Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-06

ton.
Eufaula is building bridge over the
South Canadian. river at Brassiclds
Ferry.
The structural steel is on the ground
for the big bridge over Grand river at
Fort Gibson.
w. II. Trudgeon, OF Purcell is in
Washington to dght the giving Of state
hood to Oklahoma.
Checotah is asking for IA new post
Office building, insisting that the pres
ent quarters are unsuitable.
Chiclasha has had its eleventh fire
which destroyed the dwelling of j.
White The loss is about 81 600.
Thrty-one girls and five boys grad
uatcd in the Perry public schools from
lower grade TO the high school.
Indian Territory postmasters will
meet AT Musltogee on June l3 TO or
ganizc TO secure better mail service.
DIR. j. W. Davenport, of Oakman, |.
r., is in Jail at Ardmore charged with
the murder of u. f. Wright, II mail
crrricr.
Gas well No at Tulsa caught fire
and caused panic, especially among
strangers. The fire is charged to mis-
chevous boys.
Woodward has decided to put on a
street fair, July 3, 4 and >, at which
Indian dances and roping contests will
be the stellar attractions.
vinita, with it's 1000 people, had
half of its residence district under
water, with water two feet deep run
ming through Main street.
Geo. =. Bunker, of the Oklahoma
| Pickle Company, estimates that the
production of cucumbers in that vicin-
ity this season will be 30, 600 bushels
During the carnival at South Me
Alester several 81 bills were passed as
$40 silver certificates. They were well
worn and had been Intentionally torn.
jim Ellis, IA well known and notori-
Gus Creek Indian, was assassinated
while blowing corn on his allotment
near Polecat Creek. His dead body,
when found, was well riddlcd with
| bucllshot.
/ Governor Ferguson has appointed
James l.. wilkins, of Oklahoma City,
member of the board of regents of the
university at Norman, to the place
made vacant by the resignation o
Charles A. McBrian.
/ Judge Bcauchamp has appointed A.
| r. Mckay, of Enid, official court re-
porter for the Fifth district Samuel
! Sproat has been appointed as court
crier, II position he has held under
Judge McAtec for several years.
/ II. $. Gable, general superintendent Of
| the Rock Island lines west, is in Click
asha giving his personal supervision to
the affairs of the superintcndent's Office
recently opened there. Mr.. Cable and
| the supcrintendents at the five points
recently established as division head
quarters, are busy placing the offices
in permanent running shape. The
task has been progress for several
weeks.
The following changes in salaries of
presidential postmasters in Indian
/ Territory have been announced: Ard
more, 81, 200 to 81, 800; Atolla, 81 900 to
81 200; Caddo, Sl.lOO to 81, 300; Checo-
tah, 81 200 to 81 400; ChiclSasha 81 900
to S., 300; Claremorc, 81 300 to 81, 400;
Coalgate, 81 200 to l,4OO; Duncan
81 800 to Sl,50O; Durant, 81, ,GOO to
81, 500; lIartshorne, 300 to 81. 400:
Dchigh, / leo to $1,000; Miami 5000
to 81 400; MuslSogce, $1,000 to $500;
Pauls Valley, 81 800 to $1,000; South
McAlester. s., 600 to So, 300; Tahlequah
81 900 to 81, 9O0 Tulsa, 81, 400 to 81, 500;
Ninita, 81 500 to $1,000; Wagner,
81 900 to 81, 700.
Captain Jack Ellis has finally sent
his resignation to Washington. He
has been on the Indian police for 10
years reaching the highest position in
the department step by step.
The recent heavy rai~s in Indian
Territory, causing the rivers to over.
low, have threatened damage to the
crops on the valley farms The Ar.
kansas river is nearly up to the katy
bridge, north of MusSogce, and the
Nerdigris and Grand rivers are over
their banks in low places and the river
bottom farmers are becoming alarmc g..
The Sayre Gin and Milling company
has been granted a charter to do "a
ginning, milling and planning business
also the manufacturing of ice
Plans are said to he maturing for
building railroad from point ON the