa Beef Raiser,
III. Stamper.
2:iO Handling the Beef Breed
ing Herd. Mr.. Taylor
2;4O How Can We Improve this
Community? Round Table.
800 The Attractive Home,
Miss Stella Neither.
Ladies Meeting.
lis Business Meeting.
1880 Home Decoration,
Mrs. S. M. Hunt.
Mrs. May +. Murphy.
1:40 Possibility Of Poultry Rais-
ing, Mrs. G. L. Edwards
Mrs. Jacob Grimm.
200 Household Conyeniences,
Mrs. Neither.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31
FuHR.coNwILL

1t was delightful wedding at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Fnhr where at seven o'clock p.
m. Of Christmas Day Phyllis
Ruth Fuhr and Joe billiard Con-
will of Pratt we're united in mar
riage by the Rev. J. M. Near
thur.
Only the home folk we're there
and it would require spacious
dwelling indeed to enclose all the
friends of the bride and groom.
Mrs. Conwlll, or Phyllis as her
friends will persist in calling
her, could be introduced TO but
few where her childhood and
youth have been lived. She po-
sesses the rare charm to bright
en- every social circle she enters
and whoever else may be present
we are all conscious Of lack
when she is not there. When
music has been proposed to bring
its message or its rapture no one
has been her rival in our region
and frequent requests and COM
mendations at varied gatherings
in the cities showed their high
lestinpfte of her,art and attain
ment. Nor are any more faith-
full to her church, more loyal to
her friends and few SO eager 10
know and do just what is right
and most helpful to others.
Mr.. Conwlll is not so well
known here butts highly csteem-
ed by his acqualntances. He is
a young man of fine business
ability. AT present he is in the
employ Of the Egan Wholesale
Co. of Hutchinson, and evidently
has the alertness, the will-power
and pleasing address that with
sterling principles are unerring
harbingers Of advancement and
power.
Their wedding journey is to|
Chicago and other cities and they
will reside in Pratt, Kansas. Al
bride from such an ideal home
life as has been hers will un-
doubtedly with her excellent
husband have one Of the bestand
happiest of the homesof Kansas.
Although a quiet wedding some
wide-awake young friends pur-
sued the welded pair to the rail-
way station lest they miss the
customary attentions of rlce-
throwing and baggage decorating
and the cordial smiling welcome
of their fellow travellers without
WEIGH no wedding journey could
be perfect. X
The News extends congratu-
lations.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31
The Belgians

Headquarters Kansas Belgian
Relief Fund Topeka, Dec. 22.
This will reach Kansas homes
New Years Day if the editors of
the states 700 newspapers are
as kind as they always have been.
1t will find Kansas families eat
ing their New Years dinners,
the feast of unselfishness and
good will. How many will think
of Belgium and its starving mil
lions thousands of them home
less and hopeless and untold num-
bers dying mostly women and
babies and children. How many
who have not yet been moved to
pity will send a dollar, or more,
10 the state committee in Topeka
10 swell the fund with which
food is being bought for these
famine stricken millions across
the sea7 How many will think
more Of a dollar that of baby's-
life for this is, just what a dol
lar will do--save baby's life or
a child or helpless woman.
The time has passed for argu-
ment. All Kansas knows the
story of Belgium now. Every
one, thanks to the press, knows
that Belgium IS starving, a ma
tion torn asunder by the fright
ful wrongs of war. No other
nation is doing as America IS do
ing. No other nation can do
such gigantic work for mercy.
How many will help to put Kan
sas first on the list of generous
states? No Kansan ought to for
get this humane duty as he sits
in his own happy and well fed
family circle. No Kansan can
forget that never in history has
there been such a Christmas or
such a New Years day. America
at peace, aud prosperous Kansas
blessed above all the states with
a crop record never surpassed,
cannot afford to ignore the, APP
peal of people calling for food.
H. c. Hoover, Chairman of the
American Commission in Lon
don, has cabled "Of Belgium's
seven million people remaining,
Eve million are women and child
rem. Babies are dying in moth
er's arms for lack of milk. We
are reaching and rescuing all as
fast as possible. America is
their only hope. The Germans
are not interfering with the dis
tribution of this food stuff. Not
one mouth full has gone down a
German throat yet, nor do | be-
lieve il eyer will. We have had
nothing but help from the Ger
mans. At this moment, SUR
rounded by ring of steel, |, ,500,-
600 people are in the bread line
and no household in Belgium has
bread to eat except it comes
through us. The natural phil
anthropy of our American peo-
pie, our wealth and our album
danCe-those are the arguments
which we put forward"
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. JOHN Stadler re-
celyed a message Wednesday
from their son Fessler, stating
that he bad just ,landed in New
York City. haung betn on the
ocean since December Sth, and
that he wpuia come directly to
Meade.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

Rev. Moore and family left this
morning for Stafford, Kansas.
where Reverend Moore will have
charge of the Baptist congrega-
tion. The best wishes of Meade
friends 90 with them to their
new home.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31
School begins again Monday.

Father Cox will hold divine
services at the Episcopal Church
Wednesday evening, January 6,
Holy Communion early Thurs
day morning.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

l. w. Bailey, of Gypson, Kan
sas will begin holding meetings
at the Baptist church on Thurs
day night, December S1st, and
will continue service each follow
ing night until Sunday.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

The Virginian was the attrac-
ton at Phelps theatre last We'd
nesday evening. One of the
largest audience of the present
season was in attendance and
the unanimous opinion was that
the play was excellent.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

Mrs. Art Follick and son, Of
Minneola, and Mrs. Norman
Elliott and two little daughters,
of Jetmore, spent Christmas
week at the John Elliott home in
this city.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

Ira Scott has resigned his po-
sition IN Fick's store, after more
than seven years continued SER
vice in the grocery department,
and on January 1Ith will succeed
w. I. Gray as Register of
Deeds.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

Mrs. Cora Williams, Of Paris
Texas, accompanied by her son,
Earl, arrived in Meade Monday.
They came to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Mary A. Williams.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

NC. u. Strohl accOnspsnisd BY
his parents and his sister'iu-law,
Mrs. Mead, were in the city
last Saturday.
Meade County news., 1914-12-31

Continued on page Z
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
.OULTRYMEN
WILL MEET
TONIGHT

The barnyard special will arrive at
the city hall tonight about 1880 and
will unload all poultry fanciers inter
ested in the welfare of the Grady
County Poultry association, which or
ganization will then so into business
session for the purpose Of electing Of
ficers aud completing other business
matters.
1t is desired that every chicken man
in Chickasha and as many as possible
from the country be present at this
meeting, together with all others who
are interested.
The officers to be elected tonight
VIII assume the duties of their offices
before the Grady County Poultry show
and will have complete charge of that
event, which from reports received
promises to be the biggest one Chick
asha has yet attempted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24

HONORED BY
k.P.LODCE

At the last regular meeting of the
Knights of Pythias lodge, No. 143, the
rank of Knight was conferred upon G..
A. Brown and John Humbert The
comforting team did most perfect
work. w. w. Clark delivered an ad-
dress on the recent district meeting
at Oklahoma City that was both in
teresting and instructive. Mayor J..
B. Burton also addressed the lodge
and gave impressions received at the
Oklahoma City conclave.
A committee consisting of R. M.
Evans, NJ. F. Cheaney and ]. D. Car
michael was appointed by the lodge
to purchase suitable jewel or em
blem bearing the engraved words
Remember No. 143," to be presented
to Knight G. w Caldwell, who is leav-
ing Chickasha to establish home in
Canon City, Colo.
No Pythian brother in Chickasha is
held in higher esteem and warmer
neighborly feeling that is George w
Caldwell. There was a time in the his
tory of the local lodge when it needed
quick aid and he supplied it, and not
only that, donated the aid for the good
Of his fellows. The memento which
lodge No. 143 confers upon him re
fleets in small degree the warm re
gard for him that actuates the giving
Mr.. Caldwell leaves Chickasha tomor
row at 2 p. m. for his future home. H'
takes with him the heartfelt Godspee(
of every member of the Pythian lodge
he so highly honored.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24

PROGRAM
TONIGHT

The Business Women's club are in
full possession of the library building
today making busy preparations for
the monster program and entertain
ment to be given tonight. Every civic,
social and fraternal body is invited
to be present tonight and consider
themselves part and parcel of the fea-
tlres to be given.
The Women's club has demonstrate
ed in the past that as live force in
keeping Chickasha not only on the
map but also from inocuous desuetude
K is the one body that can do things
when it starts. It must be encouraged
and sustained in these efforts and the
surest way to do that is for every citi-
zen to come out tonight, be present,
slip over a piece Of silver when the
shower arrives-there is no charge
for anything tonight, all contributions
are voluntary-and by personal pres
ence lend the encouragement SO much
needed.
The program is well selected and so
varied in subject that the grouchsest
knocker will find some thought in il
that will exasperate him or her into
using reverse English on future slams
The direct object of the entertain
ment and program tonight is to bene
fit the library and bring the people o.
Chickasha in close, intimate touch
with its needs, its opportunities, its
advantages. No admission will b'
charged and no solicitation Of funds
will annoy those attending.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
SIMPSON
ASKS FOR
INJUECTION

Yesterday afternoon temporary IN
functions were filed against the New
Grand hotel and the Midway by Coun-
ty Attorney Oscar Simpson, who al
legged therein that the former was on.
Grating a bawdy house and the latter
was maintaining bawdy house and
a place where liquor was being sold.
The final hearing will be on next
Monday, November 80, when the case
Will be heard before Judge Frank NJ.
Bailey. The injunction asks that the
places he put under lock and key and
permanently closed.
If the two hotels fail to make salts,
factory explanation to Judge Bailey OF
certain charges that are alleged by
County Attorney Simpson, their doors
in all probability, will be adorned
with a paddock, and they will be clos
ed to traffic.
These actions, it is said, are the re
suits of investigations made by thu
county attorneys office and evidence
collected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
PHYSICIANS
LECTURE TO
SCHOLARS

With Health Day as proclaimed by
Gov. Cruce, November 80, but few
days distant, much activity is being
manifested in Chickasha by number
OF the professional men and arrange
ments have been completed to carry
the fight for disease prevention into
schools tomorrow. In this work the
physicians of the city and the school
officials are cooperating.
On tomorrow every school building
in the city will be the location for lee
lures by local physicians on disease
prevention. These talks will not be
dry dicourses couched in medical
terms that only the h.gh-brows of the
profession could understand, but will
be more in the nature of health
hints" that will be interesting, practl-
cal and instructive.
Not only in the city will these lee
lures be given, but as much as posi-
Dle IuC lnUNCluCut - 'DCAh5 S<NeNNANSN
over the entire county. Information
as to what schools in the rural dis
tricts or small towns would be "lec
tured" on their health tomorrow was
not available. Local physicians IN the
small towns will address their schools
In Chickasha the following schedule
Z, has been arranged: High school, Or
G. H. Thrailkill, 8 o'clock. Soutl
school, Drs. Antle and Boon, 2;3O p
m. West building, Drs. A. B. Leeds
and w. S. Corb,n, 2;30 p. m. Norti
building, Drs. w. H. Livermore ant
Martha Bledsoe, 2:3O p. m. st. Jo
seph school, DR.. Downey, 2:9O p. m
Oklahoma College for Women, DR.. Z
j. Baze.
In cases where two speakers ar
mentioned in connection with on
building, the scholars will be divide
into two groups in separate rooms an
the addresses delivered slmulta
neously
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
CARGO IS
LANDED BY
OFFICERS

1t was a fair haul at that. Eleven
gallons OF whisky and two prisoners
is not such a bad record for one after
noon.
Yesterday afternoon Deputy j. A..
Thompson, Policeman Ramsey and
Deputy u. S. Marshal Ike Williams
journeyed TO a point six and one half
miles southwest of Lindsay and col
lected said amount of booze, together
with man named Nixon and his son.
All were brought to Chickasha, the
two men being landed in Jail and the
booze being locked in the vault.
The arrests were made after siren
uous complaints had been filed with
the sheriff's office here concerning
the actions of Nixon and son, the in.
formants stating that the traffic in the
forbidden liquid was being carried on
regularly by the two men.
! A search OF the premises resulted in
:. lie location of slightly over II gallons
i I'VE dug around almost anywhere ant
i ound it," said Thompson. "Foddel
:. shocks seemed to be favorite hidins
= olace. am satisfied that we failee
o locate about half the stuff hiddel
n here"
Il Preliminary hearing of the two vii
De heard in the near future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
BY WILLIAM PHILIP slmMs.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent }
Paris, Nov. l0.-(By mail to New
York )-Althoug regimental stand
ards are no longer carried in the fore
front of the battle, modern methods
Of warfare have not altogether elm
mated those picturesque flights for
the flag" dear to the heart of the nov
elist and painter. Most of the French
and German regiments carry their
colors with them and there have been
several desperate fights for these
silken trophies, the fiercest recorded
being that for the standard of the
Sixth Pomeranlan regiment, which
now hangs in the Chapel of the Inva-
lides for the inspection of French
slghtseers. The story of its capture
is told by a French dragoon, whose
regiment brought back the trophy.
Under heavy shell fire." he said,
"our guns supporting the dragons
had to move to another position and
the enemy thinking that we were in
retreat hurried their advance, the
Sixth Pomeranians coming up at the
double. Suddenly three large shrap-
mel shells from their own guns burst
over the regiment, doing terrible exc
oution and throwing the whole column
into confusion.
1T was the right moment for us,
and the dragons charged home with
lances. The Germans rallied and
formed into a square, but the volleys
they fired we're not sufficient to break
the charge and we rode over them.
Trampled on by the horses, sabred
and transfixed by the lances, the Ger
mans fled in wild confusion.
"One little group, however, was raj
lied by its officers near a small copse.
We did not realize the motive of their
resistance until we caught sight of .
gold and purple flag fluttering in the
breeze. They had rallied to save their
flag. We rode up to them and shout
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
More Arrivals for
Big Dinner at Jail

Sheriff Lewis has confided to very
Icw discreet and select friends what
he Thanksgiving menu will be at the
ounty Jail. His confidence seems to
ave been misplaced as the news has
one abroad and special jail guests
re crowding in for the joyful event
hy and night. Yesterday evening he
hd AZ ready and waiting guests, this
morning he has As, three having ar
rived last night, chaperoned by deputy
marshals. One of them, Bill Gray OF
Loco, Okla, was brought in by Deputy
D'clx Morley of Duncan on whisky
charge. The other two arrivals ars
mentioned in another column.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
Sentence COMMITTED
by President Wilson
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Nov 24.--R. P. Storm
of Dallas, Tex, sentenced to year
and day in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, for shipping IL
quor labeled as floor sweep into the
old Indian Territory, had his term
commuted to expire at once by the
president, Mrs Storm has worked
two months for this pardon She is
the daughter of L. c. Paddock, a lead
ing Dallas liquor dealer who was fined
$4,000 for the same offense foul
months ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
WILL START FROM THE
BOTTOM, SAYS SElGLE.

New York, Nov. 24-Henry seigle'
bankrupt merchant price, said he IS
going to Chicago to start again into
business from the bottom. A deferred
sentence of ten month"; in jail and a
one thousand dollar fir was granted
him on a misdemeanor harge in order
to give SeigIe's friends time to pay
his creditors. If this not done by
June 1 then the for Ter merchant
prince must go to Jail.