The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-25

Muskogee charged with horse stealing
There are now large number Of the
Snake band under arrest at Muslogee
Chief Burlington has contracted for
an iron fence around the capitol at
rahlequah.
An Indian Territory sunday school
association win be organized at Mus
kogee March y and -
Chief Of the cherokees Burlington is
ii Washington making a plea against
letting Of mineral leases.
Mould for making counterfeit niekels
for 1900 and quarters for 1897 were
found near Ogeehee l. #.
Federal officials raided a drug store
IN Vinita and confscated much whisky
and arrested the proprietor.
The grand jury at Ninita returned
s03 indictments. Most Of them were
against the Creek disturbers.
South McAlester has fewer tramps
since the practice was commenced OF
putting them on the rochpile.
The postofice at Checotah. J. T., viii
become presidential on April j, and the
salary Of the postmaster win be $1,000
The first charter under the law just
passed by congress was taken ont by
a wholesale grocery firm Of South Me-
Alester
Alva and ponca City are both aspir-
ants for selection as the place for the
1902 meeting of the Live Stock asso-
citation
The city council OF Chandler holds up
the claim Of the company which put in
the street lights because they are not
satisfactory
II is thought at Fort Sill that con-
gress viii listen to Geronimos band
and send their families to Fort sin
from Arizona
Some Of the members Of the legisla-
ture refused TO 60 10 Woodward be-
cause there we're no sleeping cars pro-
vided for them.
phe Wynnewood Truth criticized the
city marshal and that oaicia. assaulted
the editor lie was arrested, pleaded
guilty and paid a fine.
A safe in a store at 0lSmulgee was
blown open but the burglars were
scared of before securing the $4,000
which was in the safe
Orders are received By court officials
Of Indian Territory TO hereafter send
male prisoners 10 the federal prison at
Fort Leavenworth and female convicts
to the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus.
The statement that the choctaw rail
way company were about to build
road from Geary to Watonga and
thence TO Kiowa Kansas. has been.ofi-
eially denied by Chief Engineer +. A.
Molitor
Marshal Bennett now has SO Of the
Snake band at Muskogee Their pre-
liminary hearing is set for the 25th.
Bennett has secured ali the papers Of
their organization, but has not caught
Latah Melslso the Creek chief
jim Pilkington. who markets wood
in Ardmore. was going home after
dark when he discovered two men in
the rear end Of his wagon. lie was
attacked. beaten and robbed. When
he came to himself his team was tang
led up in a wire fence.
The statement is made and is said to
be official that the Santa Fe viii at
once commence building line from
Bartlesville, through South McAiester
to Texarkana. Texas, giving that road
line through Indian Territory the
same as it now has through Oklahoma
wild onions with stems II inches
TAN and bulbs as large as in April were
found growing on Illinois river near
Tahlequah in February.
La-tah Melslzo. leader Of the Snake
band. has received warning from Wash
inetor that the Curtis law is the SUI
preme law Of the land and must be
obeyed.
The Purcell Register IS responsible
for the statement that a child has been
born near.purcell with a well developed
case Of smallpox. The mother had
f been recently vaccinated.
The survey is completed for the new
line from Davidson. on the Missouri
Pacific. to Blackwell.
In the country between Cowcta and
Chosl1a. j. r.. smallpox RACES Five Of
seven in the Lawrence family were
found dead and the other two nearly
dead. Nearly every house has cases OF
smallpox.
Mr. Flynn is promoting legislation
I by congress to authorize the coustruc-
ton Of bridge over the Arkansas