The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-16
Leave on Last Leg Of Three Day
Jaunt; Visit South and East
Trade Territory; Dinner
at Bradley.
SECOND DAY TOUR is
GREETED BY CROWDS
Visit Oil Fields; Guests of Mar
low for Dinner; Duncan
Turns Out; Day Proved
Entire Success.

About 20 cars strong, the Chicka-
sha trades tour lett Chickasha this
morning shortly after O'Clock on
the last leg of the three-day jaunt
over the adjoining trade territory.
They are to visit Ninnekah, Alex,
Bradley, Lindsay, Blanchard, Mid
dleberg anc Tabler and are due back
in Chickasha tonight at 7:45.
The farther they go the better
they get That's the Chickasha boos.
ters. This was proved by the sec.
ond days trip completed yesterday
when the towns of Norge, Cement,
Cyril, Fletcher, NARROW, Duncan and
Rush Springs were visited Every.
where the boosters were received
warmly and with decidedly better
weather as help, the crowds that
greeted the tourists were much
larger than on the first day.
Again, the school children proved
one Of the features They were
waiting for the Chickasha caravan
in almost every town and were sing
ing the same patriotic songs with
the same zest as did the lads and las
sizes en- the first day of the trip. If
the boosters were glad to see the
children, the children and the grown
ups in the various towns viste /
were unanimous for the Chickasha
band. There is no use splitting hairs
about it, the band made a Fit The
musicians were called upon for en-
cores in every stop and it was with
reluctance that the audiences per-
m.tte1 them to end their programs.
Warm Greetings Received
Warm greetings were received by
the tourists at Norge and Cement.
At the former stop the principal Of
the schools turned over the keys Of
the city to the boosters and at Ce-
ment Mr.. Williams did likewise,
dwelling upon the future prospects
of Cement and Chickasha as a result
Of the oil fie DIS that are being open
I'd UP around the town of Cement.
After a brief inspection of the
;eld, taking in drilling wells, pro
ucers, rigs a-building and viewing
many new locations, the tourists
2ulled up at Cyril whore once more
The schools turned out to greet the
listers. fletcher was the next
stop, there being a cordial welcome
waiting for the visit3rs there.
Dinner at NARROW.
From Fletcher the caravan headed
south on the Lawtor~ road 10 a point
directly west of NARROW which town
they made at 1870 and were servel
with banquet at the Johnson hotel
When the banquet was finished the
biggest and probably the most pleas
ant surprise of the trip awaited the
Chickasha troop. When they ap-
preached the cashier to pay for the
sumptuous feed, they were smiling'y
informed that Mr.. Mckinney, the
biggest banker in Oklahoma" had
sent note to the cashier, stating
shat the Chickasha people .werr the
guests of the town. There is no op-
position to the statement that Mr.
-ickinney is the biggest banker in
Oklahoma, as he tips the beam at
? little shy of ton and a half
A big crowd was waiting for the
tourists at NARROW and every trav
eler on the trip was greeted like a
.onglost brother. The Chickashs
band, filled with the Marlow Wand;
to the brim, did themselves proud
and ripped off jazz tunes by the yard
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