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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
NEGRO DolNes

Negro town has been made lively
in the last two days by shooting and
other scrapes which are being investi.
gated by the police.
George Summers, who is charg-
ed on the police court docket with
carrying pistol. also carries a great
welt on the side of his head where
he was struck with a club which did
not even break the skin. His gun
showed that two shots had been fired
before his arrest on Saturday night
but there is no evidence to show that
anybody was hurt
Nancy jenkins, who gave $40 bond
on the charge of drunk did not show
up for her trial at o'clock this morn
ing, but shortly after phoned the may
or asking him to have her sent to Jail.
Her excuse was that a well known ne
gro character had broken her arm so
that the bone was protruding and that
she wanted to be arrested to get treat
ment by the ely physician. DR.. Daw.
son set the broken member.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
RETURN TO SERVICE

Called for the second time to his
country's colors, Cleo r. Riley, son OF
T. j. Riley, engineer at the city water
works, will leave early this week for
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, to
report for duty under the terms of the
army reserve bill. Since being dis.
charged from service three years ago
after spending two years in the Phil
ippines Ind some time at Fort Nc
tpherson, Ca. in the quartermaster's
department, Riley had been in the EN-
ploy Of the Chickasha railway com.
pany in the capacity of motorman UNI
til three weeks ago when he entered
business college.
The reserve bill, under which former
soldiers are being recalled to service,
was passed in 1912 but was not opera
tive until last November 1t was not
until about four months ago, however,
that men have been called back into
service through its operation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
IN POLICE COURT

The police court had a full docket
this morning with other cases contin-
ued until the afternoon session.
0. B. Loftin, a negro, was arrested
Saturday night for beating his wife
but was released on a SIS bond. Har-
ry Shirley, who is charged with being
third term drunk, gave 81 bond
Officers Looney and Tuck and Sher-
iff Bailey and Deputy Castleman made
raid on a negro place whose inmates
were playing dominoes and we're sus-
pected of being engaged in gambling.
The following was the net result, all
being charged with lettering; Jess
Carter gave a SIS bond. Jim Cole went
to jail awaiting trial; Robert Jennings
was released on $5 bond, Ivy Will
liams was released Immediately after
arrest, Henry Johnson was lodged in
jail awaiting trial as was VIII Nc
Donald
Nancy Jenkins gave $40 cash bond
on the charge Of drunk and Mrs.
Scroggins, Will Golden and Will Wal
lace were arrested on drunk charges.
George Summers was lodged in jail
on the charge of carrying pistol.
DR.. Corbin sent in $5 bill to Mayor
Coffman for speeding.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25

VIM. Inman is in Anadarko today
on business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
COUNTY COURT

The county court began its session
for the last month in the July term
this morning in the district court
room. The following cases were dis
POSED of;
In the case of John Cox VS.. W. r.
Paramore, ct al, suit on promissory
note. continued for the term by con-
sent.
]. S. Mullen VS.. W. E. Cook, suit on
notes. motion to make more definite
and certain sustained.
John E. Williams VS.. w. E. Crouch,
suit on contract. motion for new trial
overruled. defendant excepts, prays
appeal to supreme court. which is
granted. Defendant given 80 days to
make and serve casemade, ten days
to suggest amendments. five days no
tice OF settlement, and ten days in
which to give supersereas bond for
$3.50.
G. c. Ehlerman VS.. o. c. Davis and
Myrtle Davis. suit on two promissory
note, plaintiff permitted TO Withdraw
announcement Of ready and continue
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
AN ANTI.cAMPAIcN7

AS a candidate Mr.. Hughes has not
yet come up to expectations. The
trouble is that he has not yet told the
American people positively and con-
creteIy Just what he proposes to do
II elected President. The American
people want to know what construc-
tive program MIR. Hughes has to offer
them. They demand Of a leader a
demonstration of leadership. There
is a serious danger that the Repub-
lican candidate may become an "anti."
And it never pays in this world to
be an anti-anything.-The Indepen-
Dent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait president
Of the association, 10 say:
"You touched our hearts and won
our fenlty when you said you had
come here to fight with U.S.
"The astonishing thing about thls
movement" said President Wilson, rs
not that 1t has grown 50 slowly, but
thnt It has grown 50 rapidly.
/ get little impatient sometimes
about the discussion Of the channels
and methods by which il is to prevail.
1t IS going to prevail, and that is a
svery superficial and ignorant view Of
II which attributes II to mere socldl
unrest 1t is not merely because the
women are discontented, II Is because
the women have seen visions Of duty,
ana that Is something which we not
only cannot resist, but, II we be true
Americans, we do not wish to
resist,
II have felt as I sat here tonight the
wholesome contagion of the occasion.
Almost every other time that ever
visited Atlantic City I came TO fight
somebody. hardly know how to con-
duct myself when l have not come to
fight somebody, but with somebody.
II have come to suggest, among
other things, that when the forces Of
nature are steadily working and the
tide is rising to meet the moon, you
need not be afraid that II will not
come to its flood. We feel the tide.
we rejoice in the strength of it,"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25

lars, school opened here today.
A goodly percentage Of New York
City's boys and girls did not attend,
however because their parents still
fear the disease which has baffled
city. county, state and federal author
tiles until the last few weeks.
1t now is believed the blood infus-
ion method has shown the way to
the control Of the disease. Every pre-
caution will be taken to prevent rep
etition Of the epidemic next year,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
GROSS PRODUCTION
TAX REPORT

Oklahoma city. Sept 25.--A state
ment by e. B. Howard, state auditor,
shows that collections of revenues un-
der the gross production tax Of 3 per
cent since February, when the law
went into effect, until Sept /. aggre-
gates $l,27O,OO9.2S- of which sum
SSS6,3S5.92 was protested and not
turned into the revenues.
The state has received $623,0SS,27
of this money for benefit Of the gem
eral revenue fund, the remainder go
ing to the counties that produced it..
"A large amount Of tax from production
on restricted lands has not been paid
at all and the auditor is issuing tax
warrants for this.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25

case.
The petit jurors will be drawn for
the term from a panel of twenty-five
one Of the men summoned having diet
and another not found. OF the re
naming twenty-five X. H. May, H. A
Decker, E. H. Eads, Oatley Anderson,
r. X. Wootten and Claude Kicker Were
excused, leaving f. K. Spaulding, Joe
Ray, Logan Hanks, S. lH Brown, Hen
ry Entz, B. G. Henderson, r. f. Reese,
A. E. Rishel, j. A, Wright, ]. F. Miller,
e. Tignor, Guy Schmidt, W. H. Crew
Monroe Britain, c. M. Bowers and ].
A. Rose.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25

have been lifelong Republicans. Edi-
son put it this way:
"Times are too serious to talk in
terms of Republicanism or Democracy.
When it's America that is at stake
men have got to vote as Americans.
A fool or a coward would have had
the United States In all sorts Of
trouble. AS it is, we are at peace,
the country was never more prosper
Gus, and we have the strength that
comes with honor and integrity Of
purpose"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
BURBANK OUT FOR WILSON,
"THE GREATEST STATESMAN

Announcing his support Of Presi-
dent Wilson, Luther Burbank, the hor-
ticulturlst wizard Of California, said:
Il believe him to be the greatest
statesman we have ever had"
Mr.. Burbank, the Edison of scien-
tife horticulture, declared that with
out reserve he endorsed the position
announced a week earlier by Thomas
A. Edison. Both Burbank and Edison
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25
PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC
COST CITY A MILLION

BY United Press.
New York, Sept. 25.-Delayed since
the regular opening date the first of
the month, by the infantile paralysis
epidemic which has claimed about
10000 victims of whom 5000 died /;
and which cost the city million dol
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25

WANTED-Clean cotton rags at the
Daily Express office. Highest cash
price paid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25

Mr. and Mrs. George Parsons spent
Sunday with Mr.. Parsons parents
near Oklahoma City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Brenneman spent
in Lawton.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Mrs. Redmond
Has jolly Party

This is the age of progress. and one
noticeable and welcome change in the
upward trend of civilization is the
rapid elimination of "roughneck"
sports on Halloween. and the plan
ming and carrying out of Jolly home
parties for the youth of the commm
ity.
One of these dandy entertainments
was scheduled for Tuesday evening at
the hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. C. Redmond, and at that time 50
persons. mostly children. found an
outlet for their exuberant spirits and
enjoyed the evening to the limit.
These home parties act as n safety
valve for the spirits of young Amer
lea. and at the same time property
is protected and the youngsters are
kept out of the tolls of the law.
There was all kinds of merry-mak
ing until late hour. when the ubi-
quitous lunch was dispensed to the
half hunlred delighted guests.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Dies From Foot
Ball Injuries

Theodore Worth Widney, injured in
a football game played at Paonia last
Friday, October 81, died at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Viola Widney, in
this city, early yesterday morning, as
a result of the injuries then received.
In the game played rib was broken
and crushes received resulting in in
ternal injuries.
Young Widney was II years old and
in his third year in the Delta High
school. He was one of our brightest
boys and of exceptionally fine charac-
ter. His tragic death casts a gloom
over the city and the schools.
Up to time of going to press de-
tails of the funeral had not been fully
arranged. The sympathy of all goes
out to the bereaved mother and sis
ter who mourn the loss of their great
est treasure as the brutal game of
foot ball claims one more precious
victim.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Episcopal Bishop
for Western Slope

The house of bishops of the Epjsco-
pal church sitting in st. Louis last
week elected Rev. Frank II. Touret of
Colorado Springs as Bishop of the
estern Colorado diocese. Rev. Tou-
ret will probably assume his new du-
ties in the very near future.
The western Colorado diocese has
had no bishop OF its own since the de
pature OF Bishop BENJAMIN Brewster
OF Glenwood Springs who accepted a
much larger and better diocese in the
extreme east Since then there has
been talk OF consolidating the western
Colorado and the Utah diocese but
with the selection of n new bishop for
this section. the consolidation will not
be effected.
Bishop Paul Jones OF the Utah dio-
cesc has been acting as bishop of the
western Colorado diocese since the de-
rature of Bishop Brewster.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Closing Repub-
lican Speeches

a meeting at Hotchkiss tonight,
with Merle ID. Vincent as leading
rrcafer.
On Saturday night will be the clos
ing speakers meeting at Delta, with
Harper, Vincent and other speakers.
On Monday night the big closing
meeting of the campaign will be held
at paonia. with Hon. NJ. ID. Vincent
and other speakers.
Tho meeting at Eckert Wednesday
wag n rousing one and Mortimer
Stone held tie interest of the crowd
for an hour In n spell binding way.
Attorney Stone has easily taken place
In the lead of local campaign speak
crs and has been importuned to ad-
dress the voters at as many places as
possible.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Subscriptions Re-
ceived This Week

The following subscriptions are ac-
knowledged to Independent since last
week report;
f. +. Hubbard. Orchard City; 5. E.
Young. Eckert: X. f. Dyer. F. A.
Franklin. Denver: H. X Gibbs. A. c.
McClenahan. A. Z. Sidebottom. f. w.
Karnes. George Deter. Delta; L. L.
Mcdowell. Cory, Mrs. James Green
wood. Neenah. Wisconsin: r. ID. Blum
berg, Hooper. Colorado: J. NJ Lob
dell. Austin. Mrs. w NJ Duling. Mrs.
A. S. Harwood. Delta; Hazel Guyer
o. Penticuff. John Sigmund. l.. f.
Tremblay. Delta: Mrs. Eva Rowe.
Kline, Colorado; ID. l.. Davy. Eckert:
w. T. Atchley. Olathe; NJ. NJ. Fay.
Montrose Fruit and Produce Assn.
Montrose: Chas. Mealey. Mrs Maude
Mcintyre. Mrs. John Platt. Olathe:
w. II. Jones. w A Wolfe. Delta NJ.
Atkinson, +. A. Kehoe. John ]. Trav-
is. Delta: Roy r. Pratt. c. c. Pratt
A. r. Martin, w. H. Davis. Cedaredge:
Ira C. Foster Crawford; Mrs. e.
White. Norwood
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Republican State
Ticket a Winner


The Republican State Ticket ap-
peals to the voters of the State. from
Carlson down. Every man on the
ticket should and no doubt will be
elected, and the state will be guaran-
teed two years more of satisfactory
administration
When a party can do so much in SO
short time as the Republican party
has done for Colorado in a brief two
years, it should certainly be retained.
To bring order out of chaos. to re-
store financial responsibility. to show
a treasury surplus where there was
deficit, to have every department of
state running smoothly and funds for
its maintenance, is something to point
to with genuine pride.
1t was in hopes of this that Repub-
licans were elected two years ago
and the people have not been disap-
pointed.
Because they have made good, the
people will vote for them again and
will elect them.
Vote for the National Republican
candidates, for the State Republican
candidates and for the County Re-
publican candidates. and you will make
no mistake.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Delta High School
Team Victorious

The Delta Highs invaded the Tiger
camp at Grand Junction last Monday
and trimmed their fur 1913.
The game started with rush and
in three minutes Delta had scored :
points. This was too much and
Grand Junction came back and at the
end OF the second quarter the score
stood Is to in favor of the Tigers
The second half was more nearly
like football and Delta scored 6 mora
points in the third period
Three minutes before the close of
the game Bruce and Ratekin pulled
off a place hicl, from the twenty var :.
line and the game ended with the
score Delta 16, Grand Junction II.
The game was played by all the
members OF both teams and no one
man OF either team can claim the
credit for the teams showing.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Football Should Be Abolished

AS played. foot ball is perhaps the
most brutal of all pastimes.
The system has been to single out
a player and eight or ten others pile
on top of him, not caring to be even
mild in their efforts to kick in his
STATS
One of the chief aims has been for
one team or the other to break up a
leading player. and thus cripple the
other team. 1t has been popularized
by the schools and colleges. much as
Bull Fighting has ben popularized by
Spain.
Prize fighting has been put under
the ban because of its brutality, yet
If one man kills another in the prize
ring. he is held criminally for the act.
And that is man against man-not ten
on top of one.
As played. there is scarcely an ar
gument in favor of foot ball. At the
best it is over-play, or rather over
work, giving danger and damage in
Sttuu Ol WHOleSolle pltdSuIt anu tA-
ercise.
The game should be abolish b.
law, and every person, college or
school promoting it, SHOULD be held
financially and criminally responsible
for results. Life in its most safe and
sane forms, is full enough of chance
and danger. without discounting those
dangers in the moAern games of foot
ball.
There is seldom game of foot ball
Witnessed that one or more of the
players does not have to be restored to
consciousness or carried from the
fiedl. We recall the case of another
bright Delta county young man who
was injured. then doped up so he could
make an effort at one more kick, and
whose life paid the penalty. Isn't it
about enough?
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Delta to Have New Depot;
Plans to Be Made at Once

The following dispatch was received
yesterday by Mr.. Clack:
IN. E. Clack, Secretary Delta Coun-
ty Business Mems Association, Delta
Colorado. Your wire received. Plans
will be made at once for a new sta
ton and l will include this item in
our request for authority for expendi-
ture to be placed before board of di-
rectors.
H. U. NUDGE.
The above is a very appreciable
piece of news for Delta, as it gives
promise of the building of new depot
at Delta, at least within the coming
year.
That the matter has not received
attention long before has perhaps had
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Delta is Banner
County of State

1t need not be forgotten in these
busy times that Delta has not lost her
place as the banner county in the
United States for productiveness.
A few years ago this was thought
to apply largely TO orchard products.
Now it has ben preoven that diversi.
fled crops rank fully up with the or
chards, and in some cases above them.
Tell man in the old agricultural
states that Delta county will yield $500
to $500 per acre in a single field crop,
and he would almost bite you-would.
perhaps. if he weren't afraid of hydro
phobia-yet that is an underestimate,
rather than an exaggeration.
Such figures as the above can be
verified in all parts of the county
Gus in the Gunnison and Uncompah-
gre valleys, on Surface creek, over
the North Fork. on California and Ash
mesas and the other good mesa lands.
all can show potato and onion yields
of $500 per acre and some, of double
that amount. Sugar beets will run
$50 to 800 per acre. Wheat and oats
$50 to SIS per acre, and alfalfa as
much.
ner county of the United States.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03

for an excuse certain existing condi-
tions covering the railroad itself.
Our people have felt the slight plac-
ed upon them in the building of a
new station house at Montrose, while
Delta, the second largest business
point of the D. & r. G. on the West
ern Slope, if not the first in import
ance, was left with the shack for a
depot that had been constructed from
the Ark.
Delta has for years had to display
the banner: Don't Judge the Town
by the Depot" but it now seems that
our beautiful city will have. depot
in accord with its civic appearance,
and for which our people will be duly
thankful.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
SeabOurn'S Give
Halloween Party

This is the week of parties and
seasonable Halloween decorations.
ghosts, goblins and what-not were in
evidence everywhere. One of these
delightful parties was staged on How
ard street Tuesday evening. with the
hospitable George Seabourn residence
for a background. Misses Anna Sea
bourn and Inez Baldwin were hos
tesses and about twenty young ladies
and gentlemen arrived dressed in Gus
tomary Halloween costumes.
There was much merry-making un-
til the witching hour of twelve, when
Mrs. Seabourn served delicious re-
freshments and the guests took leave
voting the young ladies delightful en-
tertainers.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
PlO8er-WilSOn
Party Wednesday

les were delightfully."- entertained at
the homes of Mrs. ]. II. Ploger and
Mrs. George C. Wilson. when those
popular hostesses invited their guests
to play five hundred. The afternoon
was pleasantly spent at cards in the
Ploger home, following which they
repaired to the Wilson home across
the street for refreshments
Both homes were handsomely dec
grated for the occasion. chrysanthe-
NUNS and potted plants being taste
fully employed
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Robert F. Cole
Answers the Call

Robert F. Cole, of North Delta, pass
ed from life Thursday of last week
and was buried at Delta cemetery
Sunday afternoon. Deceased was a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Cole, of 120
Grand avenue, and was AZ years old.
He leaves a wife, father and mother
and a host of relatives and friends
to mourn his loss. Bright's disease
vices were conducted from the NJ. E.
church. Rev. Klein preaching the dis
course. Prayer by Rev. Neff.
The Coles have lived here for
number of years and are well and ia
vorably known.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Big Game Here
Sunday Afternoon

sunday afternoon at o'clock at the
portunity Of seeing Hall of Delta and
Fred Beebe Of the Cleveland Ameri-
cans in what promises to be closely
contested game of baseball.
Beebe has returned from the east
and is coming down here as the mouni
artist for Paonia. This will be the
last chance To see the Delta team this
year. Can Hall hold down Beebe's
aggregation and can Beebe win his
game?
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
Republican Rally
Saturday Night

Delta's big speaking event will be
tomorrow Saturday night. when en-
NJ. d. Vincent will discuss the polite
al issues at the Opera House in this
city.
Governor Harper is one of the NEST
able speakers in the West, we'll in
formed and able to tell in an inter
esting manner much you may want
to know about today's politics.
Mr. Vincent is known at home here
and also over the state as the silver
tongued orator of the Western Slope.
Don't miss these speeches.
The Delta independent., 1916-11-03
The Woman's Club

The regular meeting of the Delta
Woman's club will occur at the assem-
bly, room of the Public Library on
next Wednesday afternoon, November
Sth, 1916. at 3 o'clock, at which time
the following program will be given;
The Red Cross, Mrs. H. A. Smith.
Intervention in Mexico, Mrs. ]. E.
Hillman.
Mexico-The Land Problem, Miss
Emma G. Meyers.
Reading, Mrs. H. H. Fluallen.
Vocal Solo. Mrs George F. Klein.
Mrs. j. S. Turner and Mrs. w. G.
Williams will be hostesses on this
occasion and the members are urged
to be prompt in attendance.