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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
FRIGHT WORD" OFTEN
HARD TO CHOOSE
Study Of Dictionary is a Profit bic Habit
for Business Men

Inability 10 cnoose the right word
often place a speaker in an embarrass-
ing position. Many business men lose
mach valuable time because they find
1t difficult to express what they want
to say when they dictate their cores
poudence Greater freedom and ac-
curacy in speaking and writing can be
acquired by studying dictionary "A
few minutes devoted to the study OF
words and their meaning each day will
in short time result in great benefit
to anyone who will put that practice
to test
The New Universities Dictionary
being offered TO readers OF this paper
is particularly adapted to aid those
who wish to acquire greater familiarity
with the English language. 1t CON
tains all the new words which have
come into common and proper use in
recent years. Its definitions are sim
pie and accurate, making it possible to
choose words that will best serve the
purpose Of correct speaking and writ
ing Many Of the new words that
have been brought into use through
such specialized activities as war. avi-
alton. golf, baseball and other forms
of sports have been conveniently claa-
sified in supplementary dictionaries.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
Land Bargains

400 acres, 8 miles south OF Ninnelah,
mostly bottom land i25 acres in
wheat. Price $40 per acre
100 acres well improved, ? miles
Amber 25 acres good bottom land.
Price $4,000.
100 acres all Washita valley, ] mile
from ChickasnA, good Improvements.
Price 500 per acre
200 acres Little Washita bottom
land, all first class, fair improvements.
Price $40 per acre,
200 acres miles east Amber, l2O
bottom land fair Improvements. Can
be bought at a bargain aud on very
easy terms.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

200 acres miles eaot Amber, i2o
acres IN cultivation Ideal stock farm.
Price s35 per acre. $4,000 cash will
handle this farm
Two 40 acre tracts located Q miles
south of chickasha no improvements
only fenced, oil in cultivation.
so acres. all bottom land well i'm
proved located miles OF Chickasha,
can be bought at a bargain.
Good gin and agricultural lease on
$50 acres OF land of which 4S0 acres
are in cultivation. VIM exchange this
proposition for anything Of value.
City property. oil and gas leases
Insurance. farm loans city loans and
notes bought and sold
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
Bargains and Romance.

Tlf \ Is dlillcIlt 70 resist the romance
IN the statement that Manhattan island
was bought from the Indians for S24
worth Of trinkets, aud that the city,
Which now covers and overflows it,
spends more than $2000O0,00O year
on npkeep alone. And 1t Is impossible
70 resist the conviction that contempla-
ton OF the trinket transaction BY de-
scendants of the Indians who parted
with Manhattan island is not caIcu-
lated to change their BELIEF that the
paleface was out for the long end of
the bargain from the Christian
Science Monitor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
Bad Habits


Those who breakfast at eight o'clock
or later. lunch at twelve and have
dinner at six are almost certain to be
troubled with indigestion. They do
not allow time for one meal to digest
before taking another Not less than
five hours should elapse between
meals. II you are troubled with indi-
gestion correct your habits and take
ChamberlaIn's Tablets. and you may
reasonably hope for quick recovery.
These tablets strengthen the stomach
and enable it to perform its functions
naturally. Obtainable everywhere.
d-w-1-mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
HOW TO CHECK THAT COLD

When it is painful to breathe and
fever sends ehills up and down your
back. you are in for cold. A timely
dose OF Dr. Bells Pine Tar Honey win
stop the sneezes and sniffles. Tho
pine balsam loosens the phIegm and
clears the bronchial tubes. the honey
soothes and relieves the sore throat.
The antiseptic qualities kill the germ
ind the congested condition is relieved.
Group. whooping cough. and chronic
bronchial affections quickly relieved.
At all Druggists. 25c. d-w-l-mo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

$500 WATCH FREE
And your Watch Repaired Tor si,OO,

With 20 years experience In the
Matchmaking business assurance is
given that YOU take no risk Of your
watch being butchered up, II is the
same as with human life II you wanted
to be operated on you would be sure
to 90 20 a surgeon and not a druggist
So it should be when you want your
watch to keep good time You should
be sure that matchmaker is operating
on It and not a tinkerer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
Real Estate and Farm Loans

Block Of ground, room house,
stone cave. cistern, wash house, good
location $1,000.
lO0x1e5. 4 room house and barn. near
South school. $780,
100 acres, 10 in cultivation, balance
pasture. 6 room plastered house, two
story frame barn. cement cave. smoke
house improvements cost $1,000. II
sold soon goes at $500.
Three 1-sfory brick store rooms. sell
together or separately.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
chamherlaIn's couoh Remedv Mos
Effeetual

'T have taken a great many bottles
OF Chamberlain Cough Remedy and
every tine Il has cured me. have
found it most effectual for hacking
cough and for colds. After taking 1t
2 cough always disappears. writes ].
II. Moore, Lost Valley, Ca. Obtainable
everywhere. d-w-l-mo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

on South hill; good barn; cement
cave; cisten and fine shade trees
East front. Lot 75xl65 feet. Price
$1,000.
Six room modern house well located
on Fifth street Good out buildings
Price $1,000. easy terms.
Four room plastered house, recep.
tion hail. pantry and closets. Located
ON West hill, on car line. East front
lot 75xl65 feet. Price $1,000; $50 cash
and SIS per month.
FARM LOANS
We have very strong demand for
farm loans and can make better rates
and loan more money per acre than
any time in the past. We represent
two Of the oldest farm loan companies
doing business in the state and can
examine your land and tell you what
we will do without the least delay, no
red tape. Simply give you draft for
your money as soon as abstract is
brought down to date and shows good
title.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

Again we must remind our friends
that we positively win not accept
want" "rent" and "saleD ada oy
phone. DO not embarrass rs BY asking
US TO do 50. DAILY EXPRESS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
CHICKASRA HAS



= Chlekasha's altitude is 100
= feet above the sea level.
= Chickasha is the largest cot
= ton concentration point In the
+ state
= Chlckasha is on the main line
+ OF the Rock Island and Frisco
= the Oklahoma Central division
= OF the Santa Fe and three
= branch lines OF the Rock Island
= center here.
+ ChIckasha has an electric
4 street railway system.
= Chickasha is the home Of the
= Oklahoma College for Women
+ Chickasha has a splendid
+ System Of public schools.
= Chickasha has the only junior
= high school in the state.
= Chickasha has more fine
= church edifices than any other
= city OF its size In the southwest.
= Chickasha has a Carnegie II
+ brary.
= Chickasha has five banks
+ with combined resources of
= s4,942, ,699OS.
= Chickasha has one of the
= best water works and sewer
= systems in Oklahoma.
= Chickasha has great cleo
= trio light and power system.
+ Chickasha promises to be-
= come a natural gas center.
+ Chickasha has one among
= the largest cotton congresses
+ in the South.
+ Chickasha has two Of the lar :
= gest cotton seed oil mills in I
+ Oklahoma, the plants being
among the largest in the world.
J. Chickasha has the only cotyh'
= ton oil refinery In the state
= Chickasha has the largest
:: FIGURING mills and elevators in
= the state.
= Chickasha has wholesale,
= manufacturing and commission
+ houses.
4 ChIckasha has extensive rail-
q road machine shops.
= chickasha is a federal court
+ city,
= Chickasha has city mail de-
4 livery and rural routes
= chickasha has Handsomely
4 paved streets.
Z Chiclxasha has many Milea OF
4 concrete sidewalks.
4 Chickasha has an abundance
y of good water
= Chickasha is a healtIiful city;
s death rate being the lowest In (
y the state.
/ Chickasha's location in eli
= mate that Is as perfect as can
+ be found California !
+ not excepted-the winters be-
+ ing short and mild; the sum
4 mers pleasant ~
= Chickasha holds out strong .
= inducements to every legitimate
Z industrial enterprise M
= Grady county is the natural
= home Of four grsae American
= crops--wheat, corn, cotton and 4
+ alfalfa. s
> Grady county is the finest
= agricultural. stock, fruit and
= truck growing country on I
= earth. !
= Grady county is particularly
= favored in its climatic provi-
4. sions In that, as rule, the far, I
4 mer can plow the entire winter. !
\ chickasha Is the largest
+ stock feeding point in Oklaho- I
4 ma. thus making great grain I
+ and hay market, the largest I
= feeding pens in the world being I
4 located here. I
q Chickasha is rated No. 4 by I
= the Fire Underwriters bureau.
= Chickasha has $4,000 fire 4
1. motor truck.
4 Chickasha's assessed valuas I
= tion is sess0,076.00 4
= Chickasha two million dollar I
. banks. I
+ Grady county's banks showed
= total deposits Of over s5,00o.000 I
= on November II. 1916.
= Chickasha banks showed total 1
= deposits Of over s4.eOO.0o0 on Z
: November II, 1916. :
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
REAL ESTATE AND FARM LOANS

For sale. 100 acres all in cultivation,
between Pocasset and Minco Price
$500 $500 cash, balance 10 years
time at per cent. This is bargain.
T5 acre tract between chickasha and
verden. improved. 55 acres in cultiya-
ton. Price $4,000
100 acres improved Washita bottom
land east Of chickasha, 8 miles Price
Se5 per acre. Possession given if sold
at once.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
srRAYED OR STOLEN

sTRAYED-From my home, one red
pig weighing about 100 lbs. Finder no.
tify Tom Hayes. 2lO Illinois. VIII pay
for time and trouble. s-S'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
The Chickasha
Iron Works

We have added new and up-to.
date machinery to our plant and
are able to do any
Machine and Foundry Work
We make a speciality Of Sash
Weighs, Structural Iron Work
and Job Work. Blacksmith Shop
in connection. See the Nix Corn
Stalk Cutter which we manufac-
CONRAD BROS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
CITY PROPERTY

Good 4 room house and lot close in
on South 4th street. All taxes paid to
date. Price $3.50. 800 cash. balance
like paying rent Ask me about this
3 room house and lot, so by l65.
South 4th street, no paving. east front.
Price $500. VIII sell on very easy
terms.
Farm and city loans made on short
notice at low rates OF interest. See or
phone
T. II. BENNETT,
office phone Ssi. Res. GAS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

FOR SALE-Nice alfalfa hay, $1,000
per ton, at the farm. q T. Cloud,
phone ks. 9-6t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

Subscribe Tor the Dairy EzDraaA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

WANTED-Clean cotton rags at the
Daily Express office. Higheut easS
price said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10
cITY cL.ERK

e. G. (curley) Reynolds announces
that he is a candidate for city clerk,
subject to the Democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

Dan Beets announces that he is a
candidate for street commissioner, sub.
iect TO the Democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-02-10

office phone 33i. Res. Gas.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
RUSSIANS CONTINUE
IN VICTORIOUS DRIVE
AGAINST THE TfUTONS

their sister, Miss Olga Amundson, be-
fore returning home from a visit
with relatives in Jewell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. McCol-
Tough and baby daughter and the
Misses Blanche Hoot and Marian
White Sundayed at the H. L. Doty
home at Stonega.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fackler and
children of Clarion returned home
this morning after an over-Sunday
visit with the Chas. Clendenning
family.
Mrs. Mamie Sohn and little son
went to Boone Saturday for a short
visit with friends.
DIR. D. G. Mahood and daughters,
Misses Jean and Helena, of Cedar
Rapids, arrived here Saturday. The
girls will remain for the summer
with their grandmother, Mrs. s. E.
Reed. The doctor returned home
Saturday afternoon. XXX
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Mimi, left today for visit with a
daughter in Clarion following so
journ with the Frank M. Doty family
and other friends.
Mr.. and, Mrs. E. G. Myers and
two children of Ida Grove are spend
ing several days with Mrs. Ms broth
er, DR.. E. E. Richardson and family.
Miss Mabel Nelson of Ellsworth
arrived here this noon for a visit
with Miss Anna Olson, who resides
at 81 Elm street.
Mrs. Joseph D. Ironmonger and
daughter Louise of Glenwood were
over Sunday guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Caruth, stopping
on their way home from a visit in
Independence. Mrs. Ironmonger is a
vocalist and sang at the M. E., church
Sunday evening.
Miss Eva Schultz of Sioux City
is a guest in the DR.. A. F. Schultz
home on Wilson avenue.
Miss Helen Reuss of Winona,
Mimi, is guest of Miss Mildred
Boysen.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

for visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. T. Wilson, and other rela-
Itives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. L. Miller and
three sons of Ames spent Sunday at
the j. w. Jewell home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ostrem arrived
home Wednesday from ten days
visit with friends at Monroe and
Cambridge.
Geo. Rinker went to Boone Fri
day to attend the Barnum & Bailey
circus.
Bert Reade left Sunday morning
for Gilmore, Mimi, to join his family,
who have been visiting there for the
past three weeks. They will return
overland.
The Fourth of July is nearly here
and most of the Jewell people are
going to Webster City, the soldiers
being the drawing card.
July 2.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
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IEIGHBolHooD NOTES.
. . . . . - - . . .
Scott Township Notes.


George Swenson returned home
from Minnesota Sunday.
Elmer Olson purchased a new
Chevrolet car of O. G. Nelson satur-
day. '.,.' =
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Peterson and
children visited at the Chas. Olson
home Sunday evening.
-mlrsia apGas Mrs. o. T. Welland and
two daughters, Myrtle and Ruby, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Peterson at
tended the dedication Of the new Luz
theran church at Story City Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Wicks and chill
dren visited at the Bonnie Peder-
son home Sunday.
Benjamin Langland, who is work
ing north Of Radcliffe, visited at the
parental J. o. Langland home Sun
day.
July 2.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
New Gard Soon.

Washington, July "a new card
that will soon appear on many houses
throughout the United States has
been prepared for distribution blythe
United States marines. 1t has been
designed to replace cards, formerly
distributed by that organization, that
read, "a man from this house is
serving in the United States Marine
corps"
The new announcement, printed in
white and blue letters on fac smile
of the French tricolor, bears the
simple but more impressive legend,
"A man from this house is fighting
in France with United States Ma
rines.''
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Saratoga Briefs.

A number from here attended the
Chautauqua at Stanhope last week
and report it the best ever held at
that place.
Miss Merle Whaley returned home
Friday from a few weeks stay in
Des Moines.
We suppose everyone will cele-
brate the Fourth at Webster City,
|eh? Same here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Groves enter
tanned relatives from Webster City
Sunday.
Austin Kesler and daughter Edna
and the formers visiting sister, spent
Sunday with F. G. Kesler and fam
lily.
Remember the speech to be given
by William Jennings Bryan at Stan
hope July II.
The Saratoga Sunshine Sircle will
meet week from Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Roy Riley.
Miss Margaret Woodland received
word Sunday of the death of her
brother, VIM. Woodland, who resided
in Nebraska. The deceased was an
old-time resident Of this vicinity.
A number of young people from
around here drove to Wild Cat cave
near Fort Dodge Sunday.
July 3, iE.i - ~ s.' .SH
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
West independence Items.

Frank Pringle and family OF Eagle
Grove visited Sunday with the for
mers sister, Mrs. Jim Paswater, and
family.
n Mrs. John Essig is slowly improv-
ing.
Cathryne Foss OF this vicinity Wis
tied Saturday at the c. D. Carpenter
home at Webster City.
Dewey Schweppe visited relatives
at Fort Dodge Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gerber OF
Webster City visited at the w. D.
.Chalfant home Sunday.
Nearly everybody in this vicinity
is planning on celebrating the Fourth
at, Webster City.
s.. Haying will soon be the order OF
the day in this community.
!, Lee Stage of near Stratford visited
his sister, Mrs. John Schweppe, Sum
day.
July 3. y NE,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Homer happenings.

Mrs. Lucia Lochridge and daugh.
tiers, Norma and Gladys, of Baldwin
Park, CAL, visited her brother, Har.
ley Barnhart, and family several
days last week.
The carpenters have completed the
barn contract for Andrew Leksell and
are erecting barn for Chas. Elliott
at his farm home.
w. H. Johnson and family were
Webster City visitors Saturday ev-
|ening.
J.. F. Bell and family visited at the
Rhemblom home Sunday.
Frank Young and family visited at
Sabe Halls Sunday. rs
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Beebe left for
Coberg Mont, Thursday to make
their future home. The best wishes
of their many friends go with them.
One of the pleasant social events
of the season was the surprise which
was planned and carried out by the
young ladies of the household to eel
citrate the silver wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Boynton on Wednesday
evening. The company thoroughly
surprised them. The bride and groom
of twenty-five years were the recipi-
ents of many pretty silver pieces.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Barnhart and
visiting sister spent Thursday at
Stratford visiting friends from Boone
and at Stratford.
Henry Bradshaw of Fort Dodge
filled the pulpit for Rev. Pharo Sun
day afternoon. His subject was
Sabbath Dissertation"
s.. r. Hall and wife were business
visitors at Webster City Thursday.
Miss Bertha Vegors and Ethel
Boynton returned Saturday from at
tending the Y. P. B. at OskalOosai
The many friends of Miss Markee
will be pleased to learn that she won
the diamond medal in the contest
held by the w. C. T. U. at that place,
July 3. 'aas
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

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Miss Florence Farrell of Eagle
Grove is visiting at the home Of DR.
and Mrs. r. Z. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Fitchorn and
their son Marion and his wife autoed
to Woodstock Sunday for visit al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Smalley
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Keegan and fam
lily and ]. Keegan and Miss c. Bos.
|senberger spent Sunday in Eagle
|Grove.
DR.. P. o. Trooin and family autoed
to Story City Sunday and spent the
day.
Mrs. J. B. Tedrow, who had planned
to start for Battle Creek, Mich, Sat
urday, received telegram Friday
evening asking her to postpone her
visit as the doctor was greatly i'm
proved.
These are busy days for our mar
shall, Ed Millsap. Since the dummy
policemen were installed at the
Main street crossings he has made
about dozen arrests. Ed does not
like to interfere with the town folks,
but the town has made this ruling
and he is going to enforce it if it
takes him all of his time to do it.
Six persons fell into his tolls Sat
urday.
James Smith, Will Ricke and U.
Doss have bought new Chevrolet
cars.
Pat Steinbauer of Parkersburg Wis
tied Sunday at the j. Aumiller home.
Dan Ogland is now driving new
Lexington Six, purchased from the
Stark agency. Chas. Duffy also has
new Lexington.
Rev. Brown, who has been here as
candidate for the vacancy at the
church, left yesterday
for Minneapolis and from there will
return to his home in Sandwich, Ill.
The committee has not yet given Its
report upon Rev. Brown. Everyone
who met him seemed to like him.
Miss Mary Wallace of Iowa Falls
accompanied the Misses Eleanor and
Irene Davis home from that place
Friday to spend the week end.
Glenn and Marion Stark autoed to
Des Moines Friday.
DR.. w. P. Bossenberger had his
left hand severely burned Friday by
the explosion of an ether can. DR..
P. o. Trooin is treating it by the
new parafine method that is being
used at the war front for burns.
July 3.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Northeast Liberty Affairs.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Clausen autoed
to Fort Dodge Tuesday.
4, Mrs. A. B. Clary of harrisburg Wis
tied relatives here the first Of the
week.
Miss Mary Coble is spending few
dsys in Webster City this week.
The J. w. Eppard family are en-
joying a visit from Mr.. Els sister,
Mrs. Robert Richie, and daughter
Cleone.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Coble are the
parents of son, born June 10.
Several auto loads Of young peo-
pie from Kamrar. spent Tuesday ev-
ening at the Glenn Kennedy home.
w. ]. Rothrock of Minneota,
Mimi, made brief visit with rela-
tives here last week.
Mrs. Greenburg, who was visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Otto Swultz. has
returned to her home in Blooming
ton, III.
DR.. Whitley of Webster City made
. professional visit in this vicinity
Sunday.
A large number from around here
attended the Red Cross meeting in
harrisburg Saturday night.
Miss Julia Eble of Fonda has been
visiting friends in this neighbor-
hood.
The bridge that was washed out by
the recent rains is being replaced BY