The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-20
oKLAaoMA AND INDIAN rERRIroHT

has g. 500 doctors
Several inches Of snow fell about FL
Reno on December s.
Deer Craze on the wheat fields up the
river from Watonga.
The Iowa Indians at the Sac and Fox
agency get SIS, 600 this week.
There were eight holdnps reported in
Pawnee between dark and midnight
Roy Mills and three others are re-
ported as killed in a street fight at
Mangum.
The bonus money deposited by unsuc-
oessful bidders for leases on school lands
is being returned as fast as possible.
Prairie fire ran about ten miles over
allotments, mostly belonging TO In
dians This occurred south of Hobart
The Presbyterians Of Watonga have
named their church Ferguson Chapel
in honor Of their townsman, the gov
ernor.
b. S. McGuire. assistant e. 81 attor-
ney at Guthrie, is sick and has gone TO
kansas City TO take treatment in a
hospital
The treasurer aud ex-treasurer Ct
Dewey county are in contest in court
over a quarrel over the transfer Of the
county funds.
At Granite, o. r.. Sam Pepper shot
Rush Arby, Leonard Mcdonald and
Tom Thurman. The two latter are
fatally wounded.
In and near Enid live descendants or
near relatives Of John C. Calhoun,
stephen Grover Cleveland, Abraham
Lincoln and Zachary Taylor.
Several thousand cattle are in the
western part Of Ccnanche county with
out inspection. They have been taken
possession Of by the sheriff
Mr. Curtis has bill in the house
granting the Enid & Anadarlso railroad
company right of way through okla
homa and Indian Territory
It is estimated that the bonus on
leases Of school lands in the Wichita
country viii reach $50, 600. The entire
bonus fund viii reach 5000, 900.
A Kay county man is receiving $500
month for pastvring 300 head Of cat
tie on his wheat field Of 700 acres; and
pasturing benefits the wheat, too.
Judge McAtee found no room at Pond
Creek in which to hold court He or
dered the sheriff to prepare room
charging the expense TO the county.
The children Of the public schools Of
Oklahoma City donated ssl.50 to be
used in purchasing books for the pupils
department in the Carnegie library.
Contracts have been signed and the
Choctaw will begin work on both end
Of its line from Hartshorne, /. n, to
Guthrie. The line win be 40 miles
long.
Bush Ardry, manager Of a cotton gin
at Port, Washita county, was killed in
a saloon at chat village. Garrett Thur
man and L. s. Mcdonald each received
"a bullet
The Citizens State bank Of Peclsham
has been robbed Of over $4,000 Blood
hounds tracked the burglars by
crooked trail TO the Frisco depot at
blackwell.
Joseph r. Long, Of Aline, Woods
county, met Miss Fannie Farriss. Of
Kansas City, No, as she arrived on the
train at Alva, and they went at once to
the probate judges Office and were mar
ried within twenty minutes after meet
ing. They had been corresponding for
year. but had neaer seen each other
before.
Horace Speed, upon his return TO
Guthrie says that the president said to
Mr. Curtis that he did not attribute
any intentional wrong to Governor
Jenkins, but considered his act in the
sanitarium matter as an error Mr..
Speed says this is the general sentiment
in Washington
Now that sportsmen are about satis-
fed with killing deer on the Usage
lands the courts have interfered
Fire from locomotives destroyed rs
tons Of hay south Of Curtis, o. T., to-
gether with other property.
Governor Jenkins report shows that
Kay county lands sold within the year
brought the largest average price.
s32.50 per acre. Garfield county is
second, with an average price Of land
sold Of s22.75.
From Olustee, Greer county, the
smoke from nine cotton gins can be
counted. The gins are located at places
here named, and the amount Of cotton
already ginned at them is given: Olus-
tee, ], 400 bales; Altus. nearly 2.2O0;
Eldorado. $50; Navajo 100: YeldeI,
l.s00; Crossroads. 600. and Blair 800
A postonice has been established at
Roosevelt. Kiowa county, O. T., and