The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-07-25

Prairie EItA Nl4lt1" ~ ~---F -t-'l
Ars a,'.s considerable damage about
Fort sin
rhe rsmorsI o. the town Of Hardesty
e s., usu town of euymon is com
rlsied
The choctsw put on special trains
% help the Santa Fe passengers get 70
p Rene
Missouri merchants are writing 70
Oklahoma for carload prices on hay
and corn.
The officials are digging well near
the Lawtou land ONCE 10 feet wide and
40 feet deep
The registration in the hrst four
DAYS counted 2o.oso at e. Rene and
1900 at LaNton
During the first three days Of regis
l4alion at Fl Reno there were l5.s22
homessekers booked.
The Choctaw, o a G. road win be-
gin business between Weatherford and
Parkersburs on July Is,
Tho survey Of the oklahoma end
Southeastern Is completed between
ooairate aod Oklahoma City.
M H. Daguo, postmaster and mer-
chant at Pedee, suffered loss Of goods.
stamps and money BY burglary.
A camp meeting TO extend over three
weeks is proposed to Be held BY the
United Brethren At the new town OF
Spencer
James Watcher, who killed Colonel
John +. Stone. is q mental wrek He
is at the asylum at Norman and is not
expected to live long.
Over 600 persons Of both sexes aud
sf al classes laid down on the depot
platform At Oklahoma City and slept
until the morning trains arrived
There have been two widows who
registered for claims each Of
whom gave their ages as "A years
One Of them carried babe about three
months old.
A general round mp Of stolen horses
was effected BY officers and 75 farmers
near Ringwood. Losers picked their
animals and there were "A head which
we're not identifed At the time
Three big locomotives have been
taken to pieces and rebuilt in the shops
Of the sherman Machine company, Of
oklahoma City. Each carries big
brass plate on its cylt.der telling
about IT,
Twelve thousand acres Of vacant In
dian land lie between Stroud and the
Canadian river. The Indians desire to
sell this and viii probably aals the
privilege Of doing so at the next ses-
sion Of congress.
The El Reno land Office building is
being rapidly pushed. The floor la be-
ing laid and the brick work going up
rapidly. The structure Is Of two
stories and will be better than the
average landoiiice.
Arrangements are perfected for re-
building the ire swept blocks Of Enid.
None but brick or stone buildings are
70 be erected; save that shanties arc
permitted in the street until the new
stores arc ready 70 be occupied
The illiteracy Of applicants for reg.
istration during the first days was
about per cent This increased on
the 7th and sih days to 2s per cent
There were many who could write
their names but did not know how 70
spell them.
Walker Turney, aged "a years, died
Of tetanus at Guthrie, caused BY Q
wound from a toy pistol
A company has been formed 10 make
brick, tile. terra Gotta work, drain tile,
etc.. At Ditmer Heights, oklahomu
county.
Governor Richards has been wedding
out unauthorized parties with seals by
taking blanks away from them. Many
sets Of papers given applicants have
been turned down because Of their ille.
gality after the applicants had paid s.
20 the party making them out.
The president Of the cotton compress.
company 81 Jklahoma City expresses
the belief that the territory win have
q good crop Of cotton.
Traoklaying is being done on the ex
tension Of the Memphis line between
Aliami and Alton. 10 connect the Mem
phis and Frisco lines
W, c. Edwards says the division
point Of the Orient will be At Fairview
Woods county. and that he has changed
the name Of the place 70 Carroll, after
hia daughter He has invested $40. ooi
for the townsite.
Buyers secured about 1000 tona o.
haled hay a. Mounds, l. T.. at 50 ton
Several cars Of hay 60 east daily from
points along the Frisco.
The railroads Of the twin territories
nave LIHMNNN q NA--AAAN n ANNN ffAtH-" ~
miles 70 The soldiers and sailors re-
union 81 Arkansas City septembei
2-G
III Rono has o daily with press dis
patches. The Daily American. Th'
tewn win have 70 grow some more be
fore il catches up with It's metropolitan
daT9.
a ~ clark. near otega, marketed
the drst load of timothy hay evei
brought into saltwater. This show
thai Oklahoma has beaten Kansas "a
fhs length of time after settlement
when Timothy vas successfully grown
The people of Pauls valley ore rais
re innds lo buy right Of way for
railrosd Is Erin springs. half way u
Chi.ixasha.