The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-10-01

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At IL o'clock this morning the
Chickasaw Cattlemen's convention
was called to order by Col. Sidney |
SuggF, who introduced Hon.
w. r. Bowman Of this city who
delivered the welcome address. In
his address. though brief. MIR.
Bowman urged the cattle men OF
the Indian Territory to become
more thoroughly organized and
through these various organiza-
tions appoint committees who to-
gether can more effectually cope
with the questions of vast import
ance which are arising during the
unsettled condition of affairs in
the Territory concerning cattle
men.
He EXTENDED q most hearty well
come to the visiting stock men.
telling them that he had been in
structed by the city authorities to
announce that police court had
suspended business and had told
Marshal Pulliam to remove the
door of the calaboose during the
convention. That the city was
now at their disposal and for them
to proceed to paint the town red'
if they so desired.
After the address the secretary
of the convention, o. F. Haley of
Gainesville, was instructed to read
the minutes of the last meeting, at
Sulphur, which were ordered ap-
proved as read.
| Owing to a number of members
being unable to come until the
neon train today, which was as
usual late, the convention was
at ease for a time and further
business suspended until afternoon.
| Capt. j. g. Mccoy of Wichita,
Kan. addressed the body in regard
to the cattle census Of the United
States, he being a special agent
under the supervisor of census at
Washington. The object of this
cattle census, he said, was to in
vestigate the number and value OF
cattle on the range as against the
number and value of cattle on the
farms. There are now twenty siz
Of these agents, says Mr.. Mccoy
engaged in taking this cattle cen.
sus in the United States.
The convention then adjourned
until afternoon and repaired tc
Wilmington park, where an ample
dinner and refreshments had beer
prepared for the guests.
Again at $3.50 O'Clock the con
vention assembled at the -eourt
house and as we 60 to press art
proceeding to dispatch the routine
business that comes before the
body, an account of which we viii
endeavor to give in full in tomor
rows issue.
The following is partial regis
ter of the visiting stock men:
Will Pyeatt, Sulphur.
JW Moore, Orr.
Joe l. Thomas, Rolf.
H Rehm, Woolsey.
GO Washington, Marietta.
H L Forehand, Lexington, Okla.
ia Camp, Paoli.
j L Barringer, Ada.
] E Burch, Jr., Whitehead.
j p Jones, Paoh.
John Bryant, Davis.
A w Lawson, Hewitt.
R E Farris, Woolsey.
VIM KEN, Monk.
JW Ragsdale, Fox.
w E Landrum, Ardmore.
c T Barringer, Keller.
d Kendall, Sulphur.
Mat Wolf, Davis.
w. b. Lowrance & Sons, Buckhorr
] F Hutchins, Sylvan.
JB Criner, Ardmore.
10. Watson, Mill Greek.
Virgil Landrum, Woodford.
e 2 Criswell, Orr.
r M Poiner, Springer.
Edger Shrum, Springer.
JCM Mccoy, Wichita, Kas.
o F Haley, Gainesville, Tex.
VIM F Warren, Berwyn.
4 G M Steward, Foster.
] r Hutchins, Dougherty.
Joe Kemp, Davis.
DR. NJ D Baker, Brock.
J. r Leonard, Dixie.
Walter Colbert, Ardmore.
IF Graham, Ardmore.
BIC Catnel. Gainesville, Tex.
q E Chase, Healdton.
w F Stone, Gainesville, Tex.