The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-31
"THE WILDS OF OKLAHOMA"

One OF friends who has been travelling abroad sends
clipping from the Edinburgh Scotland Dispatch in which appears
curious information Under the heading Novel Grounds
for Divorce the Dispatch relates that Mrs. Robert" Nlblack
daughter OF former governor Oklahoma beautiful young
who. just before the married wealthy oil proprietor
OF the Soon after their marriage the young bride
visited New York for the first time afterwards going abroad 10
nurse IN American hospitals After four years New York and
France Mrs Nbac found herself unable face the prospect OF
returning the oil wells and provincial society OF Oklahoma and
positively refused to accompany her husband who asking
The courts to dissolve their marriage"
Very appropriately the subtitle OF the story the Dispatch
refers to the item as originating in the wds OF Oklahoma
thereby doubt rendering the little all the
teresng its readers Doesn't beat all" how gossip
and its form travels? 1t really pity puncturc
pretty the Edinburgh journalist has about
Oklahoma divorce but since the Daily Express has no large
list subscribers Edinburgh operate the item with
marrng the pleasure which Scotch friends must have
perienced while reading it.
Note you please few OF the elements of fiction appear
ing the story Mrs Robert Niblack the OF her hus
band Leslie She married lust before the war the
story but as matter OF fact was some ten wears before the
outbreak of the world tragedy. And she married o prope
tor but Mr. Nbac happened to be newspaper publisher
Furthermore the lady found herself unable face the prospect
OF returning the oil wells and provincial society OF Oklahoma
and this the face OF her published statement that she loves
Oklahoma and Oklahoma folks distraction the matter OF living
in Oklahoma having relation whatever to her divorce:
Can you fancy what sort of idea the readers OF the Edinburgh
paper formed regarding Oklahoma perusng this dvertng
story? Provincial societyah this is the most unndest
of all Doesn't il make you boil with Indignation to have that
sort OF caumny upon the people OF great glorious and
cultured state? On, might suppose that best homes kept
cuspdors in and that at least half OF the society
DANES state say have saw and the like Sakes alive
the ISLANDERS which Sinclair Lewis handed out to our towns ana
villages in Main Street real compliments compared with
this provincial society stuff The attorney general of Oklahoma
should for about billion dollars against the Edn
burg publishers The mental anguish which this sander has
caused mmeasurabe money to nothing of the
punitive damages which entitled Moreover
that this sufficiently important to be
taken up through the proper diplomatic channels apology
being demanded of King George himself If His Majesty refuses
his knees and make due amends Oklahoma should
exercise the right Of sedeemnaon and place 1t before the
disarmament conference Washington We don't want to start
another world but Oklahoma knows her rights and will dare
to
II is fair the Edinburh publishers that OF the
noble spirit which animated the brave breasts Of hardy
pioneers who quite handy with the guns still in
this and il they don't back up may walk to Edn
burgh fine morning and shoot the burg giving them
imitation Of what real provincial society is like The
movie makers spill the "wd of Oklahoma" the screens
with but won't stand to have it flung
by foreign newspaper That will be about ALL Mr. Dis
patcl-we await your apology