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The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

The plate glass for r. O,
Graves show room front was
put in place Monday morning.
Chas. Graves is busy over.
hauling his threshing outfit.
He is being assisted by Walter
Heazlett and c. O'Rourke.
Mr.. Garrett is painting the
front of Alex Seath's barber
shop, which is a decided i'm
provement. ice Tie i-7nRt -
A severe electrical storm
swept over Clear Creek Valley
Tuesday evening accompanied
by a light shower, scarcely
enough to lay the dust.
We certainly are pleased with
the way subscriptions have been
coming in the past few weeks.
some paying couple of years in
advance.
Mrs. j. B. Mailing, Mr.. and
Mrs. Moberly and son William
enjoyed an auto ride thru the
Denver parks with Mrs. NJ.
Flaherty Sunday evening.
Miss Carrie Neiil of Muscatine,
Iowa, a cousin of Mrs. II. S.
Burton is paying her a visit.
This was her first trip West,
having never seen the mountains
before.
Hiram Brown has adopted the
plan of baling his hay in the
held as soon as cured and is de.
livering a nice lot to Evans &
Bennett. He will have about
so tons. hs'o % y'oN dry 0e.
The Ladies Aid of the Presby-
terrain church will hold a cooked,
food sale on Saturday of this
week, July l, at the Post Office.
Come and buy something for
yourSunday dinner.
II. Garfien, proprietor Of the
Arvada Dry Goods store, receiv-
ed his household goods Monday
and moved them into John
Schul's house, formerly occupied
by Rev. Frank Dametz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor
and little children motored W
from their ranch near Elizabeth
Friday and spent several days
days visiting Mrs. Taylor's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER. and
her sister Mrs. Chas. McFadder
and family.
Adjutant General Gamble OF
the Colorado National Guards is
expected to address the young
men tonight at the Base
ball Boys ice cream social in ap.
peal for recruits. About Loo
more men are needed to com
pletc the Colorado units. Sever
al Arvada boys are thinking seri,
ousiy of enlsting.
Everyone is praying for rair
ana IN some sections the water
is getting very scarce. Alfalfa
is quite short this cutting ant
unless we get rain soon the
second cutting will be still short
or. There is some good winter
wheat, but much Of the acreage
will yield very light on account
of lack Of water.
I About twenty members OF tn,
/ Craig Colony Club and Arvadi
citizens went over to attend the
program which was given Sun
day afternoon under the auspices
Of the Arvada Club, at the col
ony. The Buck, Staley. New
comb and Parfet cars took tn,
party over. The program con
sisted of music and devotional
services, the latter conducted b.
Rev. Sandcrson. Miss Weave
and +. l.. Newcomb sang solo
and the Baptist Quartet sang.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

Gus Graf and Christie Weibelt
have gone to Butte, Mont, in re-
Spouse to a letter from Frank
Weibelt who told them he had
Jobs for them.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

Mr.. Garrett is painting the
front of Alex Seath's barber
shop, which is a decided i'm
provement. Js- IL Ll-hf -.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

The Denver lodges of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows
will picnic at Eldorado Springs
on July 4Ih and the members of
Arvada lodge are cordially invi-
ted to attend. The fare round
trip will be ST. Special trains
leave Denver Union station at s
and 10 o'clock u. m.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

A severe electrical storm
swept over Clear Creek Valley
Tuesday evening accompanied
by a light shower, scarcely
enough to lay the dust.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

Mrs. John Bruce was taken to
st Luke's hospital where Mon
day morning she underwent the
surgeons knife. At last re-
ports she was getting along
nicely. Mrs. Bruce has many
friends in Arvada and vicinity
who will be sorry to hear of her
affliction and will anxiously a.
wait complete recovery.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

Mrs. j. B. Mailing, Mr.. and
Mrs. Moberly and son William
enjoyed an auto ride thru the
Denver parks with Mrs. M.
Flaherty Sunday evening.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

We received an interesting let
ter from Hen bet Schwamb who is
encamped ut Nevada, Mo-, with
the National Guard, which arriv-
ed too late for publication this
week. but will appear next week.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

Mrs. s. f.. Scllick. "a newcomer
to Griffith, has moved into the
y. G.. Griffith house on Gibson
Avenue.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

Postmaster Newton and family
have been entertaining the past
few days, JIM. Larson and family
Of Acquilar and +. W. Ladd of
Bush. Messrs. Larson and Ladd
have gone to Nederland for an
outing, incidedtlly looking Tor
tungsten.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

Mrs. J. j. Weaver has been
quite i'll the past two weeks and
at this writing is not much i'm
proved.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

Miss Carrie Neil of Muscatine,
Iowa, a cousin of Mrs. II. S.
Burton is paying her a visit.
This was her first trip West,
having never seen the mountains
before.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

We certainly are pleased with
the way subscriptions have been
coming in the past few weeks.
some paying a couple of years in
advance.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

August Tetzlaif and family
came up from their ranch at
Byers, Friday and visited with
his parents a few days. Aug
ust says dry farming beats the
coal business all hollow, and
from all accounts he is doing
quite well. He has 100 acres.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-29

J. w. Farris, the new assist.
ant cashier at the First National
bank moved his household goods
in from Windsor, Monday and
now occupies the Frank Muench
property on West lst Street.
Mrs. Farris' mother came with
her. pbfreJ co. y"u Voc!
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
VOLNEY GRAY LEAVES FROZEN
NORTH TO LIVE in CHICAASHA

Volney L. Gray, known throughout
the length and breadth Of Alaska as
'Slim" Gray, though the reason for
this cognomen is not apparent when
one sizes up his six feet Of hardy man
hood. after spending many years in
the frozen north has concluded to re-
turn to the land of his first love and
will try farming in Grady county and
make his home in Chickasha.
Mr. Gray is now the guest Of his
father, O. j. Gray, and will try raising
cotton instead of nuggets or frozen
mail matter. He tells an interesting
tale Of conditions prevailing in Alas
ka, how great fortunes we're made in
the early days of the gold excitement
and how the Americans are now set
Ting down on farms of from five acres
down, for five acres of cleared land
was the largest tract he saw in that
rapidly growing territory:
Mr.. Gray went from here to Alaska
in 1909, going to Valdez and the Cop
per river country. putting in the first
ten winters in that section of Alaska,
returning here in 1912. In 1913 he
returned to that country with the gov
ernment expedition, going to the Ma.
tanuska coal fields through which the
American government is now operat-
ing a railroad. This expedition was
sent there to mine 900 tons Of coal
to be used as a test for their navy de-
partment TO reach these fields one
goes first to the governments railroad
terminus at Anchorage at Cooks In
let They have their road practically
finished now from Anchorage to the
coal fields. He went to Anchorage
when the government first started OPP
erations there in the spring Of 1915,
having visited in Chickasha that win
ter.
Last winter | had a small contract
hauling mail from Seward TO Anchor
age" he said. "the latter being clos
ed port In the winter and having no
ships from November till the latter
part Of April"
Mr. Gray remained at Anchorage just
long enough to vote and helped to
elect Alaskas first Democratic dele
gate to congress by "a votes in the
whole territory. This was a close con
test in a district in which there were
$4,000 Americans and included wo-
mems suffrage.
Fewer Fortunes Now.
while people are not making the
fortunes in Alaska that they used to
the country is going ahead in mining
and agricultural development. The
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
Chickasha Trades Council in Session Call
on Merchants to Help Rock
Island Employees
ROCK ISLAND BIGGEST
CONCERN in CHICKASHA
Members Of Trades Council Pledge Their
Support 10 Merchants who PaIrO-
nize R. |. Service

The Rock Island Boosters have
themselves received great boost
The Chickasha Trades Council at
its regular meeting Thursday night
realizing the benefits to be derived for
Chickasha and Grady county through
the efforts Of the Rock Island Boos-
ters, unanimously endorsed the actions
Of the boosters, passing the following
resolution.
"Be it Resolved, That this body 90
on record as endorsing the action Of
the Rock Island Boosters in their ef-
forts to boost the Rock Island rail-
road and, in view of the fact that the
said railroad is the largest concern
in Chickasha, and believing in patcp
izing homo industry, we ask the mer-
chants to patronize said company
when buying transportation, either in
the freight or passenger service.
"Be it further Resolved, That this
body goes on record as getting behind
this movement and viii give our sup
port to those merchants who get be-
hind the Rock Island Boosters.
IS, D. PHILLIPS,
70, H. KEMPER,
CHAS. e. DAY"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
E. B. JOHNSON WINS
SUIT AGAINST COUNTY

That a special assessment could not
be collected by County Treasurer H. N.
Mullican on a certain tract of
land belonging to E. b. Jobuson en-
braced within the territory known as
the Minco Drainage district No. was
decided yesterday afternoon in the dis
trict court by Judge VIII Linn.
Decision was rendered in the case
styled E. B. Johnson VS. H. N. Multi
can, county treasurer of Grady ceu
ty, Oklahoma, defendant, and Il. 9.
o. Matheney, Noah M. Dixon and Vic
tor A. Uh1, partnership doing bust
ness at Springfield, Mo-, under the
firm name of Matheney. Dixon & Com
pany.
This cause came on for final hearing
In the district court on June at which
time both plaintiff and defendant and
the intervenor appeared in person and
by their attorneys and announced
ready all parties introducing their ey-
idence. After the cause had been ar
gued by the attorneys, Judge Linn
took the matter under advisement and
yesterday decided that the plaintiff
was entitled to the relief prayed for
in his petition
The county treasurer is thereby en-
joined from collecting any assessments
on the property made by the county
commissioners on June s, 1911, such
assessments are cancelled and set
aside and the county treasurer, II. N.
Mullican is ordered to pay all the costs
in the suit as defendant The firm Of
Matheney Dixon & Co. is ordered to
pay all costs sustained by plaintiff in
the suit so far as they were connected
as interTenors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
ALLIED NATIONS BEGIN
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON
GERMAN PEACE NOTE
DRAMATIC RECITAL
COLLEGE TONIGHT

The dramatic recital to be given al
the o. C. w. this evening by Mrs A. B
Morgan, under the auspices Of the
Sans Souci club and the Y. w. c. A..
promises to be an entertainment OF
unusual interest. The reader will be
assisted by Mrs r.. L. Lawrence, vo
calist, and Prof r. Richter, pianist
Mrs. Morgan's program will include
two dramatic numbers, the last being
from the popular play. "The Lion and
the Mouse" The entire program will
be as follows:
(a) Merrily | Roam, .(Schlofforth) ;
(b) The Last Rose of Summer, (Bal-
f) Mrs. Lawrence.
(a) The Boy of the House, (Blew-
it'll; (bl The Chicken Fox, (RudesilD
The Chips of the Old Block, (Thdmp-
SOM.
Ernani, Ernani Involani, (verdD (;
Mrs. Lawrence.
Planologues: (a) PhllosOphy, IA
nom; (b) l Love My Old Doll the
Best, (Alice d. Riley; Mrs. Lawrence
at piano.
The Littlest Rebel, edward Peple);
scene, temporary home in the war
time" twenty miles south of Rich
mond. Characters: Mr.. Herbert Ca
rey, a Southern soldier; Virginia Ca
rey. the I't'le Rebel; Lieutenant Col
onei MorIlson, nom the North; Corpo-
raj O'Connell, with Morrison.
(a) Summer (from "The Cycle Of
Ronald; (b) Love, Here is My
Heart, (Anon); Mrs. Lawrence.
Monologue, "a Fascinatin' Man,
(Parker).
Piano solo, selected, Prof. Richter.
The Lion and the Mouse, (Klein
and Hornblow); scene l, Renuncia-
tion; scene 2, Reconciliation. Char
actefs: John Burkett Ryder, the
Lion" Jefferson Ryder, his sen;
Shirley Rossmore, the Mouse"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
THE ELECTRICAL WIZARD

The entertainment which was fur
nished through the Central High
school to the public last night by Bun
nell R. Ford, the electrical wizard
was of such a high order that future
announcements from that body will
be looked forward to with interest.
His demonstrations were truly won
derful and at its conclusion the public
was convinced that what he said was
true. that he could do anything with
out wires that could be done with
wires.
The programs which have been pub
Iished from time to time were carried
out with startling effect.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15

big placer fields are beginning to be
worked out and the people are paying
more attention now to quartz mining
The railroad is opening up new min
ing and agricultural district that has
never before been exploited
Big Money in Potatoes.
"The engineering commission has
this fall purchased ZOO tons OF pota-
toes from the farmers in the Matanus
ka valley, allowing them the same
price that it cost them to get the pota'
toes shipped in from the states, about
$43.6O per ton. The largest farm that
saw that was cleared up was about
five acres, a truck farm. The farmers
however, are moving right into the
jungles and crowding the moose back
into the mountains The land produc-
es about ten tons Of potatoes to the
acre and they are beginning 90 expe,
riment with such grain as wheat, bar
ley and oats, and think they win be
able to raise small grain with profit
later on.
$500 an Acre to Clea,.
up until this year homesteaders
were allowed up to 800 acres OF land
and then it was cut down to 100 acres
Owing to the heavy timber on the land
the people have not yet been able to
get any large tracts cleared up, which
accounts for the small farms up to this
time. It costs about $500 to clear an
acre in that country"
New Mining Country.
'The railroad is opening up new min
ing districts, among them the Willow
Creek district about sixty miles from
Anchorage That camp now has about
five stamp mills in operation each Of
which paid a good dividend this year
When the railroad reaches the Broad
Pass country that viii open up won
derfully big quartz mining territory
that has never been touched. After
going through Broad Pass beyond the
Nenana river they viii reach The Ne
mana coal fields. The interior termi-
nal will be Fairbanks on the Tanana
river.
This railroad when completed will
be about 500 miles long. The town Of
Anchorage had about 6,000 people
there last summer. There were about
5000 men employed on the railroad
and aill be about 1900 employed all
this winter And they are building
the road without the usual graft that
is supposed to be going along with
government work They have a sys
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
Three Courses open.
By United Press.

By United Press.
London, Dec. 15.-A steady increase
in the sentiment that the allies in re
.susing the German peace proposals
should set forth their own terms of
peace is manifest here.
Notwithstanding the continued i'll
ness of Premier Lloyd-George, the al
lied nations have already begun an
exchange of their views on the Teu-
tonic peace proposals. Three views
are entertained as to the course which
the allies should take in answering the
German note and avoiding Teutonic
pitfalls.
The first suggestion is that the note
should be bluntly rejected
The second plan is that Germany
should be asked to name her terms, on
the assumption that they are worth
considering.
The third idea brought forward is
that the allies should not ask for Ger
many's terms but should state their
own in detail
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15

OF PRESS IS
THREATENED
Government to Investigate Charge that
Manufacturers Combine for ruin
GUS Paper Prices
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Dec l5.-Assistant At
torney General Todd, the government
trust buster" was appointed today
to investigate charges tending to show
an understanding between the manu-
facturers of news print paper to main
tain ruinous prices.
Senator Simmons declared that un-
less the department OF justice finds a
way to best the alleged trust the free
dom of the press will be in danger
Senator Kenyon, of Iowa. offered a
resolution to abolish extravaganza in
the printing of government publica-
tions, in an effort to lower the price
of paper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
DUMPING
OF STOCKS
CONTINUE
BY United Press

BY United Press.
New York, Dec. 15.-The fourth day
of the panicky dumping of stocks
which started Tuesday with the an
nouncement of the German peace
move saw new low levels established
on the local exchange today
United States Steel stock, which is
was selling around l09 this morning
a loss of 500 a share since the decline
began.
The mad scramble to unload result
ed during the four days trading in an
average Of two and a quarter million
shares, the greatest dumping since
1901.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
Routine Work Occupies Attention Of
COunciImen with Little New Busi-
ness al Regular Meeting
CITY OFFICIALS
CONGRATULATED
Monthly Reports Receive Commentator
Of Board on Motion Of COun-
Gilman Caneman

At the regular session OF the city
coun,il last night all members were
present except cavitt, Lorensen and
Neal
The first matter to come before the
meeting was petition presented by
the ladies' of Chickasha through vari-
GUS societies asking the mayor and
city council 10 provide well for the
team cf gray horses which for eleven
years haze done service III The Chick
asha fire department.
The petition being read, Councilman
Hayes moved that it be received and
filed, which carried.
The bond Of the Chickasha National
bank as depository Of city funds was
approved in the sum Of $4,000.
The following service car bonds In
the sum Of $500 each were approved.
Two of J. T Burross. one for William
Hale, one for Charles Dwyer and one
for r. p. Smith.
The monthly reports Of city officials
were Of such nature that, upon be-
ing read by City Clerk Reynolds.
Councilman Caneman moved that they
be accepted and filed and that all the
city officers be congratulated on the
splendid work that is being done by
them Those are the best reports |
have heard read since being council
man, declared Caneman.
The city clerk was instructed TO pay
all employees Of the city government
before Christmas instead OF waiting
until the first Of the month.
Mckay, OF the street and alley come
mittee, to whom the matter was re-
ferred at the last meeting Of the coun-
Gil, recommended that a sidewalk be
built on Minnesota avenue between
Ninth and Tenth street The city at
torney was instructed to draw up an
ordinance declaring sidewalk dis
trict in that part Of the city following
which proper action may be taken by
the city with respect to the building
Of such sidewalk
DuBose moved, seconded by Cane
man. that the city attorney be instruct
ed to draft an ordinance creating the
office Of plumbing inspector and have
the same ready for the next meeting.
Carried
Hayes moved, seconded by DuBose,
that the salary OF Alex Grant, repair
man for the water works plant, be in
creased SIS per month beginning jan
uary J. Carried.
The ordinance appropriaung ST.
e47.74 for the payment Of monthly ex-
penses for November was passed
The expenses Of the city were divided
as follows Salary fund st03700; fire
and water fund sfO73.25; contingent
fund s29S. 6S street and bridge fund
1871 10; street lighting fund $705.S4;
water operating fund sS5O20; library
fund $271.72; cemetery fund $40-
The city clerk was instructed to
draw warrants for the following
amounts
Neither the building nor the repeal
OF the automobile drivers license or
dinance were brought up, the reqnir-
ed six members not being present to
reneal the 81 fax on drivers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
REPRESENTS
OKLAHOMA
PUBLISHERS
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Ada, okla, Dec. 15.-Otis Weaver
editor Of the News-Herald at Shawnee
is representing the Oklahoma publish
ers in Washington, d. c., where the
print paper situation is being discuss
ed.
Byron Norrell, president or the Ok
lahoma Press association, made th'
appointment of Mr. Weaver by tele
graph today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
SAFETY FIRST"

prepared by City Clerk Reynolds,)
All drivers of motor vehicles in the
public streets OF the City Of Chickasha
are prohibited from doing the follow.
ing things by the traffic ordinances:
Don't exceed the speed limit on
Chickasha avenue, and in the zone
founded by first street on the east
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
Bitter Fighting Instead Of Cessation Fol-
lows Peace Proposals with Great
Russian Offensive
RUSSIANS IGNITE
DESERTED VILLAGES
Greece Accepts Allies Ulimatum in P!iH-
cipIe After Long Conference Of
King and Cabinet
Ry United Press.

By United Press.
London, Dec. 15.-The allies have
made it known semi-officially that
they will reject the German peace
proposal and are backing up their re-
fusal with force.
Indications OF winter have caused
no let up in the Russian offensive in
the Carpathians.
The German advance is slowly los
ing its momentum in Roumania, ac-
cording to reports today. Bitter fight
ing is reported in Macedonia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
OKLAHOMA
MAN DIES
In FIRE

BY United Press.
Cleburne, Tex, Dec. 15.- Efforts are
being made today to identify the man
who died Of injuries sustained in the
Cleburne hotel fire last night
The man came from room 40 which
the register showed was occupied by
G. A. and w. A. Smith, both Oklaho-
mans. Three others may die.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
LATEST FEDERAL ESTIMATE
ON COTTON PRODUCTION

BY United Press.
Washington, Dec i5,-The total es-
timated production Of cotton for the
year 1916, according to the latest fig
ures from the bureau OF crop esti-
mates, is ll,5li,OOO bales against H.
1871 $50 last year
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
Some Suggest Blunt Rejection Some want
Germany TO Name Terms, Others
that Allies State Terms
u. S. STILL UNCERTAIN
AS TO ATTITUDE
President Wilson and Secretary LANSING
Confer for TwO~AOurs on Question
Of Supplemenling Vote
BY United Press.

Dy Oullou LIchS.
Washington, Dec. 15.-For nearly
two hours President Wilson and Sec
retary Lansing considered the ques-
ton of supplementing the forwarding
of the German peace proposals to the
allied capitals with some suggestions
from the United States government.
At the conclusion of the conference
neither would throw any light on any
decision that may have been reached.
1t was indicated after the confer
ence that the state department has
little on which to work in the way of
an expression of public sentiment in
the belligerent countries except what
is voiced by the newspapers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
AT MAYO SALE

The> sale at the J. w Mayo farm
yesterday was we'll attended notwith-
standing the disagreeable weather
was sold and brought
good price, about s27Oo being realized
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
Premier Resigns.

BY United Press.
Copenhagen, Dec. l5.-The resigna-
ton OF the Roumanian premier at Jas
sy the new capital, was announced in
dispatches received here today. No
new cabinet has been formed.