The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-05-08

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THE DAILY EXPRESS
cHICKASE1A, IND. TER
THE TWO TERRITORIES.
Twenty-six brick and stone buildings
are in course Of erection at Okemah.
Over $2,5oo was paid out for hogs ir
Mounds in one day.
The village council at Pofean Is ex
reeting to purchase q street grader.
DR.. J. }. Chambliss haa been appoint
ed postmaster At Morris L T.
South McAlsster citizens expect 70
ride on electric cars about the middle Of
July.
The next meeting Of the board Of
pharmacy will be held in Oklahoma
tftw TrIv TAtb
Joseph Luthman Of Tulsa, stepfathei
TO Chief Pleasant Porter Of the Greek
nation, is dead
The Geary city council is considering
an electric light proposition
The Advocate says Taloga is to have
a branch Of the Orient as soon az the
main lneis in operation through Dewey
county.
Mr.. Hubbard, the Indian Territory
worlds fair commissioner, says that his
work is moving along nicely and a good
exhibit will be collected.
The dispute between the Choc'aws
and Chickusaws over the 5000 paid by
the Frisco for right Of way Is settled.
The Chociaws got the money.
The survey OF the Kansas City, FL
Paso & Oklahoma Central railroad has
been completed to Mnngnm in south
western Oklahoma and bonus Of 80,
900 hss been asked Of the citizens Of
that city.
/. G. Plummer. special hcid agent Of
the United States geolog.c cal survey is
making a survey Of the forestry reserya-
zion northwest Of l.Awton.
Il is said that Governor Ferguson will
appoint } g. Clark OF Guthrie as terri
loiial game warden The position Is
vacant by reason OF fhe recent legisla-
ture fniling 10 confirm the appointment
u Charles Gould, who has served since
January
Ada has petitioned Judge Townsend
20 appoint a census enumerator 20 take
the census Of that city for the purpose
Of making tia city OF the second CAS-.
The estiinated population il 1000 and
ihe requirement for city OF the second
class Is 100
The nnt damage suit against tho
Metropolitan street railway OF Dklaho
ina City has been filed hy w. j. lee
lr is for personal damages sustained
while being thrown from the steps o.
the car due to the negligence Of tho
uoiomnnn de claims his injuries
amount 20 $500
A Missouri Pacific stock train crashec
into a work train near Buffalo, Kansas
kiiiiag tea men and iniurng 10 others
All the mon were Greeks excepting
Potter Fry, a construrdep boss
Two hirhwaymen held up a bar
tender 10 s. saloon nt Shawnee, satur
aay night aud secured $i3 and revol
fer aud thus far have escaped arrest
Lamp Atkins was arrested near Du
rrnt charged with introducing whisky
into tic Indian Territory His bone
WAS axsl - 35o9 and wns readily given
The Chickasia Express wants the
photograph. family record and bric,
personal history Of every one who votes
ngains, the pIosposed waterwofks prop
csiuon
Carnegie has donated TO the Norman
University 0.ooc 20 replace the library
destroyed by toe recent are. The coadi.
tions do not require any moro expendi.
iure ihau is usually spent annually ~
maintaining it
The womens Presbyterian Society
uirt in Chickashn lass week Mn. W
n Leonard Of that city was reelected
president Mrs q s Hayes. Of III Reno,
,ice president. Mrs e, T. Van Denbefg,
a. Ardmore. secretary Mrs Dorothy
Cleveland, Of Anadarko, treasurer.
over $4,000 viii be put in improve.
menis at Weloetka during the next threo
months.
The county commissioners Of Pawnee
county have authorized cali for bid,
Cor the erection Of three new bridges.
The infant son Of Jay j. Pichard
district clerk Of pawnee. drank some
concentrated lye last week and is Ia d
precarious condition.