The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-04


The comptroller Of the currency has
given Thos. j. Lawson Of Galveston
Texas. permission TO examine the as
sets Of the defunct Guthrie Capital Ma.
tional bank with view to reorganiz
ing and settling the affairs.
Ten oii tanks building by 'tha stand
ard Oil company at Bartlesvllle viii
have total capacity Of 25s.5oO bar
rels.
The Moorehead postoffice IN Wood
ward county was robbed last week
The burglars secured $50 in cash ano
checks amounting to $3.50 Not all Of
this amount was postal funds-in faci
very small amount
The republican national delegates
from Oklahoma have secured head
quarters during the Chicago conven
ton ia June at the Auditorium. a suite
OF rooms on the second floor.
]. t. DickersOn OF Marion Kansas
the man appointed to one Of the new
judgeships in the Indian territory. is E
brother-in-law OF e ". Hoch. the re
publican candidate for governor Of
Kansas.
The drill crew Of the Purcell on
Gas & Coal company are at work OF
the prospect well at that place. Th,
drilling was delayed a few days on &C
count Of the blowing down OF the der
rick by the recent wind storm.
Two young Mormon preachers are
making headquarters in Perry and are
putting in their time in distributine
their church literature throughout the
city. "As yet" says the Enterprise
we have not heard Of their making
any converts. but they are sowing the
seed expecting the harvest later on.
The comptroller Of the currency has
just issued q report showing the con
dition Of the I00 national banks in the
Indian territory. The report shows al
Of the banks 10 be in an excellent fl
nsncial condition.
The Chickasaw-Ch CITIZENSHIP
court is in session at Tishomingo anc
a number Of contested cases involvinf
chickasaw citizenship are up for hear
ing.
The great council Of the improved
Order Of Red Men held their session
at Poteau last week. South McAles
ter was selected for the next annua
meeting.
The court house at Pond Creek has
lately been refurnished and il IS nov
said to be the equal "a the interior
furnishings on any court house in Ok
lahoma.
Oklahoma City will entertain the ter
ritorial editors May 10 and IA. At ths
end Of the second days session the
editors WILL accompanied by their
wives and sweethears. board a specia
train for st. Louis and the fair.
The appointments Of Adolph r BON
enbach to be postmaster at Weather
ford and Thos. D. Craddock for the
some position at Wellston have beer
confirmed by the senate.
Paden Tolbert. one Of the most no
ted Of Indian territory deputy mar
shals, died at Weleetka Wednesday a
congestion Of the lungs. He was a
years old. He entered the marshal
service when % years old and wa,
considered one OF the bravest Officers
IN the service He was a partner Of
Bud Ledbetter and the two have
rounded up some bad criminals. tn,
Jennings gang. one Of the most notae
of outlaws. were broken up by them.
Another land company with sloo oot
capital has been started at Muskogee
Agent w w Bennett who has
charge Of the intruder department O,
the Indian Agency, in his report. says
that he found many persons in unlaw |
ful possession Of land in the Chicka |
saw nation. II is thought that the in
dian agent viii have them removed.
The Sac and Fox Indians are clam
oring for the abolition Of their tribai
government They find fault with
their chief for hiring a Washington
lawyer for $4,000 to look after theill
interests IN the litigation with the
Iowa Sacs and Fcxes