The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-26
TERRITORY TATTLE.

sunday al Atoka ten DegrO preacn-
ers took time about in discussing the
Ten Commandments, each taking a
separate one.
James Rogers, the most notorious
horse thief in the Indian Territory,
was sentenced at Viuita to sixteen
years in the penitentiary.
The town COW lie no longer mon
arch OF all she surveys In Ardmore.
After months OF debate the town
council has passed an ordinance re-
strainiRg her from running at large.
ArdmOre will make a town yet, IL
she has no more bad luck Purcell
Register.
In boring for we'll in the rear OF
his house at Woojville, Rice Buckley
struck oil at twenty.three feet. The
/ find has occasioned considerable
excitement. Mr.. Buckley has re-
fused an offer for an option on his
lot, which is located in the heart OF
the townsite of Woodville.
Marietta certainly is coming to the
front fast. At no time has there
been so many substantial buildings
under construction, both resident
and business. The residences that are
being built now are not "shscks,
but are of the latest styles. And the
business houses would be a credit to
any city.-Mopitor.
N Timber cutting in the Choctaw ma
tion is at a standstill. Parties near
Antlers have received notice from
the interior department that their
contracts for cutting timber have
been snnulled and that no more con-
tracts will be issued at the present
time. 1t is not known why this is
done but It is thought the Indian
Citizenship bill" is back OF it.-An-
tiers American.
As there is only little over 1913
acres to the head in the Cherokee
nation, counting the population at
35 900, II will be seen how impossi-
BILE it will be to give each citizen l20
acres and equslize the allotments
with the balance of the land. There
would be left only ,Oli acres OF
land for equalizing allotments, town
sites, cemeteries and the various
grants to schools.-Claremore Pro-
gross.
A flock Of girls is called a bevy, a
5evy OF wolves a pack, a pack oil
thieves gang, gang of angels a host
host of porpoises shosl, shoal oi
buffaloes a herd, a herd of children
a troop, troop of partrIdges covey
= a covey of beauties a galaxy, a galaxy
Of ruffians alhorde, a hCr1e of rubbish
a heap, heap of oxen a drove, 6
o drove of blackguards a mob, a mot
whales a school, a school OF wor
o shippers a congregation, a congre
cation OF engineers a corps, corpI
i of robbers band, band of locustI
= a swarm, a swarm of people is I
{ crowd, a crowd of words an Item
g Ex.
The relatives to Dave Taylor, tn,
H farmer who burned to death in jai
at Chelsea a few weeks ago, hav,
commenced civil action In the Uni
ted States court at Vinits agains
q the corporation Of Chelsea and als'
i criminal action against the tow
q marshal. Taylor was one of a famil.
of six brothers, living in the Cher
okee nation. One night q few woek
ago he went to Chelsea and 60
y drunk. He had considerable none,
j. with him. He was arrested and pu
in the fiimsy calaboose. That nigh
- 1t burned down and Taylor was ere
mated. The theory was that he ha'
e set the Jail on fire himself. His rela
n tives are now of the opinion that b
Y was killed for his money and burne,
l. to conceal the crime. Opinion II
:, Chelsea is divided, and when tn
case comes TO trial at Vinita tn
whole town OF Chelsea will probsbl
be there, on one side or the other.
d Wagner Sayings.
le The shooting that occurred in on
1t town Saturday night was about a
is follows: Two ''light.oi-love" VIC
men, living down the river, came t
town that evening and after drink
At ing with the boys for an hour, the
N started home, accompanied by
couple OF young men. One Of th
- women fred several times at a ca
and then exhausted the weapon Q
,s another. One OF the gallants wa
requested to reload the gun. Thi
he tried to do, but in attempting t
extract a cartridge with his knife
ssd1 exploded, the ball entering the bac
ry OF tine woman's jaw and coming ou
se much the worse for wear, at tn
IN month Her scream6 notified tl