Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-12-21
OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN rrRnrroRy

south OF hingnShcr Tor go an acre
Calvin Hin. an cx-rough rider, Is II
candidate for the Pawncc postoilicc.
The farmers Of Custer county met Mt
Arapahoe ON December and organized
n farmers institute.
There were 07G tracts Of agricultural
college lands leased TO $50 bidders.
The leases net S9i 600
The voters of a number Of Oklahoma
counties have turned down propositions
for county high schools.
The Choctaw railroad is preparing 10
-un four passenger trains daily between
Oklahoma City and FL Reno.
Fire from locomotives destroyed -
tons Of hey south of Curtis, o. r., to-
gethcr With other property.
4 Rocl, Island corps Of surveyors are
running a line parallel TO the c. o. a
Gulf from El Reno To oklahoma City.
u. ). McGuirc, assistant u. S. attor-
ney at Guthrie, is sick and has gone TO
Kansas City TO take treatment in II
hospital
The worlds average for cotton lint
per acre is 1869 pounds. This years
crop in Oklahoma shows 1876 pounds
per acre.
A postonice has been established at
Roosevelt. Kiowa county, o. r., and
Joseph u. Lichlider appointed post
master.
The Oklahoma delegates to the ma
tional live stock association at Chicago,
are w. T.. Campbell, Apache; A. A.
Tandy, Woodward, and Ellison Carrcll;
Mangum.
There is, in Roger Mills county, an
almost united plan tn change the chief
industry from cattle to hog raising
Large areas will be planted 20 alfalfa
in the spring
William II. Lucltey, the man AT kcil
who is said to have shot his wife, but
who says his wife shot him, is said TO
be one of the men who helped capture
jefferson Davis.
John McFall. night watchman of
Mcdford, stopped over while sweeping
room, his revolver fell to the floor
and was discharged. the bullet going
through his ankle.
The-s is speculation as TO what Gov
crnor Ferguson will do in the matter of
the Southwestern normal, but rs the
ease is in the courts it is thought prob
able that he will not interfere.
1t i believed the grand jury in Judge
Rurford's court will take action upon
the judges charge to them in that mat
ter, and indict the express companies
men for receiving quails for shipment.
Governor Jenkins report shows that
Kay county lands sold within the year
brought the largest average price,
$3.50 per acre. Garfield county is
second, with an average price Of land
sold of s92.75.
The meeting of the Oklahoma stock
men at Wichita will be marked by some
unusual features. In addition to the
regular business of the association,
thcrc will be special sales of live stock,
riding and roping contests, and visits
TO the packing houses during the after
moons.
Horace Speed. upon his return 70
Guthrie says that the president said To
Mr.. Curtis that he did not attribute
any intentional wrong 10 Governor
Jenkins, but considered his act in the
sanitarium matter as an error. Mr..
Speed says this is the general sentiment
in Washington.
The law prohibiting the trade in
cigarettes in Oklahoma is said TO be a
dead letter
Luther L. Potter, of Rose, Kansas
mas been appointed as farmer at the
ronca Indian school
daughter Of Governor Joseph
Big Hin joe" the fret governor OF
the osages, who is well remembered in
Southern Kansas, ismarried with Peter
Red Eagle, prominent young Indian
of the tribe. Twenty-four horses, O
buggy, harness and many other articles
wcce exchanged for the bride
The towns of Hobart and Lawtor
have an enterprising line of merchant'
as shown by the columns of the paper
published there.
Frank Sueneram, whose farm is soutl
Il Waukomis, realized from his potato
q 4 l.