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The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-16
Commissioners Meeting

Pnlllp, ,. ~, Aug. Z, l9lI
Board of County Commission.
ers called to meet in special sess-
ion by the County Auditor to
pass petition applying for State
and National aid for Public High
ways in Haakon County to the
State Highway Commission. And
for the transaction of such other
business as was on file in the
Auditors office for their action at
that time.
Board met at 900 a. M, all
members present. Board called to
order by Chairman Jerry Jarman.
On motion the following petit
ion and application for the desig-
nation and establishment of a
State Road was adopted:
To the State Highway Commits
sion:
We, the undersigned, Board of
County Commissioners of Haa-
kon County, State of South Oak
ota, do hereby petition and apply
to the State Highway Commits
sion, that the established road
through Haakon County, State of
South Dakota, known as the
BLACK and Yellow Trail" be
designated by the State High
way Commission as a State Road.
1t is further a part of this pet
ition that the road above describ-
ed is portion of what is known
as the "Black and Yellow Trail
of South Dakota, coming from
Chicago and various Eastern
points, entering South Dakota
on the east in Brookin9s County,
continuing we st rly through
Brookings, Arlington, Hetland,
Lake Preston, DeSmet, Iroquois,
Huron and other points and to
Pierre, Rapid City, Deadwood
and on to the Yellowstone Park.
All of which is respectfully
submitted for the purpose of OBJ
tanning such State and Federal
aid in the construction, repair
and maintenance of said highway
as provided by law.
Dated this End day of August,
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-16

Sine Die.
Board of County Commissioners
By Jerry Jarman, Chairman.
Attest: Edgar Watwood,
lSeal] County Auditor.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-16
K. A. Holverson, hanging

K. A. Holverson, hanging
screen doors ors--- 100
Bryan Cowell, road work 800
Aldrich & Son, supplies
for courthouse 4.5O
Emma Bruyn, laundry
work for courthouse 200
]. 0. Peterson, assessing
Mattison township 5000
Jerry Jarmam, mileage
and per diem as county
commissioner - 1900
Charles H. Haxby, mile
age and per diem as CO.
unity commissioner 1900
E. A. Morrison, mileage
and per diem as county
commissioner - $50
On motion the following salary
bills we're allowed for July:
HERNIA Kvidera- 1900
L. B. Roberts $500
Edgar Watwood - - 102.92
A. S. Anderson---- 9l.66
E. S. Golf $500
F. M. McCoy--- 10000
Jennie L. O'Neal- ------ 91.56
Bessie Dorothy ---- 5000
Edwin Bruyn 1000
C. M. Lloyd ----- $500
H. L. Brown -- 5000
O. K. Whitney 1888
John T. Forsell l25.0O
On motion C. D. Gillen was
employed to run road grader at
$500 per day.
On motion Board adjourned
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
THIRTY TEAMS CONTINUE TO
CUT DOWN SAND HILLS
ON The NINNEKAH ROAD
JUDGE" DICTIONARY
SETTLES DISPUTES
New Words are Defined in Work Of
fered Readers Of this Paper.

in case Of doubt concerning the
meaning of word the dictionary is
the court of appeal to which the aver
age individual must resort. When DR..
Johnson compiled his celebrated die
tionary, offered to the public in 1855,
it represented a movement initiated
by Swift, Addison, Pope and other
noted English writer's of that period
to compose dictionary that would
fix forever and unalterably the Eng
lish language in one perfect form. But
the lapse of years has demonstrated
that fashions in words change with
the times and that a dictionary to be
authoritative and accurate must be up
to date.
A popular demand for such work
has been answered by the offer this
paper is making to it readers of The
New Universities Dictionary in which
thousands of words are fully defined
Many of these words have been
brought into general and proper use
by the great strides made in science,
business, religion and the various arts.
Specialized activities, such as avia-
tion, golf, baseball and other forms
of sports have also given currency to
many new terms and definitions of
which will be found in one or the 9TH
er of the twenty-five supplementary
dictionaries that have been incorpo-
rated in The New Universities Die
tionary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
THREE INDIAN
PREACHERS AS
WITNESSES

After hearing the witnesses for the
prosecution and the state had rested
its case the further hearing of the
charge against Hudson Frazer, the In.
dian. charged with marrying his grand.
daughter, was postponed until next
Friday, owing to the illness OF Fra.
zer's brother, who was unable to at
tend. The state attempted to prove
hnsbip between the contracting par.
ties and among the witnesses were
the aunt Of the girl, Ida Washington,
who did not see Ida from the time she
was born until she was quite girl
and therefore could not Judge Of her
age, and three Indian preachers. The
preachers were Rosemond Bond, J. A.
Lawrence and Abel Foster all Pres.
byterians.
Frazer, who is 55 years of age, claims
his girl Wife is no relation to him and
is Of legal age.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
What Chickasha People We're Shy in Ser
vice They Contributed in Money 10
Keep Up Good Work
NINNEKAH WINS HONORS
AND is STILL AT WORK
J. E. SchOw Only Local Captain Who Com
pIetedi His Task on Schedule Time
Wednesday

Ninnekah won all honors hands
down in the race for road improve
ment inaugurated on Wednesday and
which will not be concluded until next
Wednesday night. Their forces went
vaIiantly and in numbers to the task
which had been set out for them re-
gardless of the showing which was
or was not to be made at the Chicka-
sha end of the line. However, the
Chickasha people in the end contribut.
ed sufficiently in cold cash to abun-
dantly make up for their lack of err
ergy on Wednesday and their funds
have been keeping men and teams at
work at various points on the road
'aoA II IS a question, therefore,
whether they might reasonably be
called slackers.
j. e. Schow was reported to be the
only Chickasha captain who left his
mile in good shape and his work was
we'll done and on schedule time.
G. M. Hollingsworth handed out the
flowers to Uncle Bob Thompson and
DR.. Gerard among other Ninnekah live
wires for the excellent and highly eff
ficient service rendered in the work
of the week which is being concluded
today and which will be resumed on
Monday
Summing up the results of the Min
nekah road bee the Chickasha man
said:
"The third mile out of Chickasha is
completed. The two sand hills on the
route are being pulled down and there
will be less than five per cent grade
when the work is finished.
"We had fifty volunteer teams on
the JOB for two days from Ninnekah
district. Mr.. Daniels and Mr. Thomp.
son had two Of the miles and Dr. Ge-
rard had third mile with township
officer assisting him.
They are working today with thirty
teams more on the two hills and decid-
ed before left there yesterday even
ing to keep the thirty teams on those
hills for four more days till next We'd
nesday night
what Chickasha lacked in volun-
teer service she made up in money
and we have raised a sufficient amount
to complete the road in good shape all
the way down the line"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
WILL BUILD
GOOD ROADS
TO WELLS
Rush Springs Business Men Will Prepare
for Business With Prospective
Oil Fields
Special to the Express.

Special to the Express.
Rush Springs, Okla, Jan PA
meeting OF the Rush Springs business
men was called last Tuesday night for
the purpose Of deciding on the best
route for the graded automobile en
to be built from Rush Springs 10 The
new prospective oil field to the south
east This road will be built at once
to the first drilling site of the Langs
ton Oil and Gas Co. well on the John
Milwee farm in Sec. 32, 9 N, r. W.
After several interesting talks the
cute was decided upon and the work
outlined and which will shorten the
present distance several miles to the
Santa Fe railroad well at Kilgore l..
W Long, president of the First Ma
tional bank at Rush Springs, presided
over the meeting.
After underreaming and lowering
easing at the Langston well on the
John Milwee farn in 1886, Grady
county. they are again drilling day AID
night, at a depth of about zoo feet
This well is situated in one of the
most promising wild cat fields in Ok
lahoma, and is attracting a great deal
of interest mong oil men generally.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
GRADY co.
SCHOOLS
GET LIFT
Receive Total Of $22,l23.4l From State
and Federal Appropriations, State
Percapita Being $l.40

County schools in Grady VIII re-
ceive this year the sum Of s22.123.41
in state and federal appropriations ac-
cording to advices which have Just
been received by the county superin-
tendent. The state per capita this
year is Si.40 and notification has been
received from the commissioner Of the
land department that the sum OF s15.-
1890 is available for this county.
The federal appropriation made to five
different nations calls for an addition
al s6,s30.61 which, when apportioned.
viii tend to enlarge the school terms
in many outlying districts,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
Official and Semi-O6cial UIterances Show
Entente Nations TO Be Strongly
Bound by Single Purpose
GERMAN SUBMARINES
ACCOMPANY RAIDER
Germans Resist Attacks Made by French
on Positions Captured Yesterday;
Wilson Sends Birthday Greetings
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, Jan. 27.Fresh proof Of tho
solidarity OF the entente allies was
furnished today in the identical opin.
ions concerning President Wilson's
senate address. voiced officially and
semi-officially at Paris, Petrograd,
Rome and here.
The view that the presidents aims
and ideals in general approximate
those outlined by the allies in their
reply to Wilson'S peace note was held
nall the expressions.
Russia furnished possibly the strong
est statement officially announced in
approval Of the presidents views as
to all nations having an outlet to the
sea and in regard to an Independent,
autonomous Poland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
FARM WOMEN MEET

The Friend home demonstration
club met Thursday at the home Of Mrs.
]. l. Dillingbeek. eighteen ladies' being
present. Considerable time was spent
in the discussion Of topics Of interest
to farm women.
The county home demonstration
agent impaired to the meeting items
Of interest which she had gained at
saltwater during the Farmers Short
Course there
The Friends club expects to enter
tain t.csr husbands on the night u
February At the church.
Q. G. Cooper. county agent. and AIRS.
A. coryeli, woman county agent last
night attended the meeting OF the Dat.
ton community club.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
$2,OOO,OOO
FIRELOSSAT
PITTSBURC
Half Of Down Town Business Block Burned
Down and Entire Fire Department
Called Out
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
pittsburg, Pa, jan 27.-This city
experienced one Of the most disastrous
fires in its entire history early this
morning when half Of one Of the down
town business blocks was destroyed,
The devastated section is bounded by
Fifth avenue Wood Diamond and
Smithfield streets, all Of the buildings
being totally destroyed.
Before the flames were under con.
troll, all Of the downtown fire apparat
us was called into service. The loss
lis conseryatiyely estimated at two
million dollars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
Expect to Get Pump Going Today; Oil
Flows Several Times During Day,
is Report
TEST NEAR ANADARK0
LOOKS PROMISING
Prepares TO Go 5000 Feet; Santa Fe
Company Due to Drill in
Soon

In company with f. c. Hall, f. d
/ Schaffer, c. L. Stone, Walter Jones ant
I T, S. Hendrick, a representative of The
Daily Express yesterday afternoon Wis
tied the oil well near Cement and the
Henry test that is being drilled about
five miles southeast Of Anadarko.
AT the Cement well a number Of mer
were found busy with the job Of in
stalling piping in the well, the pumI
having been taken out few days age
when it failed to work. The manager
stated that he expected to have the
pump in operation by noon today
"The well has flowed four or five
times today and once it gushed up fif
teen feet or more" and he showed
where oil was strewn over the derrick
timbers.
Oil taken from the well with the
bailer is furnishing fuel to run the
boiler and gas is constantly escaping
"We feel confident that we can have
a 500 barrel well any time we drill
deeper" said Mr.. Houghton, of the
Oklahoma Star Co., "but we are not
going deeper now. We have a good
well that will furnish all the oil we
can handle here now. About the only
thing that we can do with our oil here
now is to furnish it to other drillers
for fuel and hence there is no special
reason why we should go deeper.
When the field is further developed
and there is market for our oil we
shall sink the well deeper. There is
also some litigation that we want to
adjust-before going further
Henry Test.
At the Henry test a drilling outfit
which has been pronounced equal to
the best to be found in Oklahoma was
seen. Mr.. Henry is Tulsa oil man
and he is making this test with his
own capital, it is understood. Start.
ing with 22-inch casing, the driller
here is prepared to 90 5000 feet or
more it Is stated. A large amount Of
casing is on the ground, together with
all oth0~ m4terial and machinery nee.
c1-..y Tor carrying on the work in the
most expeditions manner The well is
now something over 400 feet deep.
Drilling was tied up yesterday due to
some casing trouble. Oil men regard
this as very promising test.
In Grady County.
From the Santa Fe well in the
southeast part of Grady county, it was
reported last night that underreaming
was in progress, with gas so strong
that it was blowing salt water into
the derrick. 1t is expected that the
will be completed today
and that the oil sand will be reached
tomorrow or Monday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
DEERMAN GOES In
FOR FINE STOCK

w. w. Deerman OF Blanchard has
purchased six head Of registered
shorthorn COWS from 4. c. Burton and
viii ship them to his ranch near
Blanchard where he has one Of the
best Scotch bulls in Grady county.
Mr.. Deerman is going into the regis
tered shorthorn business with the
best Of stock locally available. Exhib.
itors at the Grady county fair next
fall will do well to look TO their lau-
rels.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
EVACUATION
PERSHINC'S
EXPEDITION

BY United Press.
Juarez- Mex Jan. 27At daybreak
today the general evacuation Of Gen.
Pershing's headquarters ana base at
colonia Dublan began, according to
messages from the Carrancista com
mander at Caaas Grandos.
The evacuation will be IN progress
several days, the troops moving leis.
urely to the next camp. The next base
Of the American expedition is expec.
cd to be Oio Federico.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
Man Who Comes From Wichita Falls With
Campers Outfit and Wife and Three
Ragged Children is jailed
BELIEVED TO BE
REGULAR AGENT
Deputies Near Bradley Also Active and
Find Eleven Cases Of Whiskey But
Without Owner

One of most forlorn looking fami.
lies which are even encountered
among campers accompanied M, y.
Thorn when he was arrested last night
for bootlegging after merry chase
engaged in by half dozen speeding
Tautos containing members Of the sher-
iff force and outside officers. The
game was bagged by Deputy Sheriff
Oscar Dryden
With Thorn was captured twenty
cases of whskey valued at $720.
For a long time the sheriff's office
has suspected that wagon loads of
booze were being brought in from
Wichita Falls for Illicit dealers in Gra-
dy county. Last night Sheriff Bailey
got wind of wagon load Of whiskey
which was headed for this vicinity
coming from the south. Loading two
cars with deputies here and rushing
them on to the trail he summoned
Deputy Dryden from Rush Springs,
instructing him to come north and
also dispatched orders to officers IN
other parts of the county to form a
circle which he believed would be inn
pregnable. And so 1t proved to be.
On the road leading to John Tuck
er's place Dryden scented his prey
which appeared to be most unpromis-
ing. In badly repaired prairie
schooner filled with bedding and con
tanning the driver, his wife and three
children. pitiable specimens Of the
camper tribe, Dryden found what he
sought. Commanding the camper to
stop he dived in under the bedding
and there encountered sack after sack
of fine Canadian whiskey such as
brings $50 a quart in this neighborhood
Important Catch Probable.
The wagon was found mile north
of Norge and the occupants brought
into Chickasha where Thorn was Jail
ed and the woman and children were
allowed to remain in the sheriff's Of
flee this morning, wondering how they
were to get back among friends.
Thorn told several stories regarding
himself and his destination. Hel
claimed first to be from Montague,
then from Wise county, Texas, but his
wife's statement and letters on his
person showed him to be from Wich-
ita Falls. He claimed first to be 60
ing to Oklahoma City, then changed
his mind and said he was going to |
Gushing but evidence showed that he
was headed for Grady county.
Sheriff Bailey believes this is one Of
the outfits which has been making
regular visits to supply local bootleg.
gers and is working on this supposi-
ton.
Another Catch.
Another good whiskey catch was
made near Bradley last night but no
arrests have resulted. Marshall Todd
of Bailey and Deputy Sheriff Brown
of Bradley captured wagon and har-
ness in connection with eleven cases
of whiskey which was found near the
road. The owner had evidently driy-
en- out into camp. A man was found
near the place but disclaimed all
knowledge of the transaction. The
wagon and harness are in possession
OF the officers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
BORROWED AUTO

-Four Rush Springs boys were ar
rested on what proved to be the Of.
fense of borrowing an automobile
from Hagh Hogue without the owners
consent and of damaging the car in
JOY ride. The boys were released on
recommendation Of the county attor-
ney.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
WEATHER ELSEWHERE.

: Western Union reports, s a. m.
+ North Texas, clear part
+ cloudy; temperature 40 to 50.
+ Gulf Coast, clear to cloudy:
raining at Corpus Christi; temper
+ ature 81.
+ East Texas, cloudy to part
, cloudy; temperature, Il to S.
+ Central Texas, cloudy; tens
+ perature AZ to So.
+ Arkansas, clear; tempera-
+ ture 40.
+ Louisiana, cloudy; tempera-
! ture AZ to 5l.
: Oklahoma, clear, to part
: cloudy; temperature 80 to 46.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
Subs With Raider.

BY United Press.
Rio dc Janeiro, Jan 27-German
submarines are operating in the Allan
tic in conjunction with the raider, the
newspaper, ''Noite," declared today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
TORPEDO
BOAT AFIRE
By United Press.

Washington, Jan. PA Z. S. tor
pedo boat was found afire today, being
beaced on Orient Point, Long Island.
Later the vessel was towed to Green
Point. Long Island, by a coast guard
boat, according to officials Of the
coast guard here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
WRECKLESS CHAUFFEUR
WILL Be ARRESTED
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Ardmore, Okla, Jan. 27.-Robert
Cox, a messenger boy, died today as
result of injuries which he sustained
when he was hit by an automobile
The car was driven by J. w. Harris
superintendent of the Confederate
home here. A warrant for the arrest
Of Harris was issued.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
DEPUTY SHOT
in LEG BIZ
BOOZE MEN
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Ringling, Okla. Jan. 27.-Deputy
Sheriff Hart was shot in the leg to.
day during fight with bootleggers.
Hart was with the sheriffs posse
near Waurika when the clash occurr-
ed. Two men and an automobile load
OF liquor were captured.
The two men were charged with
transporting liquor from Texas into
Oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
Wilson Greets Kaiser.

By United Press.
Washington Jan President
Wilson today sent birthday greetings
to Kaiser Wilhelm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
Germans RepuIse Attack.

BY Uaited Fress
Berlin Jan. a1-F'rench attacks
against positions on hill No. SO4 won
by the Germans yesterday, proved
fruitless, It was officially announced
today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
HUNGER STRIKER IS FED


New York, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Ethel
Byrne. who has been on a hunger
strike for five days in protest against
her conviction for sending birth-con-
troll literature, was forcibly fed today,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
COTTON GOES TO 1855.
Bx United Press.

BY United Press.
New York, Jan. 27.-May cot
ton advanced more than $3.50
per bale during the two hours
session of the exchange this
morning.
AT the close the price was
1855 cents per pound. July
futures made a similar gain.
reaching 1853.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27

News By Wire Daily
from the United Press
Association.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27

You will Find All the
Local News Every Day
in the Daily Express.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-01-03

Of this conversation. He was not a
handsome man. His hair was gray at
the temples, his face was earnest, only
saved from severity by the little clus-
tiers Of lines at his eyes and mouth
which proclaimed that he laughed
often and with relish.
Train going east"
The minister stood back from the
crowd, but when the train came pound
ing in a brightness leaprd into his
eyes. A slender girl stood in the vesti-
bule, waving wildly at him a small
glovcd hand. When the train stopped
she lcaped lightly from the steps.
"Fathpri" she cried eXcitedly, and.
small and slight as she was, she el-
bowed her way swiftly through the
gaping crowd. ooh. father!" And she
flung her arms about him jOyOusly, un.
conscious Of admiring eyes. Her father
kissed her warmly. "Where is your
baggageT he asked, a hand held out
to relieve her.
'Here" And with a radiant smile
she thrust upon him a box Of candy
and a gaudy-cOvered magazine.
your suitcase" he explained pa.
tiauIy.
@Oh" she gazped "Run, father
Tua! left it on tie trainI"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-01-03

them, and talk to them, and invite
Them 10 the parsonage, and entertain
them with our best linen and silver
ware, and keep on getting friendliel
and frieudlier, and-frst thing yoJ
know. we like them fine!'
So the Misses Avery concluded tina
Prudence was not entirely responsible
And they wondered. with something
akin To- an agony Of fear, if the y0un-e
--Is chad IT, too" and when Mis-.
-..igg cried g1cltgdly, Quick! Quick