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

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The Creek Land and Development
company Of Muskogee has incorpora-
ted.
sleet and snow fell at Ardmore on
December 8. 1t was followed BY a cold
wave.
coalgate has its first plate glass win.
dows and others win be ordered right
away.
The boiler in J. Il. MeNeil's gin at
snsed, l. t., exploded and Mr.. Mcneil
was injured.
W. p Rubottom. an Indian citizen Of
Leon, l. T., was assassinated while
riding along the road.
w. II. Mccarley's drug store at Col
bert. l. T., has been robbed Of jewelry,
cigars and other articles.
BENZ. L. Robertson has been named
as postmaster at Purcell. and Geo B.
Brodericz at Holdenville.
J. P. Lane killed a 25o pound bear in
Clear Greek mountains west of Clayton,
1. t., and sold it at Antlers, for $50
Hunters are blamed for starting
forest and prairie fires in the choetaw
nation, which have done much damage.
John and Owen Danohoo are under
arrest at Ardmore for stealing cow
and bringing it to sell to town butch
er.
Dennis Flynn's bin names county
seats at chiclsasha, Rush Springs, CO..
manche, Paul's Valley, Davis and Ard
more.
VIM. Gibson, Cherokee, has been
paroled from the Kansas penitentiary
where he was sent for burglary in Cow
ley county, Kansas.
Miss Allen schmidt. Of South Nc
Alester, is appointed secretary Of Re-
belsah assembly for Indian Territory,
vice Mrs. Olive Martin, deceased
jefferson Gilmore, inspector Of the
Texas cattlemens association, is ar
rested on the charge Of shipping stolen
cattle from Ardmore to Kansas City.
II was announced in the Kansas City
commercial club that the effort to Sc
cure an extension Of the Santa Fe into
Indian Territory to Tulsa had failed
Pliny Soper has been appointed gem
eral attorney for the Creek nation by
Pleasant Porter, the principal chief.
Soper is to get salary Of $4,000 year.
The bonus on the leasing Of the graz
zing lands in the western part Of the
Kiowa country amounts to 500, ,47o, 20;
and on the agricultural lands in the
eastern part to ssl ,sos,0a
Dncls Williams, a Creek Indian sA
years old, died at Eufaula, recently.
He was one Of the signers Of the last
treaty with the Creeks before they
moved TO Indian Territory
Both the Woods claim and Miss Beals'
claim adjoining Lawton are being
plated for townsite purposes and viii
be commuted on December lO; both Of
them at one time, if the contest on
Woods committing does not stop him.
Seventeen full-blood Osages met
pursuant to request Of the department
A like number of half-bloods had been
chosen TO meet with the full-bloods, but
the latter wonld admit only two Of
them and the convention was djourned
to hear from Washington.
The total population Of Indian Ter
ritorp is 32s. 900, Of which l25, LOCO are
Indian and native born. The nativity
Of the rest is given as: Missouri. 49,.
600; Texas, 6e, 900; Pennsylvania, 3,l06;
Georgia, 5000; Indiana. 5,i65: Illinois,
0.245; Iowa. e,7o2; Arkansas, ls,ooo,
Tennessee. $4,000; Mississippi, 10000
Kansas, $3.50 The above list is inter.
esting as it throws some light on the
territorys possible politics.
Charley Denny, a school teacher in
the Creek nation, is supposed TO be the
head Of a gang Of horse thieves. He
was caught and confessed but while
being taken to Eufaula a confederate
helped him to get away
ChiclSasha is TO vote at a special cleo
ton upon the issuance Of 500, 600 bonds
for the purpose Of erecting school build
ings.
The mayor Of MuslSogee went to
Washington to secure the approval Of
the sl75. 900 in bonds voted by that city
for watervorlrs
The Creek Indians are rapidly ma
king selections Of their homesteads.
They are selecting a homestead Of 40
Ecres 10 which they win soon be given
a deed, and the forty acres viii be in
alienable for twenty-one years.
Ed Adair. formerly high sheriff Of
the Cooweescowee district Of the Chero-
lxee nation. was killed BY runaway
team.
The Citizens Natioual bank Of Erie
Springs. l. T., has had its organization