The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-26

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Sulphur is arranging for an electric
line and lights.
The new depot OF the Frisco At Law
ton is completed.
Up to date Ada has received about
1900 bales Of cotton.
There are ninety four prisoners in the
federal Jail at Ardmore.
Cushing declares she will have an oil
mill before the next cotton seed crop is
ripe.
The site for shawnee's new cotton
mill has been chosen just north Of the
city.
The Sparks Visitor has been sold by
Editor W r. Campbell to Miss Floss
Barry.
Okemah citizens are organizing a
stock company and viii build $50, 1000
hotel
Tho Pottawatomie court docket Is
said to be the largest Of any in the ter
ritory.
Hodenyille has let contract for
waterworks and work is to commence
at once.
Holdenyille is getting metropolitan
and is going to have = 75-barrel -four
Ing mill
Tahlequah has granted twenty year
light franchise to G. W. Turner Of
Iuslogee.
The Haileyyille- -Ardmore branch OF
tho Choctaw will begin carrying mail
on the 10th.
The capital stock Of the First National
bank at Ada has been increased from
$4,000 70 $4,000
Preliminary arrangements are made
70 bring the Cherryvale, Oklahoma 3
Teras into Geary.
Mountain Park has raised bonus Of
$4,000 for the Burlington railroad
which is coming that way.
tits expected that mail service on the
Katy viii shortly be extended from
Coffeyville to Barslesville.
Tho ladies Of Kinghsaer have new
aprons. An apron sale and dinner there
the other day cleared s75.
Towns throughout both territoriesare
wiring invitations 70 the Hearst party
70 drop in on them during their visit.
Sixteen prisoners sentenced at the re.
cent term Of court at Clickasha wers
taken to the federal prison Al Ieayen-
worth.
An agent Of the Smithsonian institu.
tion made photographs and notes Of the
historic buildings at Fort Gibson last
week
A commissioners court ia to be e..
tabl.shed at Quinton, in the ChoctAw
nation, On the line Of the Fort Smith
and Western.
NJ. X. Barrett, Of Shawnee, late presi.
dent Of the local typographical union,
will establish = newspaper at WRnette,
IN the south part OF PottAWatomie
county.
Koene Abbott, Of LAwton. has = very
interesting story in McCiure's Magazine
Tor March emitted "Tho White Glory.
Mr.. Abbott is city editor Of the Enter
prise Of that city.
Yvis reported that the Santa Fs track.
layers have reached Clifton, fourteen
miles north Of Shawnee, and they ard
expected At Shawnee BY April lat
There ia one big bridge 70 complete
north of Clifton, bnt the rails were laid
over II, and the work win be pushed 10
an early completion.
20. II. Cofky. cashier OF the Lawior
Exchange bank, was accidentally shot
ia the foot by the discharge Of his 70
volver. The weapon fell from his
pocket 20 the ioor
The Coaigate company struck a two
foot vein OF coal at depth Of $50 feet
In their new shaft They arc going on
down and think a better vein will bs
found At depth Of about $40 feet.
The FrSco has opened its Ozark d
Cherokee Central line to TAhlequAh
Fort Gibson and Muskogee, l. T., and
has established passenger train. seryice
70 these points via Fayetteville, Ark
The rush to the Indian Territory hai
commenced. Since the news that the
Greeks we're receiving their deeds, has
spread through the states a continuou,
procession has been scurrying here Anc
there over this promised land.
Governor Ferguson has appointed 0
4. Hull, OF Day county, and Harry Il
Horner, OF Enid, Garfield county, a.
members Of the Oklahoma commission
10 the Louisiana purchase exposition
John A. Beck has been named as com
missioner Of deeds at st. Louis.
The Dawes commission ia quite ar
expensive luxury to the nation AZ large
The South McAlsster News has figured
mp the expense Of that body FOR the past
year At s27s.e754S. This includes sal
aries Of commissioners. $50 o0o Salsr
les Of employees, SIS, $3.50. subsist
ence Of the employees engaged in feld
work, e2o. .ss95s.
Tho Hartford Usage Illuminating Oh
company has been granted permission
10 pipe Tulsa FOR lighting and heating
purposes. The gas wells from which
the supply is to come are in the Usage
nation. nearby.