The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-19

~ tAo Nttte fuMn 81 Oakland live
Ida Record 8 pretty sch0oifeach
er who recently ran 9 race fo th,
sanl once with Jim MeNey 81
the same place beatiag him - frac
tioa - > second. buI beating him al
The same 70 TIE delight 81 lles friends
s2ys the ST. Louis Giobe-D -Democrat
Aiz Rec9ra las l,efn the seaehef foi
several years Cd Tie village nestled
among tlle Ozarks Just IN TIE Bank
of he picturesque White River The
PFesidenl ffhe village had succeeded
ty hard work aud many priFatious ia
building substantial scho0lh0nse.
Got cqnreuiFnee the ieacAer lived 70 a
small i0z house adjacent with her
widowed mother and lirsle sister
There never would have been any
question AZ to tAe rights of fhe village
tn occupying the Din Of ground where
fhe scho0lhease IS located had Il not
been for fhe recent mineral excitement
throughout ibis entire country. rhis
was The Heentlve which Induced the
people to book closely b tlnir own and
their neighbors' title deeds. and ln the
course of hts invtstieauon JIM MeVey
discovere1 faa Che schoolhouse was
built upon Land thai bad never been
claimed " anyhody The Young man
made up his mind % own that bit u
lauJ. and 80 t0ok measures 50 home
stead ~ The schoolieacher was told
Of the intentions 81 the gentleman,
and Immediately decided that she
would present prior claim 70 The
land. which was Vi So much value 10
her ~ tlle stir ~ the scls-,toug
The town Of Harrison, the seat Of the
land oIIice sfa tixtymlies away. over
rouell inouhtain foads bat that didn't
daunt the little lady who determined
that II slcKey was going there - take
her gchoolhouse she would 81. there
nrsf ana homestead IL herself She
called upon Der brother to assist her.
and they saddled their horsPS aud fhe
race began Miss Record patEioiicail5
defending tlle rights 81 ihe little nd
sehoolhouseT and Ms 1IeNey wmkine
for Mr. McVeys g wnf ~ =
The ride was ione and fnH of dra-
matte incl1enfx 3r5n rcathlng White
River Miss Record lenrel thar Hs
Mcyey bad inst crossed size did pot
wait for lle feIsnoat bui iafo ilis
river she ufeed hen horse lie piuneed
breast liieii iuio the Hfroam and SWAIN
most of the distance 10 the other side.
- y I. ast4.lll. flt.4 .r41 f4... HIS !. u
sides the horse went ihe pluclSy little
rider nevar hesHanng n hionimi nnpl
she had jumped from lbs back az the
door 0f uie clerk oGir inItiis tpun
The CLERK looked m the pretty flushed
face Of ihe lady as she stated her
wishes. and it vas With real usap
poinlment in BE- tone thal De informed 7
her that McVey had been there Eve
minutes before. 'Bub said De, Miss
Record. tls mans papers have not
yet gone Is Harrison. and if you can
get there before they 10 you can yet
have the land. II was ; o'clock IN
the afternoon. bui she was ready 70
mount d fresh horse aud begin the
thirtvthree. ride In thc mean
time Mcyey had leafned fhat she and
Der brother had SCI out FOR HARRISON
and Il didn't take him long % make up I
his mind 10 follow them. He arrived |
at Harrison az about toe ssme time As
the others. and they rode mp 20 tne /
land Office together. only 10 learn that
the land Office would not ue open urtil 4
. O'Clock The next mornings N 4
In the interval Miss Record had /
canvassed ail die possibilities afforded /
by techhlcailiies and long before the l
hour she was present having taken /
hef stand AZ he desk Or the recorder. f
McYey stood before the desk o. the
receiver She was in the best humor 1
Imaginable. 1ni made several wirty 4
remarks at bis expense while the rc
c0rdfr waited watch Ia hand Finally /
be laughed jus, at ihe moment the re-
corder called time. and Miss Record
dropping hcs papEs % Dis desk. said.
II flo these f0a ec0rd McYey Wasl
one moment 100 iaie Bis laueh having
cost h.m lhe homestead Miss Record
declares .hlf as soon as she gets ihe
tide she Tin deed fhe school Building
- the iovn " 0aklaId aHd airtourh
ths rfdpie M iae village feel STE I
abou .hsir scholihaasa they hate
cause f9f regret as the ueien90rinG
fown fas og-fsi Miss Record moTe
m5neg Do hef.e-fiees b ifs stlaol