Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-03

South McAlcstcr rcports seven inches
Of snow on the ground on the morning
Of Feb. 20.
The L. 5. marsaal has opened cum-
paign against gambling houses at
Chicl<asha.
Ten thousand acres Of land rear
Tulsa, |. r., is to be fenced and cul.
tivatcd this year.
In the list>of candidates for governor
Of the Chicllasaws is an Indian whose
name is McLish
The South McAlcstcr police captured
- men where gambling was going on
in room in hotel
Fifteen Indian Territory convitN
wero sent from South McAlcs,cr to the
prison at Atlanta, Ga.
An Ardmore fishing and hunting
club proposes to make an 50 acre lake
and stock it with fish.
The Cherokee legislature met in
special session on March to provide
Tor lEe suffering fullblood~.
Postmaster Noble, of South McAlcs
ter, having secured more mail service,
is now going after free delivery,
Claremorc has three railroads and
claims TO head the procession of Indian
Territory towns in that particular.
The normal director of the Chicl5a.
saws has decided to hold normal in.
stitute at Tishomingo, to open on July
/, next.
o. Gailbrach has been appointed
immigration agent for the c., O. and
Gulf road for Indian Territory, with
headquarters at South McAlcster
J. H. Rhoades, under sheriff at Law.
ton, is charged by the sanitary com.
mission with accepting money in CONE
promising cases of infringement of The
of the quarantine law.
A German named Herman was shot
by a druggist at Tallala, |. T., while
robbing the drug store Herman vas
taken to Coffeyvillc for treatment but
did not live long enough for an opera
tion.
u. T. Burton and Peter Foley are
! closing the deal for the ownership Of
tract of land just above Tishomingo
where there are number of low falls
in stream capable of providing much
| power.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
at South McAlester is sued for the price
Df ten pews which the plaintiff made
and put in the church. The church
officers deny that the pews were
ordered.
WIN. Moore, negro Creek, leased
his allotment to different parties at
Musllogee and received rent from each
lessee. lie is under arrest but says
that his lawyer tells him that as the
leases are not legal he cannot be pun
ishcd.
Weleetlia, I. T., though only ten
days old, is scene of rapid building,
including a 100 foot stone building and
modern hotel. The town of Alabama
nearby, is moving TO the new town.
Trains from Fort Smith are expected
/ by August /.
! Four suits for damages aggregating
/ S23, 700 have been filed in the federal
court at Ardmore against the secretary
of the interior and federal and tribal
officials of the ChiclSasaw nation for
injury and loss of cattle unlawfully
/ elected by them and under their
orders
Chitto Hargo, or Crazy Snake, and
nine of his followers were sentenced at
MuslSogee TO two years each in the fed
eral prison at Fort Leavenworth, and
each of them were fined So, 900. They
were leaders of the Snake gang. Be-
sides Crazy Snake there are in the list
Gilbert johnson, Chotka, Abraham
Mcintosh, Louis Mitchell, Squirrel,
John Timothy; George Simmons and
Little Tiger.
Lewis Wilkins, the Oklahoma giant,
who stands eight feet and two inche,
in height, has got tired of exhibiting
his colossal proportions and will settle
down on his fine farm near Waulsomis
Richard X. Cravcns, who has been
recommended by President BoeEGSel.