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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
CHICKASHA
BOY WITH
ENGINEERS

Declaring that he is u: his way
to help get the kaiser and pointing
to the fact that the army takes the
hump out of a fellows back and
makes him look like a real man, Wal.
ter M. Montgoemry, Chickasha boy,
writes an interesting letter to his
mother here. He is with the 35th
Engineers at Camp Grant, Rockford,
Ill. The letter follows:
Mrs. T. C. Montgomery,
Chickasha, Okla.
Dear Mother:-
Just received your letter today and
sure was glad to hear from you all.
How are you getting along? I anu
fine and as fat as a fool
1t sure is cold here, awfully cold
as compared to Camp Travis Texas.
But we won't be here at Camp Grant
long as we are getting ready to leave
but l can't tell and wouldn't tell if
knew 1t is best that the officers
keep it to themselves, l guess, or we
would never get there
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
Feature Bill at Local
Ball Lot When Ty Cobb
and Rousch Meet Apr.A

Before SO many moons have flown
or fitted, suit yourself Chickasha
is going to see some Glass AA base.
ball. Not of the usual bGrn-stormine
variety, la the Sioux Indians or the
Boston Boomers; but boys from the
big show. The champion, hand-pick-
ed, pampered variety who draw down
the fancy salaries for cavorting upon
the greensward in the spangle OF the
American and National leagues.
This was made known today when
Den F. johnson announced that he
lad closed a contract with three ag-
gregations from the Main Top to
stage exhibition games here in the
spring. The first pickering will be
between the Detroit Tigers and the
Cincinnati Reds, on April 4. Our
old friends, the Chicago White Sox,
will be in our midst to perform for
the edification and amusement Of
the populace on April 9. Their op-
ponents have not yet been selected;
but Mr.. Johnson announces that he
intends to beat the brush for the
best talent obtainable with which to
oppose the drive of the White Hosed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29

Texas, we saw people car riding and
here we see them sleigh riding and
lots of it too, The snow is SO deep
the cars can hardly travel in it and
so they use sieighs.
The people here sure are nice to
us. They get us in their sleighs and
take us all over the town. They
treat us like we were all kings, but
III bet you can't guess what they
call us. ! know you will laugh when
l tell you they call us Texas long
horns. Some name isn't IL? But
that is because we are from Texas.
l guess we will soon be in France
fighting the Germans. Sure would
like to see you all before l go but
there isn't any chance for me 20
come home, so will go on and take
my medicine like a man and when
we get that hard hearted Kaiser Bill
and kill him we will all come march
ing home like brave men, We boys
are all coming back and l know I
will come back If anybody does.
With love to all.
Your son,
Walter w. Montgomery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29

hirelings The team from the Okla
homa University may be selected tc
oppose the visitors, and again they
may not 1t is possible that some
team from the bush leagues, here
abouts may draw the assignment
At any rate, the boss of University
park, to-wit; Mr. Johnson, will do
his utmost to secure the stiffest op-
position for the World Champions.
From the standpoint of the festive
fam the first combat of the stellar
attractions should prove to be the
classiest clash that has ever oc-
CURED on a Grady county diamond.
According to the statement of the
contract for the games, the regular
lineups of the two teams. Cincinna,
ii and Detroit viii appear here.
Friends, do you realize that this
will bring together the champion
batsman Of the American league and
the champion swatsmith of the sen.
ior organization? Yea, verify. In
the American league last year, it is
matter of history that Tyrus Ray.
mond Cobb. intimately referred to
as the Georgia Peach and through
whom the world was advised that
there was such a place as Royston
Ga, showed his colleagues a clean
pair of heels in the race for the lau
rel wreath to the King of Swat. This
included the conquering of Trystram
Speaker of Hubbard City. Tex, who,
by the way. is the party who in 1916
broke Cobb's string of victories in
the American and prevented him
from setting a record of ten consec-
utive years as champion batter.
There was a hectic battle in the
National last year for the decision
of champion batter. At one time the
diminutive Benny Kauff made bid. |
Others scared slyward in the aver
ages, but all were finally replaced |
by Eddie Rousch of Cincinnati. This
is the same party billed to engage in
a batting duel with the American
league emperor at University park
on April 4. Yes, there isn't o chance
for anything but keen amusement
FOR the populace when they get their
eyes on the old APPLE
Digging back into the musty files.
he fact is unearthed that Cobb hit
or an average Of sSs Several sea
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29

We have had no pay day this
month and l don't suppose we will
next month as we are going to move
and will not be able to sign the pay
roll.
Wish you would tell those Red
Cross girls to send us some smok-
ing tobacco for / have not got dime
and am without any smoking tobac-
co.
We would rather get some smok
ing tobacco now than anything else
for Uncle Sam furnishes us the eats
and plenty of them too, believe me.
got a letter the other day from
Albert and he is getting along o. K,
and he likes the army life fine. He
is like me on that line. She army
sure does get the humps out Of your
back and it makes you feel and look
like a man. 1t also teaches you the
way of the world and its people.
Mother l am sending you one of
our pictures we had taken. Look at
the snow on our shoes, it is waist
deep in some places. We cleaned
off the place where It was taken un-
til it was not quite SO deep.
We went on seventeen mile hike
the other day and the snow was
from knee deep to waist deep all Of
the way, waist deep most of the way,
and we sure had some fun wading
snow, bat my, we were some tired
bunch when we got back. We were
so tired we couldn't see straight
When we were at Camp Travis,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29

Saturday from Tabler where she at
tended the wedding of her neice,
Miss Leah Harmon.
A number OF farmers in this vici-
nifty are losing cattle with the Black
Leg.
J. r. Osborne and Cash Mendenhall
are victims OF rheumatism this week.
zCarnegie boys basket ball team was
defeated last Friday night by the
Verden team; the score bein 1910.
The greatest event of the year
took place last Monday night at the
Methodist church in a contest of the
two literary societies, the Forum and
Kappa lambda, in reading, oratory
and debating, The Forum was rep.
resented in oratory by Duke Jones,
in reading by Claudia Hostick and
inn debate by Pearl Hicks and Carl
Rousbarger. While the Kappa Lamb
da was represented in oratory by
Person Woodall, in reading by zelma
Harmon and debate by Howard Reid
and Anna Manning. The Forum won
in reading while the Kappa Lambda
won in oratory and debating. The
j idges for reading and oratory were
Rev. Crumpton, Rev. Henderson and
Mr.. Sandford The judges for de-
bate were Mr.. Kayser, Mr.. Simpson
and Mr., Davenport. A musical cGn-
ttst will be ne o some time in Feb
i afy,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29

sons Cobb bested this record, but at
that, taking it by and large, one
could hardly say that Ty is slipping.
He played in 152 games during the
season, which means that he gave
pitchers of the American league
heart failure on 1852 days during the
season, or again, figuring that he
was up four times in each game,
there were 608 times during the sea-
son when the Fingers in Ban John
sons circuit firmly wished that they
had never taken up baseball as
means learning their LIVELIHOOD
Cobb crossed home plate with 1O7
runs and secured 225 hits, all Of
which is garnering some bingles In
addition to this, he successfully pill
fered 55 bases.
His defensive work during the past
season was not what could be r;
ferred to as exactly sour Playing
ulS pOSlIiOH III Ihe IISHL SdIueH, oot
chances came his way OF these he
successfully took care of 373, making
II errors, for a fielding average OF
972 Just bear this in mind togeth-
er with the fact that this bird is
billed to exhibit his wares at Uni
versity park on April 4.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
Unkind Comment.

The death recently took place In
Ireland Of a well-known singer who
had a massive physique. This was
rather q drawback in the case of GER
tain sentimental songs which were
hardly applicable to his girth. One
night, when in Dublin, he gave as an
encore, the vell-known Irish song,
"Im sitting b rhe stile, Mary, where
we sat side ~ side" An irreverent
person in the gallery exclaimed: "Ah,
shure, there ouldnt be room for the
two of yez now"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
VERDEN ITEMS

: + !. i. i. j. i + + + + :. j. :.
J. ]. Friend, proprietor of the Cash
Dry Goods store Of Verden, has sold
his store to his father, who lives in
Cement He and his family are going
to Kansas City. Mo, where they viii
make their future home. They have
been in Verden the past year, and
have many friends who regret to
see them leave.
Pete Harmon who has been work
ing in Binger returned to his home
Sunday afternoon.
Dewey Donald who has been visit
ing in Ardmore has returned home.
Mrs. H. H. Arnett was visitor In
Chickasha Monday.
George Sawyer who has been book.
keeper for the Overland garage at
Lawton will return to business col
lege February first.
Miss Neva Fesler, a pupil of o. c.
W., has been sick the past week with
measles.
Mrs. John Harmon returned home
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
Practice Ecopomv

The sane standard, EAT enough food
and no more" rigidly followed, would
reduce greatly food bills in many
homes and at the same time tend to
improve the physical condition Of all
members of the household.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
MUSTEROLE-QU|CK
Relief NO BLISTER!
Il Soothes and Relieves Like a
Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is & clean, white ointment.
made with the oil of mustard. 1t does ali
TIE work of the old-fashioned mustard
plaster-does it better and does not bis
ter. You do not have to bother with a
cloth. You simply rub it on-and usually
she pain is gonel
Many doctors and nurses usea Muster.
ole and recommend It 70 their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, GROUP
st;f neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pleurisy. rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains.
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted
feet colds Of the chest lit often pre-
vents pneumonial -
SOC and 6Oc jars hospital size $3.50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29

Mrs. Van Speederly (gazing at her
crying infant)-I wonder what ails it9
If it was an automobile l could tell il
a minute, but babies are so different
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-29
An Early nseoop.T

The Virginia Gazette was founded
In 1875 and claims to be the Oldest
paper in the Oldest city Of the oldest
state and first to publish the Declara-
ton of Independence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18
CHARLESTON.
. . . = = = = . = 90 = =

Mrs. Bessie Sapp of New York, Is
visiting her brother Ray Downey.
Miss Emma Barnes was keokuk
passenger Tuesday.
The Red Cross workers turned in
twenty-three hospital shirts and four
pair of socks this week.
Mrs. VIM. Wahrer is visiting at the
Hugh Meinhardt home.
kinney REM and wife Of Cuba, are
visiting relatives here.
Miss Anna Klug of FIT. Madison, Is
visiting home folks.
Angie Derr of FIT. Madison, spent
Sunday at home.
A party was given at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Holmes Sunday
evening. Those present were Joe anu
Art Desnay, Herman, Fred and Anna
Klug. Emily Behrend. Emma, Kate,
Arlie and Harry Barnes, Oscar Kim
kaid. Fay Derr, Richard Maize Lena,
Mile and Tony Westerrneyer, Esther
Passett. Alvah Kerns, Lorenz Wood
burv. Leo Pfligestofer, Everett Philip
and Anna, Elizabeth, Adaline, Alice,
T ouiset Willie and John Schuelka.
rho evening was spent in playing
Games and music. Ice cream was serv-
cd All departed at a late hour, having
spent a very pleasant evening TO-
gether.
Mr. and MRS. Walter Swinderman
entertained a. crowd of friends and
relatives at dinner Sunday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18

Mr. Goldstein, national lecturer
for the Truth Guild OF the Knights OF
Columbus, will stop in Keokuk on a
coast tour, for an address in Rand
park at 8 p. M, Wednesday Mr..
Goldstein is to appear in the city un-
der the auspices of de La Sale council,
knights of Columbus. The public has
been invited to hear him. Mr.. Cold
stein, who is member of the Jewish
race, converted to Catholicism, will
seek to allay false Impressions about
his faith. The lecturer will speak
from his auto-van. He Is making a
tour from California to New Yor1.
Mayor Ed. $. Lotion will introduce the
speaker.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18

has been Of inestimable value. Not
only have moss and dressings been
prepared in large quantities, but ex-
periments have been carried on to
test the value Of various Canadian
MOSES. The Union was organized
during the first weeks of the war
from among the families OF the Gov
errors and staff Of the University,
and has baen active ever since in pro-
wiling Soldiers comforts" for Nc
GIL graduates and students on &C
tive service. Some conception Of the
amount of work done by these wom-
en- can be cleaned from the fact that
McGill's quota numbers more than
1900. The accompanying photo
graphs show members of the Union
working on moss in it's various stages
of preparation. Inquiries regarding
this work may be addressed to Miss
S. M. cambridge, Hon. Sec. Commit
tee on Sphagnum Dressings, Cana
dian Red Cross, care McGill Uni
versity. Montreal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18
Oh Q WAR SAW
. I:GATEE:;CIT T.!

urday night, but it was hard to tell.
There seemed as many autos as OF
late, and the sidewalks were. covered
with humanity for the length of two
blocks while the curb within a block
on both sides of Main street was
lined with women and children, as
close as they could sit. These con-
certs begin at s p. M. but as early as
6 p. m, you will find autos parked
tor the evening in as close proximity
to the band stand as possible, many
of them filled with the whole family,
from grandpa to the baby, eating their
luncheon or slipping ice cream cones.
Such is one phase of Warsaw's great
popular summer gathering which is
nearer to the public heart than
Fourth of July celebration perhaps.
The sidewalks and the crowds are
surely study, and were Mark Twain
with us, he would feel he was in clio
yer, figuratively speaking and saun-
tering along the street, would find
food for pages of manuscript, of the
heart life of the people, all smiles
and a few or no shadows, while on
every hand he would find scenes that
would appeal to the humorous side of
his nature, and when written out in
his unapproachable and winning
style, would delight the hearts of mil
lions of readers. Truly Main street
on concert Saturday nights is an in
teresttng study. Try it some night,
my friends; it will almost prove a
small Vanity Fair, but it will do you
good, give you an inspiration and
drive away the blues. Main street at
such a. time is Warsaw's melting
pot and gives great food for thought
Miss Mary Johnson is home from
Monroe, La, where she has been
teaching.
Melville Johnson graduated from
Normal came home for few days
and has gone to the state agricultural
college at FIT Collins, Colo.
Chas. Fichenauer and sister, Miss
Amelia Eichenauer of Quincy, visited
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. ]. Risto early in the
week.
VIII P. Green of Indianapolis, asso-
ciate secretary of the national vigil
lance committee of the Associated Adj
vertisine clubs of the World, sent his
Warsaw friends some interesting liter
allure recently showing what the COM
mittee is doing to unearth and crush
fraudulent advertising in this country,
a notable instance of glazing fraud
being the Great Western Investment
company of Oklahoma City, whose
chief promoter and his son were ar
rested at Oklahoma City on charge
of fraud in misuse of the mails and put
under bond of $4,000 each. This is
only a sample of the great work this
committee is doing in purifying adver-
Using and protecting the public. MIR.
Green is well fitted for the place he
occupies and is making himself inval-
liable. He is the son of Mrs. Fannie
Green of Warsaw.
Five Main street store fronts in one
block, have been tastefully repained
in the last ten days. If every block
were so treated, how it would bright
en- up the street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18

time resident of Warsaw, visited here
among old friends this week.
]. p. Guthrie, Hamilton, was busi-
ness visitor in Warsaw Friday.
r. N. A. camp 455 enjoyed basket
supper at Cedar Glen Wednesday even
ing.
Some men forgot on Saturday night
last, to remove their hats when the
Star Spangled Banner was played. In
Chicago recently two well dressed
young men had their hats pushed on
by a playful, but patriotic urchin.
Might try the trick here.
Warsaw has true patriot in the
person Of a very young boy who went
into one OF our hardware stores and
asked to look at some pocket knives:
finding one that he thought would
suit him as to price and kind, he sud-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18
ALBERT McCALLA
KNOWN IN CITY
Relative of Prominent keokuk Citizens
Died Recently in Chicago
Allied with Educational
Bodies.
TContributed.1

L
Albert McCalla, M. A., Phi. D., +. R.
M. s., known in Keokuk to many, died
suddenly of heart failure at 9:15 p. M,
Thursday, June 6, 1918. at his late resi-
dence, 2316 Calumet avenue, Chicago.
He was seventy-two years OF age and
his demise came after more than a
year OF ill health. He was the son OF
Thomas McCalla ("Honest Tony,
one of the first bankers Of Chicago,
who was born at "Hazlewood Planta-
ton" Chester. S. c. Albert McCalla
was born at Bloomington, Indiana. in
1876. and his mother was Marianne
DAWSON He was also the brother OF
the late Mary Ella McCa1la.
Mr.. McCalla was much Interested
in scientific research and received a
number Of degrees. He was possessed
of unusual expert ability with the
microscope and was the inventor OF
an attachment widely used in days
gone by.
He graduated from the old Chicago
High school and was the winner of
the Foster medal; graduated from
Monmouth college; was one of the
founders OF the Beta Theta Pf chapter
at the old Chicago university. He
was a member Of the following organ
izations:
Fellow Royal Microscopical society,
London, England; past president
American Microscopical society; past
president Illinois Microscopical So
ciety; member American association
for Advancement of Science, Smith
sonian Institute, Washington, d. c.;
member First Presbyterian church.
Chicago; member Sons of the Revolu-
ton: member Beta Theta Pi fratern-
ity.
He taught at Parsons college and
later at Lake Forest college.
He leaves wife, Eleanor Hamill
McCalla. daughter Of the late Honor
able and Mrs. Smith Hamill. OF Keo-
kuk. Iowa. and four children, Helen
Wayne McCalla, Thomas Clarendon
McCalla, Major Lee A. McCalla, q. 5.
A.. and Paul Hamill McCalla.
The funeral was held at 2 p. m.
Saturday, June 8, 1918, from the late
residence, 2316 Calumet avenue, Chi
cago, the pallbearers We're:
Charles H. Hamill. Paul LeMoyne
Dysart, Robert w. Hamill, Smith Ham
i'll second; Manley e. Widener and
John w. Eroe.
DR.. Covert of the First Presbyterian
church and DR.. Wishart of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church off1ciated.
Burial was in Graceland cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18

sphagnum moss dressing to be sent
overseas were made from this moss
in the fall Of 1915 by the Junior Red
Cross Of Guysboro, Nova Scotia.
To the late Harry James Smith, of
New York, is due much credit for the
progress Of this work. At his own
expense, he established a sphagnum
organization at Arichat, N. S.; ex-
plored various localities on both the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts for moss
fields; collected, prepared and do
mated to the Red Cross great guam
titles Of this moss. When the Amer
lean Red Cross formed a sphagnum
department it was placed under his
control. Mr.. Smith was killed in an
automobile accident in British Co
lumbia in March, while searching for
moss for the Canadian Red Cross,
and thus set the seal to a life of ex-
ceptional generosity and nobility.
The work of the McGill University
Women's Union in maintaining a
sphagnum department since 1915
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-18

WARSAW, H., June 1S.-The
memorial services for the members OF
the local w. r. G. and G. A. r. at
the little brick, Sunday. June 16 at 8
lip. M, was interesting and was well
attended, considering the excessive
heat. George Risto made the adj
dress in which he paid tribute to the
departed members and urged all to
stand fast in the present struggle for
the right. Patriotic songs were sung,
and profitabse hour was experienced.
Mrs. A. E. CaTist of Des Moines. is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Kirk
patrick.
Mercury was over 100 in the shade
Sunday, and coats were burden,
even in church.
Lieut.. Truman Plantz Jr.. has ar
rived safely in France.
Warsaw has some very patriotic
children. An eighteen months old
| bow who lives on Webster street, who
has watched Co. G, gives the military
salute to perfection, and, when asked
what the soldiers do he says hep,
hep. hep, wife, lef," and marks time
with his left foot, standing erect as
soldier.
A long letter from Thomas Wallace,
i son of Mr. and Mrs. s. P. Wallace, an
nounces his safe arrival with the ex-
ploring expedition in Spanish Hon
duras, and tells of the cordial wei
come accorded the party by the
American consul. He speaks of the
Wonderful tropical beauties OF ma.
ture, of the great variety OF beautiful
birds, with plurnage all colors OF the
rainbow, and also of the swarms OF in
sects flying and creeping, which latter
will be one of the chief annoyances OF
! the trip.
Wilbur Johnson, a member of the
era duating class of Knox college.
Gslesburg. was not able to be present
at the exercises because he was called
| to Dallas. Texas; some time ago he
enlisted in the aviation corps. Miss
Kate Johnson, his sister, attended
| the commencement exercises, and
went from there to Chicago where
sha will visit her brother, Lieutenant
lanes Johnson. and later will visit
with him at Camp Grant, Rockford,
III. before returning home.
Miss Gertrude NJ. Andrews has
completed reclassifying the books in
the public library and has returned!
With her mother, to their home in
chicago. after spending four months
| at her work here.
Fathers McCleary of Mendoza and
EYtzeerald of Kewanee, were recently
gnests Of Father Cleary of Sacred
| Heart church.
Miss Laura Fry, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Fry of this city, has
recently graduated from Normal M,
;nctitute and has at a recent joint
meeting of the township school board
and local district school board of De-
land Ill. been elected teacher OF
craving and music for the coming
school year at a salary of $50 per
nnnth This is deserved recognition
Of the talents of the ambitious young
II was thought the hay harvest held
back some of our country cousins
from the customary band concert, Sat