Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-06
PRESTON T.. SHAW.
OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN rrRRIroRl

The damage done by the floods in
the territory is very large.
Roger Mills county had a portion OF
that hail storm. 1t damaged crops.
Parties from Platte City, Mo, have
bought the telephone system at Shaw.
nee.
Good mules are hard to find in the
southern part of Oklahoma, atsl50 and
$500 each.
A light and power company with $50,
600 of capital is chartered to serve the
city of Alva.
Manufactured concrete blocks are
used to some extent in buildings in Ok
lahoma City.
Blackwell is TO have three rural mai
delivery routes from its postoflicc, GOV
ering "a miles
The Chilocco Indian school has n
brass band which has commenced .
tour of the territory.
The annual encampment of the Ok.
lahoma National Guard VIII begin at
Kngfsher on August Il.
Contract for prospect well for Hen.
nessey has been let The contract calls
for well 1000 feet deep.
A daughter of |. A. Hood, aged 20
years, living near Nina, o. r., was
drowned while bathing.
A. j. Fairbanks, while trying to
drive to Lawton from Park City, los!
his horse, wagon and contents.
The Christian Endeavor convention
of the two territories will meet at Ok,
lahoma City June IL Is and 10.
The A. & NJ. college won the prize in
the territorial Athletic contest by one
and IA half points over Kingfisher.
John Walker, negro student OF
Langston university, is under arrest
for forging checks and passing them.
Leon Wilbur, who has farm near
Perry, made final proof on it and next
day after he was offered IS, 600 for it.
An Illinois man has arranged to put
IN a steam brick plant at Hobart to
have daily capacity of 60, 900 brick.
A drummer drove "A team in creek
four miles from Walters, Comanche
county, and lost everything but his
life.
A Blackwell groceryman paid $40 to
.tt ,,,l,A Il, huI In
jured by the grocerymon's delivery
horse.
A Lawton dispatch reports that
many miners shaclIs were washed
away and there were persistent rumors
of loss of life.
At the opening of Prague, the new
town in the southeastern part of Lin.
coin county, Tuesday, S3i, 900 worth OF
lots were sold the first day.
On railroad grade at Lawton are
banked buggies, barrels, telegraph
poles-cverythiug afloat that was too
large to go through cuulvcrt
Cashion caught the hail storm which
broke most of the windows in the
town. Much damage was done to crops
and fruit. A heavy rain followed the
hail with high wind.
The Rock Island tracks between An.
adarko and Lawton has been washed
out and trains were stalled. At El
Reno, where the North Canadian
reached the highest point ever known
i; is still rising, and railroad bridge
was washed out, A good portion OF
Greer county was flooded and the
Washita river was mile wide al
Weatherford.
The territorial G. A. II. meeting at
Guthrie named Anadarllo as the place
for the next reunion. j. c. Becker
was elected vice commander ard j. A..
Richcy to the council of administra.
tion.
Ex-United States Marshal c. H..
Thompson has nearly recovered from
the effects of the runaway in which
he was injured.
The re-apportionmeut of Legislative
districts of oklahoma is fully provided
for in the legislative appropriation
bill before congress.
There were miles OF good substan.
tal fencing built this spring in Dewey
county. Heavy cedar posts are gener.
ally used.
Eighty acres of land have been pur
chased by the Rock Island from tn,
KicIapoo Indians, near Shawnee, foi
the purpose of doubling the capacity
Of the Choctaw shops at Shawnee.
The senate passed the public build
ings bill with an amendment, giving
$50, coo for a federal building at Okla.
homa City, the same amount as was il
the bill for Guthrie
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