Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-01
NNS OF TIE TERRITORIES.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
FUTURE STATES.
TERRITORY TOPICS

OF Ingersoll proposes to pump water by
gasoline engine power.
DRUG STORE RoBBED.-The Tulsa
Drug Company's store was robbed Sat
urday night of something over 5000 in
cash.
GASOLINE FOR DYNAMo.-A Still
water man proposes to use a gasoline
engine TO run dynamo for his electric
lights.
TIsHoMINGo IS CONFIDENT That
city is so sure of getting land office
that $40, 900 has been subscribed toward
building hotel to accommodate visit,
ors to the town.
COTTON GIN BURNED.-The new cot
ton gin and cotton storage house of
/ Wells & Co., at Mountain View to-
! gether with their contents, have been
destroyed by fire. This loss is So, 900.
STRUCK BY LIGnTrING.-H. Gillian
aged % years, while gathering pecans
near Berwyn was struck by lightning
and killed. He had walked under q
tree for shelter from the rain when the
lightning struck the tree.
| JUDGE BURFoRD SICK.-Judge Bur
ford is still on the sick list, having re-
turned home from Chandler, where he
| adjourned court on account of being
suddenly and seriously stricken. He
! is now at his residence in Guthrie.
KINGFIsHER COLLEGE IN LUCK
Kingfsher college received ST, 900 from
the Congregational educationa board
at Boston for the first half of this years
course. This is double the appropria-
ton from that source in former years.
MONUMENT DEFACED.-The Roy
Cashion monument at Hennessey has
been dcfaced by a gang of worthless
boys, on Sunday. They broke the
bottom off the stirrup on the carving
| on the west side of the memorial shaft
and otherwise defaced the stone at the
base by scratching it with the heels of
| their shoes.
To RECLAIM OVERFLOW LANDs.-H.
o. Howells, of Springfield, lawyer
and representing considerable capital,
spent several days in Asher looking up
the matter of reclaiming the great over
flow lands of the Salt and Little river
valleys north of Asher and near Rom
illus. He stated that the capital was
not wanting to make this great body
of alluvial lands the highest priced
land in Oklahoma and the matter was
now under consideration.
NEGRO CREEKS SELL.-Many of the
progressive Indians won't sell any of
their land. They are farming it and
making just as good use of it as the
whites would. Most of the negro
Creeks are anxious to sell. They will
all move to the towns as soon as they
sell their allotments. They now live
in colonies and refuse to move onto
their allotments. The Creek country
is susceptible of great development and
when land titles are settled it will soon
become an exceptionally rich country.
Rock ISLAND FILES PAPERs.-Re-
Gently the Rock Islaud officials organ
lied and chartered in Oklahoma the
Chiclzasaw and Choctaw railroad for
the purpose of constructing an extern
sion of the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
from Asher, Okla, south to Denison.
All the required papers have been filed
with Governor Mosely of the Choctaws
which show that the application for
the necessary right of way has been
approved by the interior department
and that all the rights usually granted
to railroads have been given to them by
the government.
FRANCo-AEERICAN CoLLEGE-The
proprietor of the salt farm and springs
at Henquenet has received word from
| Europe that friends of his will start
from France at once for Henquenet
They will erect a Franco American
college on the townsite of Henquenet.
Propositions for the erection of the
building will be submitted to the Cath
Ole bishop of Guthrie.
A GOLDEN WEDEING.-The golden
anniversary of the marriage of j. S.
l9oatwright and wife, of Wagner, was
celebrated on Oetobhr 3d.
Wholesale CATTLE THIEVES. S.
Myers and son, John, were arrested
near GOSnen. They are charged with
wholesale cattle stealing. Myers had
been In the butcher business at Cos
nell, and when his shop was searched
hides with the brands of stolen cattle
| were found.
ASHER Is FULL.-There is not an
empty business or dwelling house in
Asher and the town is on the boom.
This situation was caused by the fact
that the Coalgate extension of the Katy
railroad VIII run through the city.
IA HAND CAR AccIDENr.-John Davis,
a section had of Lawton, fell from a
hand car while going to work. The
car passed over his body, one wheel
striking his head and inficting wounds
which may prove fatal.
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. This
board composed of Governor Ferguson,
! Fred L. Wenner and Otto G. Beke-
meyer announce that there are six
hundred and forty-nine voting pre-
cincts in the territory, and that it will