The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-18

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aged in fixing values upon lots with
the corporation
Word comes from MusAogee that
nile Of resile leading up to the IroI
fountain bridge crossing at Grant
1yer had burned. It is not knowr
Fhat caused the fire. but It IS sup
,osed 70 have started from sparks
rom a passing locomotive
Martin Cutter. a fourteen-yearold
SOY living at Enid. has been arrested
.pon The charge OF horse theft. The
roperty taken was a team of horses
md a bugsy belonging 10 Charles
seapy a farmer living near Kremlin.
Harry Gee. charged with killing S.
Z Evans. an Indian territory cattle
nan. al hotel in Stroud December
st last was acquitted by a Lincoln
,ounty jury last week
Asplrants for the Cecil Rhodes
scholarship took the examination at
Norman last week. There were three
candidates. who were: /. C. Gray, Of
he Agricultural college at saltwater,
Ralph FELTON, and w. L. Kendall The
result will be announced next week.
In the district court at Tecumseh
nudge Burweli sentenced w. A. Hens
ey to ten years imprisonment at hard
labor for highway robbery Pending
m appeal his bond was fixed at $4,000.
y swerfiger was arrested in Sen
eea, Kan, and returned to Perry. Ok,
where he is under indictment on
fharge Of obtaining money under falss
pretenses.
Harry S. Baum Of Chicago has
purchased an eighty-acre tract Of land
adjoining Perry and win establish a
poultry ranch He win raise all kinds
sf poultry. but devote most Of his at
.ention to aquatic fowls, and for this
furpose expects to deepen a number
sf marshes which are on the tract and
Gam several sloughs.
The post0ffice at verdigris, in the
y Cherokee nation, has been re-estab-
ished, with Nathan R. Bland as post
master.
Last year the assessed valuation OF
taxable property in Tulsa was $780,.
200. but, according to the assessors
returns for this year, it is s1,sOO,0OO, |
sr Just double the amount of year
ago.
In fire at Sugden, l. r., Friday
Dsses and insurance were as follows:
Jackson & Bird, loss on storehouse
md stock Of goods, s1750O; insurance,
iO.50O. Busch & Wilson. loss on store
house and stock, s2,5oo; insurance
$1,000.
The cases of thirteen lumber deal
hrs under indictment for an alleged
combine to control prices came up in
he district court at Oklahoma City
Dn a motion to quash the indictments
Judge Irwin, presiding, sustained the
indictments, and they will come to
trial at the next term az court
The gambling houses at Madill were
faided last week and the parapher
MALTA burned.
A movement is on foot to incorpor
ate an electric line extending from
South McAlester to Oklahoma City
via Lehigh. Coalgate and Shawnee
The line viii be more than 200 miles
long, and will handle passenger
freight and express business.
The Newkirk Gas and Mineral &C
mas contracted with a Pittsburg, Pa.
company to drill a number of gas and
oil wells in the eastern part Of Kay
county on lands leased by the com
pany.
A committee Of 11O citizens Of Enid
have signed a pledge to aid in sup.
pressing gambling.
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Work has commenced on the water !
works system at Durant. The source
of supply is the Blue river. The cost :
Of construction will be about $4,000 /.
aDd the work must be completed by
July 1st
D. N. Bowers Of Lawton has re- ,
eeived a communication from George
p Kuns, special agent Of tho United 4
States geological survey, located at
New York City, wanting to get in I
formation concerning the find Of zir- /
ron in the Wiehitas.
James Welch. a farmer near Checo- !
tab has discovered a fine vein Of lead
ore on his farm. The find will be de-
yelOped at once.
Bartlesyille's glass plant is running
night and day. Seventy men are en-
ployed and more viii be brought from {
luaaiana. The sand is obtainen at t
Ottawa. III. The factory Is manufac-
ImSng gas globes. lamps and lantern d
'himneys and fancy paper weights. {
Spokogee is the only town Of 1000 {
population in the territory which has .
70 town officials. The citizens say b
hey have no need for any officials. +
rhey pay no tax and whenever money 8
5 needed for public improvements It '
y raised BY public subscription. a