The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-28
Seven Miles Of Probable Ozark Trail
Route Made Into Good Highway
by Volunteers
WORK OF YESTERDAY
NOW BEING COMPLETED
Captain Holmes Follows Up With Crews
Paid OuI Of Fund Subscribed by
Chickasha Citizens

Another highway which will put
Chickasha in closer touch with the
Ozark Trail by furnishing a good road
to Tabler yesterday felt the impress
which was made by scores Of farmers
along a seven mile stretch and as a
result thoroughfare which will do
this county honor will eventually be
evolved. Chickasha did not show up
as strong yesterday as did her rural
friends but she Is attacking In strong
force today when Captain A. A.
Holmes is spending the sum Of $425
which was collected here for the pur-
pose. Crews are continuing the good
work which was begun yesterday and
reports which are already coming in
show that the effort was not made in
vain.
Every mile OF the seven felt the i'm
press Of the earnest road workers who
left their homes before dawn yestar-
day to work for the community good.
While full reports win not be avaiia-
Bile until the return to Chickasha Of
Captain Holmes tie testimony OF by
ISLANDERS justify the statement that tho
movement was a great success.
on Fourth Mlle.
Conde Mckinley, secretary of the
Grady County Highway association.
who was one OF the industrious labor.
ers on the fourth mile, where he help
ed to dynamite and drove team, re-
ported fourth, sixth and seventh miles
having been greatly improved as the
result Of the days work. His party
did not return to town over the first
three miles but went mile to the
north and entered Chickasha by way
ef the frame school house.
City Men Pluggers.
FThe farmers turned out in force all
along the line said Mr. mckinley
this morning, "and did effective work
AZ uidhlH5 Oftt bdu fDdNn.
but the city men who were there
were not foot behind them and work
ed like 'Trojans. You would have
thought Rev Lawrence L. Cohen, Jr.
was born to the plow the way he ma
nipulated a big mule team and a
scraper which he wrove all day long.
Moman Shepard drove a four mule
team to the grader. o. c. Cooper,
county agent, did some very effective
work with grader which he ran con
tinuously.
Co Through Rocky Hill.
~ Z. Schow did some good work
on the fourth mile which was one Of
the hardest proposition which the
good readers have had to face up to
this time. On this mile were three
rocky hills Hitherto no attempt had
been made to get through the big hill
and all outfits have worked around it.
But not Captain Schow. He penetrat-
ed it.
Forty sticks Of dynamite were used
on this mile in blowing up rocks. Dan
Hill, who was among the farmer con-
tingehs did the blasting. By going
through the hill the road was made
straight for considerable distance
Two good culverts were put in on me
mile"
J. B. Burton reported that he had
placed his mile in good condition be-
fore leaving it last night
A Good Half Mile.
One OF the hardest worked men OH
the works. according to those who
passed by. was William Fl. Donahue.
captain Of the second mile. While he
had but a dozen men under his COM
mand. all Of whom were farmers ex-
cept Dr. Thraildn. he put half Of his
mile in tip top shape. leaving the 70
malnder Of his allotment to be COM
pleted today by Captain Holmes as