The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-04

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An Ardmore cattleman reports that
blackieg s playing havee with stock
II thar region.
@. A. Kumpe has been appointed post
master ct Brent T. p vice s. C. Fore
man. resigned
The Oklahoma Commercial elub ex-
curaion was ela5orately entertained a.
south McAlester.
Reports reach yinita that J. y. Law
renee. one son and two daughters are
dead from spinal meningitis
condartsr Pred Nelson was fatally
injured a. Anderson. L T.. ind died il
the south McAlester hospital
The grand jury At yinita returned
sos indictments Most of them were
against the Greek disturbers.
The Dawes commission has gone %
Washington in obedience 70 q cali fron
the secretary Of the interior.
a new jurisdiction of the Scottish
Rite Masons has been ordered 70 in-
elude Oklahoma aud Indian Territory.
chiekasha claims that She has more
brick buildings under way Of construe-
ton right now than any other town IN
Indian Territory.
W. ~. Hendriz. a farmer near Rus
sett, l. i was seriously wounded by
shot from AiOnzo Underwood an In
dian of bad repute.
10 Is said that the choctaw railroad
has let contracts for the construction
of 50 miles 81 road bed from Gsary to-
ward Kiowa, Kansas.
The Indian appropriation bin before
congress provides Tor a credit 70 the
Chicxasaws of 500, 900 10 full for the
annuity promised 10 them b. the treaty
of i7e4
The Ardmoreite says that ArdmOre
Is the largest town in the Indian Ter
ritory, having s.Gsi people; Muskeeee
IS next. with 4.ssf chiclsasha next
with s.2O9
An effort is being made IL congress
for paying Miss Lnlu Rowland $1,000
She has for years conducted school
for blind Indians al Fort Gibson at
her own expense
Indian Territory Noodmen met at
Vinita and selected ChicSasha as the
meeting point two years hence. On
Suly : next they viii have a alog-rolling
at South McAlester
Dave Mnalrat, the chief Of the fun
blood cherolsees, s. telling Of a vision
which showed him that the white men
would soon perish from the earth and
the Ketoowahs come into power.
A detachment Of q. s. regulars from
Fort Reno. has moved 10 Henrietta,
T. with sis provision wagons for the
troop Of cavalry stationed there. The
wagons are mounstrous affairs, drawn
BY SIS big army mules 10 each Of them
The schools OF Cleveland are closed
after term Of four months a levy
had been made just large enough for a
six months term bnt the territorial
equalization board cut down the val
uation Of the district "a per cent, thus
reducing the income.
w. T. Murray, Of Chickashn. had the
smallpox and was pronounced well Of
It. lie left with HIS family for Win
ston. Mo-, and while in the depot at
Kansas City was taken to the pest
house Ills family we're permitted to
continue their journey
OF the % rebellious Creeks captured
BY Deputy Davidson near the Oklaho-
ma line there was one striking figure
Il was tall colser, a typical fullblood
Indian. who stands six feet three
inches IN his moccasins and is as
straight as an arrow The whole lot
were chained togetheri they are All Of
as pure strain Of Creek Indians as
can Be- found in the tribe
The Kansas Pottawatomies are seek /
ing TO buy 10000 acres Of the Otoe
lands near Red Rock ON their trip I
they win visit Chiloceo 70 ARRANGE for I
theh children to attend The school 4
there
Payment Of semi-annual interest 10 4
Cheycnnes and Arapahoes commenced I
on February $ at Darlington and will
continue until the Indians are all paid.
probably nearly two weeks Creditors
whose accounts date back of February
IS. 1900. are given places near The
tables.
M. L. Newcomb, Of Naukomis. o. T..
and Miss Pearl York. of salina. kan
sas. were married in Salina on Feb
ruary r.. The bride Is Saline fayoritc
and the groom has tine record Of scars
from wounds at San Juan Hin lie
was a member Of the rough riders
Blackwell has not. and does not