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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-30
ACTION AWAITED ON - !. !
PLANS FOR PROPOSED
ROAD IN THE COUNTY

Joseph Ingram. county, engineer. 10
awaiting action. by the state highway
commission on the plans for afroad
to be constructed underline federal
aid plan between Thompson and
Northwood in this county.
Bids for the. construction Of the
new road will be called f6r.AS soon
81 the ,apppFaeyai 81 the plans by the
hlFhEay ,eomlizalon yR6ass BEEN IL
The road al Win be "a IL mt,e. il
len3fh.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-30

enee. The ics has moved ! few fset
only.
PsMbfna reports that there has
been only, q small rise IN tho river.
The Ice has not moved q yet
At Winnipeg the river rose several
inches during the night. The ice Is
reported to be gradually clearing
away around the bridge piers, all
though it is still unbroken in many
places.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-30

Herald wasn't ADS Bring R.ssltA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
F IND H|GHTOWER
NOT ASK FOR HIS
RETURN TO CH|X
Long Lost Negro Located in Port
land, Ore; Officials Take Atti-
tude of sGood Rlddance"
and Order His Release

Lon Hightower, long lost negro,
who walked out of the court house
here while his case was in progress,
has been located in Portland, Ore,
according to county officers today.
Sheriff Matt Sankey received "a
wire from the sheriff at Portland
stating that he had taken into Gus
tody the Chickasha negro. The Orc
gon officer asked for orders as to
the disposition of the prisoner, stat
ing that he understood he was want
ed in Chickasha.
The matter was taken up with
William Stacey county attorney,
who advised that the Portland sher
iff be ordered to release Hightower.
Mr.. Stacey this morning pointed out
that II would cost the county sew
eral hundred dollars to bring High
tower back here and when sent to
the penitentiary might be paroled.
III paroled, he would be on our
hands again" said Mr.. Stacey. III
the Portland officers turn him loose,
he'll at least stay away from Chick
asha and that's what we want"
The charge against. him was as
sault with intent to kill e. L. How
ard, fopmer city policeman. High
tower was being chased by Howard
when the negro turned on HIM and
fired, inflicting a wound froGn which
the city officer recovered.
The negro made bond and it was
while the jury was out during the
trial OF his case that he took advan-
tage of his liberty, by virtue of the
bond, walked out of the court room
and disappeared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
SOUTHERN GRADY
TEST STARTS ON
HOLE IS REPORT
Alexander Drilling Company Has
Contract; Down $50 Feet With
Surface Casing Set; Speedy
Completion is Planned.

Work in under way op the test
well, Slaton farm, two and a half
miles east of Rush Springs, accord
Ing to r. G, Hall of the firm of the
Alexander Drilling company, when
company has the contract to drill the
well.
They are down about 25O feet and
have the surface casing set Trouble
has been experienced In securing
sufficient water to make operations
continuous. The Alexander outfit
has contract by the foot calling
for depth OF 1900 feet unless oil
Or gas Is encountered In paying
quantities at a lesser depth and Mr..
Hall says that they will finish the
we'll within 80 days, unless unfore-
seen trouble In the way of extra
hard formations is encountered.
crew of 13 men is ON the job
to man the big rotary day and night,
and apparently they will make the
best time possible.
A. c. Forston, representing capital
)f Oil City, Pennsylvania, procured
The leases and closed contracts for
he drilling of the well. His inter-
4sts have $500 acres blocked east
Of Rush Springs, the drilling well
being locateh practically in the cen
ter OF the block.
The starting Of this test is the cul-
nination OF negotiations with var
Gus oil men and interests in an ef-
fort to get thorough, speedy test
for southern Grady county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
By United Press.

Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 11.-Trai's
End, the home Of Governor and Mrs
James M. Cox and the showplace o:
the Dayton community, is Just now
the busiest spot in this neck OF the
woods.
During the days when Governor
Cox was working so hard to whip
his speech of acceptance into shape.
Trails End was the mecca of scores
of Democrats-bot leaders and fol.
lowers-who came to advise with the
Democratic nominee and to pay their
respects to the new standard bear
err.
The house and estate are located
about four miles from the center of
Dayton and can be reached either by
automobile or an interurban line
half mile away.
The Cox home sits on one of the
highest hills roundabout and over
looks the now calm and beautiful
Miami valley. Almost the entire
valley was swept away by the big
Dayton floods OF few years ago.
The house is about half mile from
the main road of the valley and is
reached by climbing up rustic wind
ing roads. The grounds have been
improved with walks and drives, but
the whole scene is much as nature
made it. The driveway is the path
Of an old Indian trail, which ended
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
Many Candidates
Yet File Expense
Accounts Locally

Although there are only two more
lays left in which candidates run
ling for county offices may file
their expense accounts with the
county election board only l3 of the
4fl iaudE Il adg
candidates have so far filed their ac
counts with Henry Minnett, secre
tary of the board.
The law states that all such ac.
counts must be filed within ten
days after the election which makes
Friday, the thirteenth. the time linn
It. Not more than 5000 may be ex-
pended in the campaign for any
county office.
To date there are thirteen demo
cratic candidates and none of the
nine republican candidates who have
filed their reports, according to Mr.
Minnett.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
DEAD" INDIAN STROLLS HOME TO
CLAIM OIL LAND "HEIRS" LEASED

Muskogee Okla, Aug. ll.-Ball
Coon. a full blooded Cherokee Indian
believed dead by his relatives, arrived
Just intime recently to prevent his
oil property being leased. The
might Hawk strolled into the OF
flee OF Gabe E. Parker, superinten-
dent OF the Five Civilized Tribes. to
claim his land after 1t had been
leased by his heirs" and the papers
forwarded to the department of In.
terror at Washington for approval.
Coon's parents died ten years ago
and he Immediately departed to join
wild west show Failure to hear
from Coon led his relatives to the
belief that he had died.
Several weeks ago an oil company
asked for possession of Coon's land
and relatives obtained an affidavit
that he was dead. His heirs affixed
their signature to the lease and then
sent 1t to Washington.
In the district court of Washington
county, proceedings were instituted
for the naming of an administrator.
When Joe Lynch, probate attorney
OF Stillwell, identified Coon, Parker
wired Washington to
hold up action on the lease.
Coon spoke nothing but the Chero-
kee language when he left and to
day wa. bles good English. He has
forgot his native tongue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
OHIO GOVERNOR is PROUD OF
TRAILS END, HIS COUNTRY HOME

at the site of the house. thus caus.
ing Cox to name the estate Trails
End
Governor Cox's home is the pride
or his heart. 1t Dis composed OF spac-
ious rooms, beautiful sun parlors. a
veranda that extends out into the
trees on the edge of the bluff, a cdzy
den, state dining room, a break
fast room in which the Cox family
have most of their meals, and last
but not least in the mind Of the
nominee a large swimming pool,
which during the time of writing his
speech OF acceptance was placed at
the diposal of visiting newspaper
men.
Old-fashioned and wild flowers
surround the house, their arrange
ment being the personal work of
Mrs. Cox. On the edge of the valley
below is the Cox garden-a mlnia-
ture farm. Besides all kinds of veg
etables the governor has an un-
usually good stand OF corn.
Governor and Mrs. Cox have
tramped over every inch OF their es-
tate and often walk into the nearby
hills to cook a lunch over a camp
fire. The governor has reputation
for being an excellent outdoor |
cook at least, as many newspaper
men who found him broilng lamb |
chops one day on his farm can |
testify.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
HGuSer Handles
Indicator Again
For w. A. Circuit


Peter Hauser, the big Indian umps
is evidently good omen for the
Chicks, or rather his appearance
here is.
He handled the indicator in the
game yesterday and the home outfit
romped on FIT. Smith good and
plenty. Hauser is a big favorite with
players and fans here and he runs
the game like he meant business,
without fear or favor" Performers
and bugs alike, feel that when Pete
misses one he does it honestly and
he is promptly forgiven.
Kraft worked with Hauser as the
arbiter Of the bases.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
ROADS GRANTED
PERMISSION TO
FILE SCHEDULE
Puts New Passenger Tariffs, Pull
man Rates Effective; Reissue
Local Tariffs by March 1921;
Percentage Applies.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE rail
roads were today granted special
permission by the interstate COM
merce commission to file blanket
schedules making effective the new
passenger tariffs and Pullman, ex.
cess baggage and milk rates recently
authorized.
The carriers are ordered to re.
issue local tariffs by March l, 1921,
and to interlme or joint tariffs by
October, 1921.
The commission also authorized
the carriers to file tariffs making
the percentage of increase author
lied applicable and revising rules as
to top cars and coal cars and fixing
a penalty of charges on all open top
cars loaded with lumber, coal or
coke.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
TENNESSEE MAY
HOLD UP ACTION
As TO SUFFRAGE
Resolution Says Wait Till Mass
Meetings Determine Sentiment;
Hays Wires G. o. p. solons
to Ratify Amendment
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug ia reso-
luton was introduced in the house
today providing for the postpone
ment of action on the ratification of
suffrage until mass meetings could
b. held over the state to determine
the sentiment OF the people The
question was tabled in the senate.
Resolutions providing for the ra.i.
fication of the federal amendment
on suffrage we're to come up again
today in both houses OF the state
legislature.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
INFANT PASSES AWAY

Mary Lee Estes, the three months
old baby of Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Estes
died late Monday evening after a
short illness at the Estes home, five
miles west of Chickasha- Interment
occurred at Norge Tuesday after
noon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
AMERICANS rouR. JAPAN

Tokyo, Apgo IL. w Although there
is nothing cheap about travel in
Japan. statistics for the first six
months of 1920 show that 1,O46 more
Americans toured the island empire
than in the corresponding period last
year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11

bJ OHItON IOop
Marion, Ohio, Aug. 11.-"Lmmedt'
ate ratification of the suffrage
amendment to the constitution Of
the United States lis a measure OF
simple justice to American women
and to deny it would be a govern.
mental blunder of the first magni-
tude"
This was the statement contained
in a telegram sent by VIII Hays,
republican national chairman, to
several members OF the Tennessee
legislature, urging them to cast fav-
orable votes on the question.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
AGED WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. r. p
Williams. four miles west of Poe
caset, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Grif
fifth was ninety-one years oil age.
The body was shipped to Albany
Missouri, the old home of Mrs. Grit
fifth, where interment will take
place.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
NIPPON NEWS WRITER'S
MUST WALK CHALK LINE
By United Press.

Tokyo, (By MaiD Japan is the
land where the newspaperman must
walk warily lest he fall foul of the
authorities.
The press embargoes against the
publishing of news of one kind or
another are SO numerous that II re-
quires a good memory to remember
them all. AT present no less than 3S
are in force, and this does not In
clude the minor lnhibitions issued
by police and judicial authorities re-
lating to search or examination OF
criminals an dthe like.
or the 3S named, II refer to Ko-
rean news.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
THOUSANDS OUT
At FALL RIVE R
BY United Press.

by OullOu ITtSS.
Fall River, Mass. Aug. 11.-Four-
teen thousand cotton and wooden
mills operatives in the FAN River
district are working only four days
a week, according to estimates given
out here today.
Two mills here are to close en-
tirely next week. it was stated today
by the owners. Operations over the
entire district have been greatly cur
tailed and it was reported that The
attorney generals office would in
vestigate the possibility of the move
being made to affect prices.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
SHOOTS UP TOWN

Muskogee, Aug. 10.-Frank Swift,
Jr., recently terrOrized Muskogee by
sending bullets in every direction.
Shop windows were shattered and
many people had brush with death.
A motorcycle cop finally corralled
Swift. n
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, Aug. 11.-Members of the
British cabinet, 1t was learned today
believe that there rs q satisfactory
basis of settlement in the armlstct
and peace terms which the Bolshe
Wiki will present to Poland at TIE
Minsk conference today.
The terms were announced b,
Premier Lloyd George in the House
OF Commons during night session
after they had been handed to him
by one OF the Russian representa-
tives here
Terms Are Announced
In brief the Bolsheviki terms are:
Immediate reduction OF the Polish
army to 10000 men with an annual
draft army of $4,000 men hereafter.
The time Ihait Tor this demob-
ilization is set for one month.
The immediate surrender to-
the Russians of all superfluous
Polish armies.
The prohibiting of all ship
ments of troops Or material to
Poland from abroad.
Granting Russia access to the
Baltic, with commercial adyan-
tages.
The handing over to Poland OF
additional territory on the east
ern frontier to be given to the
families of the Poles killed in
war as compensation.
The rehabilitation of all Pol
ish war industries
The withdrawal cf Russian
troops from the front as rapidly
as Poland demobihzes its army
and fulflls the other terms.
Following announcement Of thf
terms, Premier Lloyd George was
asked for an expression on them, bat
he refused to comment.
1t is also provided lin the terms
by the Bolsheviki that the
anmistice line be fixed as the actual
front when the fighting ends. The
Poles are then to withdraw "a miles
and create a neutral zone.
Russian communication has indi
Gated that the final frontiers to bt
granted Poland by Russia will bt
better from Poand's viewpoint than
the borders establisher by the allies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
SKELETON MARKET H. p.

London, Aug. II. - Families who
have hitherto concealed a skeleton
in the closet are now dragging il
out to sell Complete human frames
now bring $40. The universities used
to pay $50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
THREE DIE WHEN
TRAINS COLLIDE
BY United Press.

Lampasas, Texas, Aug. 11.-Threo
Marble Falls ranchmen are dead and
several persons are injured, one be-
ing seriously hurt in rear-end col
lision OF two Santa Fe freight trains
at midnight last night.
The wreck occurred at a point a
few miles west OF Killen, Texas, ac-
cording to reports received here. The
messages received gave no cause OF
the wreck and the officers of the
road are now conducting an investi-
CATION.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
ELks TO DANCE

Tomorrow night at the Elks hJl.
will be given membership dance,
it was announced by officers of the
lodge today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
kNleArs.LAplEs MEET

The Knights and Ladies of Secur-
ity will hold their regular meeting
tonight at 8 o'clock at the X. of P.
hall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
RESUME PROBE AUGUST 10
BY United Press.

Kansas City. Aug. 1.-THE hear.
ings Of the senate committee lnvesti-
eating the campaign funds of presl-
dental and senatorial candidates
viii be resumed about August 1S In
Chicago, Senator Reed announced
here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
Improvement Promised

1t was pointed out today that
Chickasha is obligated to build a
hard surface street from the corner
of Minnesota avenue and Seventeen
tn street to the Oklahoma College
for Women. This, it was shown,
was the promise made to state Off
cials when application was made for
an appropriation for the school to
build the new dormitory and the
fine arts building.
G. W. Austin, president of the in
stitution, has in view other buildings
and is to go before the legislature
asking for appropriations for thei.
construction 1t is shown that an
awkward situation will arise il that
street is not paved or hard surfaced
when the appropriation is asked for.
The solons, business men state, will
naturally be inquisitive as to wheth-
er or not that promised paving or
hard surfahing has altually been ar
aurOnl ish cd
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
Hope Seen in Armlstlce Provisions
by Reds for Conference With
Poles at Minsk Today; May
Reach Settlement.
REDUCTION OF ARMY
Is DEMAND-RUSSIANS
Time Limit Month; Russia Wants
Access to Baltic; Arn1lstlce
Line Provided, Fixing Of 6or-
ders In Favor Of Poles
BY United Press.

ny UIlIIVU T-TBhb.
Washington, Aug. lit was stat
ed in official circles here today that
President Wilson will shortly ex
tend material aid to Poland in con
fornity with his promise to use al
available means to. protect that
country's independence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
Cooperation Asked

With the bonds voted and sold to
rot only construct that paving, but
in addition to make a big start to-
ward PURCHASING sites and improving
city parks and with the bonds sold
at above par, the purpose or the
Lions club and Chamber of Com
merce is now to cooperate with city
officials in an effort to get the
money on those bonds and start i'm
provement.
Boosters for the proposition among
the business men are asking that
the citizens attend the meeting at
the city hall tomorrow night and as
sist in finding the much4sought-after
solution to the problem.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
Marked Time a Year

Nearly year has passed since
Chickasha voted those bonds, accord
Ing to the records. The agitation for
bond issue for parks and boule-
wards was started by the Lions club
in July, 1919. The bond election was
held and carried on September 80.
1919.
City officials advertised for bids
on these bonds and on October 23.
1919, the bonds were sold to r. j.
Edwards OF Oklahoma City, who
paid more than $4,000 premium. The
agreement with Mr.. Edwards was
that he would take up the bonds
when they had been approved by the
attorney general. That official gave
his complete approval of the bonds
on January 10, 1920.
Despite the agreement with the
city council and mayor, Mr. Edwards
failed to take up the bonds and on
April s, 1920, a resolution was passed
by the city council requesting the
mayor to enter suit against Mr.. Ed
wards
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-11
Committee From Chamber Of Com
merce and Lions Club Named to
Meet With Mayor and coun-
Council Tomorrow Night.
CHICKASHA OBLIGATED
TO BUILD BOULEVARDS
Pointed Out Up to City to Make
Good on Promise of Paved
Street to College Before Ask
Ing Other Appropriations

Tomorrow evening at the meeting
OF the city council an effort will be
made to determine why the colle2.
ton on tfhe park and boulevard
bonds sold to r. j. Edwards of Okla.
homa City has not been made. ac
eording to information from the
Lions club and Chamber Of Com
merce today.
Committees have been named
from each OF these organizations and
instructed to meet the mayor and
council with view to determinins
ON action to make the money avail
able on the $100,0 900 worth of bonds
voted by Chickasha Tor parks and
bouleyards. These committees are:
Lions club; G. w. Austin, Ben f.
Johnson, f. NJ. Frey, f. C Burton, q.
i. Bingham; Chamber of Commerce:
Roy G. Smith; John A. Hyndman:
B. B. Barefoot and Clint c. Stein
berger
New-York tribune., 1920-05-18
LEATHER--Nnrkets Dull;
AsC0itiglg Reuir0I of Interest

Both the hide and leather markets
are feeling the reflected dullness now
prevailing in. the shoe trade, but little
is being done to stimulate business at
present, except in the case of low end
feathers, which tanners offer at re
duced prices.
Importers Of fine kids assert that
prices are showing an upward tendency
IN the foreign markets, making chances
Of decline extremely small here.
New kid skins are arriving on orders
placed some time ago, but at present
American buying in foreign markets
for future delivery is said to be eX-
trcmely small.
Tanners declare that they arc will
ing to purchase new hides if the hide
dealers Will make price concessions,
but the latter, wherever finances per
NIT. are holding firm to their former
quotations on good skins. New York
City calf skins are offered at IS to ST,
while country hides are quoted at 81
to Sc. The tanners report only a smal!
demand from the shoe and bag trades.
Transactions are limited to small
quantities Of special feathers, such
as colored kid, suede. etc, which are
required to fill orders for novelty sum-
mcr footwear The large bulk buying
of staple feathers for the manufacture
of fall footwear has not yet appeared.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-18
COTTONS--Unsettled
Conditions Throughout Trade

BUSINESS activity and prices in the
cotton goods market, according to
many factors in the trade, never we're
SO unsettled as they are at present.
kumors of large price concessions per
slst' but cannot be traced to their
source. Mill agents assert that their
prices on all goods are as firm as ever
and that their mills are sold up on
many numbers for several months to
The converting end of the business is
travelling hard road at present. due
to the railroad congestion and the un-
settlep state Of the market. Season.
able goods are beng delayed at the
printing and bleaching works through
freight embargoes and lack of cars.
The converters have orders agains.
these goods. and unless they are
shipped to their customers soon, the
season of their usefulness will have
passed. Already some cancellations of
overdue orders have been received.
Jobbers are still buying goods cau-
tiously and for the most part report
themselves as short of merchandise.
The uncertainty of future prices is
causing them to hold off purchasing
their normal requirements, they say.