The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-13
"pep" Prom oters Announce Busi-
ness Of Town Will Be Practi-
cally Halted When Big
Clash Comes Monday
CHIIKASHA READY
TO MEET ENEMY
Hard Battle Expected but Local
Lads Prepared to Put Up
Winning Fight for State
Championship

That football will be the main bust
ness transacted in Chickasha mex
Monday afternoon is evident from the
following announcement prepared By
the high school pep" promoters:
Sixty OF the most prominent mer
chants OF Chickasha viii close for the
game between Cherokee and Chicka
sha, Monday next, from to 5 O'Clock
p. m. The people OF the high school
who had the interviewing of the mer
chants in charge. were not able to see
all. II may be that some will be
omitted from the list who will volun.
tarfily close. II is sincerely hoped
that every merchant whose name is on
the list will close promptly in fairness
TO all others, and that as many others
as possible win join in giving this sup
port to the great team a, the high
school.
'All but one Of the downtown dry
goods merchants win close. all but
one OF the grocers downtown viii
close. every drug store win close
all the meat markets will close, all
the jewelry stores. confecitionaries,
secondhand stores. book and music
stores. all the barber shops. and sew
eral other stores unclassiiied. All but
cne OF the hardware stores agreed to
close, provided all did. The result
with the hardware stores is that one
held out, and only Buie & Wallace will
close. Buie & Wallace said they
would close, no matter what any other
merchant in Chiekasha did. To sum
marixe, most retail stores downtown
viii close next Monday afternoon, ex-
cept one grocery, one dry goods store,
and three hardware stores Chicka-
sha's business win be practically at a
standstill downtown for twd hours,
but the at the ball park there will be
a scene of action rare to look upon.
'The spirit OF get-together, pulling
together, community spirit. enthusi-
asm and pep IS being developed in
our high school. This makes for a
successful school. This is the spirit
OF the day in everything. The stu
dents and friends OF Chickasha high
school pledge their unbounded loyalty
and support to the business men OF
Chickasha Nsc have given a helping
hand toward placing Chickasha high
school at the top in athletics in Okla
homa."
Advices received by the local team
are to the effect that the Cherokee
boys will spend Sunday in FL Reno
arriving here on the Rock Island
shortly after 8 o'clock Monday morn
ing. There is no disposition to under
estimate the strength of the enemy,
but the Chickasha lads feel confident
that they will be able to put up fight
that win land the state championship.
All the local players except Pool, who
has a bum knee and has been forbid
den to play are in fine shape for the
hattie. With the exception of the
position of right half the local line
will be as follows:
c. Wilson. right end; Shook, right
tackle: Colliec. right guard; Riddle
center: Buie, left guard; w, Griffith
left tackle: ]. B. Hill, left end; Luster,
quarter: II. Hill, left half; Goetting'
fun back. Substitutes-A. Griffith
Norman Duncan.
Following is the list of places OF
business that will be colsed:
Clothing, dry goods and shoes-The
Hub. The Globe. Morgan & Crib, The
Fair. Marks. Peoples, Billiards., The
Famous. The Leader, Hunters Boot
erie. Devlin's, Moore's, Enterprise
The Eagle, Terrell Bros.
Drug -Brownson's, The Owl
The Wren. The Palace.
Barber Shops-City Barber Shop
First National Bank Shop.
Hardware e. Wallace.
Confectionaries- Roddy's. Darnelrs
Candy Kitchen, Andrews.
Meat Markets--People's Market
Meals Hnnkins. Hopkins Bros.