Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-19

Top cotton has been generally killed
oy frost in both territories.
The Choctaw townsite commission is
ippraising lots at Red Oak
Townsite appraisers are working at
Woodville, Chickasaw nation.
Ardmore had another fire on Novem-
Der g, destroying a feed store.
The Bartlesville oil fields seem likely
20 be actively developed shortly.
The first savings bank in Indian Ter
ritory has been opened in Muskogee.
Ardmore has fewer prisoners in its
federal Jail than usual, having only 81.
James =. Wager. of South McAlester,
has been appointed railway mail clerk.
Over 20 cases of typhoid fever are re-
ported at the Cherokee Orphan asylum
at Tahlequah.
The Indian Territory Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting
at Muskogee December 26-2s.
The Chiclxasaw Legislature reconsid-
cred its joint resolution to adjourn and
held on for some days longer.
At Mountain Park Frank Inness and
Martin Welsh quarrelled over "A town
lot. Welsh had knife and lnness had
gun. Welsh is dead.
George Il. Dowdy and Bert Tucker
have been arrested and are held at
Ardmore under an indictment for muir
der committed last August,
Ardmorc seems to have the coming
there of the Arkansas x Choctaw rail-
road in sight, having been successful in
raising the money required.
A mail bag from Lahoma TO Rock
Island points was cut open and 81 400
in drafts and 5000 in other forms stolen.
Many of the drafts have been cashed in
Enid
Solid trains of stock from the south
west are being brought to South Me-
Alester over the Choctaw, and there
transferred to the Katy and taken to
Chicago.
When Chief Burlington made his am
nual address TO the national council at
Tahlequah, there were 1000 people
present, including the Dawes commits
sion and other y. ;. officials.
A fall of the mercury of from 40 20 60
degrees occurred in Indian Territory.
The cold wave was preceded by fierce
wind and heavy rain. AT Muskogee
an inch of rain fell in % minutes
Ed Walker, neg;o who calls him
self an exhauster of the scriptures and
goes through the forms of preaching
was brought into Muskogee charged
with having too many wives.
w. r. McMurry, of South McAles-
ter, visited Rock Island officials at To-
peka and conferred concerning right of
way through the Choctaw country.
McMurry is an attorney for the Cboc-
taws.
The Cherokee senate organized by
electing Wolf Coon, president; Samuel
f. Parks, clerk; Edward Washburn,
assistant clerk; X. NJ. Wolf. interpreter;
Joseph Acquichie, assistant interpreter:
Frank j. Boudinot, sergeant-at-arms
The citizens of sulphur have sent
samples of the water from several
springs there to Washington for analy-
sis. There is an effort being made 10
induce congress to declare their town
ship government reservation.
The work of giving possession to al
lottees is hampered by the frequent
failures of the interested Indian being
on the ground to take possession. There
are great many complaints because of
the failure of the allottees to be pune
tual.
Those who filed at the opening of the
Cheyenne country in the spring OF 1892
and have not yet made application to
prove up must do SO at once, as the last
extension will expire next May. The
land office is now fixing dates for proof
IN February.
The Kay county high school PROPOSE
ton aroused the anger of parties in
Vernon township and several fights are
reported.
The average reserve of the national
banks of Indian Territory on Septem-
ber 30 was 1906 per cent against 80. 20
per cent on Juiy ;s Individual depos-
its were 81, ,l72.
Jesse Lee, of South McAlester, was
accidentally killed at Lehigh, /. r..
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