Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-10-08


cities of Indian Territory.
| Wagoner voted for waterworIss bonds
and also TO purchase Central college
for public school purposes
The Indian agents at Pawhuslsa and
Red Rock have issued orders forbid
ding fires TO be set out on the reserva-
\ tions.
Deputy Marshal Lee captured 20
pints of whisky at Anderson aud arrest
ed ID. j. Sullivan, in whose building II
was found.
Indian Territory cowboys put their
ponies into training for the run for
claims left after the closing of the reg
ular filing time.
Durant secured the location of the
Choctav to that town by promising to
pay for the right OF way which will
cost about 81, 900.
A band of white caps have commenced
to warn unwelcome people TO leave
Lebanon, j. 7. Four Of the white caps
are in Jail at Ardmore.
In spite of Crazy Snakes denial it is
again made apparent that he is trying
to cause rising of the fullblood Greeks
The fullbloods are arming.
II is estimated that five out of seven
criminal cases that come before the L.
5. courts in Indian Territory have their
origin in the liquor traffic.
The Tahlequah Advocate says that
game is becoming scarce by it's being
killed and carried away by people who
do not live in the territory.
The Chickasha Telegram says the
hundreds Of new houses that have been
built in Chickasha the past year do not
begin to supply the dcmand.
A digger in the asphalt mines at
, Ravia, Chickasaw nation, found ut the
depth of two feet an old scalping knife
with blade of the finest metal.
The pecan crop of Indian Territory,
especially about Eufaula, is reported to
be very large; but the squirrels are so
numerous as TO thin out the pecans.
The Creek council will be In session
at Okmulgee for several weeks. II con-
sists Of AZ members in the house of
kings and iO3 in the house of war
riors.
~ Duncan has suffered a third fire thii
yeav' An entire block was burned in
cluding the postoflice. The town has
no fire protection. Loss $4,000, one
third insured N
A delegate convention meets ~ -Gol-
denvillc October : To devise means and
a plan for an exhibit at the ST. Louis
interest is manifested.
At meeting of the commercial club
at Purcell, a long memorial To congress
TO the clergy, to the people of the Uni
ted States was adopted, praying for u
territorial form of government.
In the Gyp hills in Blaine county
near Salton ON the Choctaw line, salt
is evaporated and the supply is unlim-
tied There is copper in the hills.
Claims are being taken and prospectors
are numerous.
II. c. Drum, Of Beaver county. told
at the Kansas City stoclyards that
about the usual number Of cattle are on
hand in his county and that they are
doing well. lie said that most Of the
fat cattle had been marketed.
Centralia, in the Cherokee nation,
was for while in the hands aud at
the mercy of mob Of negroes. The
people of the town had raided house
occupied by negro family No ne
grocs are allowed Ia live in the vicinity
of Centralia Negroes assembled and
commenced shooting atrandom. forcing
the whites to remain indoors. Oscar
Johnson, who shot a woman, is now in
the hands of the federal officers.
The Congregationalists Of Anadarl,o,
are building fine church structure.
The sale of lots at South McAlestcr is
To bc contested in the courts; yet those
claiming To be best informed say that
they are satisfied with Uncle sam,
guarantee of title and So the sale goes
ON.
The Katy railroad has purchased %
acres of ground at South McAlester
upon which to erect shops and a round
house and the citizens there are sure
this means the city is to he made a
division.
W, l.. Looper tora sam Turner IL
pieces with charges from his shotgun
They were both tending parts OF tn,
same farm near Brown, Pottawatomi,
county, and quarreled over turning
horses into n cornicld.
Crazy Snake who was reported To hav,
, renewed his former efforts to get In,
: fullbloods To make another demonstra