The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-17
TERRITORY BREvlrIES

Leslie McDunc. a prominent ciu.
zen OF Autlers. was drowned iu Gates
creek, while attempting % cross It
when the stream was swollen. The
body was not found until after three
days search
The Methodist church building az
Sayre has bccn sold and will bee used
Tor a hotel The pastor and congre.
cation have raised sufficient funds 20
build handsome new one
\ petition IS being circulated among
the residents OF the second ward of
the city of South McAlester the oh.
jcct Of which is to pave south Second
street and pans OF other streets In
that ward The estimated cost Of paw.
ing to be done Is $4,000 The Curtis
bill is the cost OF Il all
The miners at Philips, Buck and
other mining towns near Coalgate,
who have been on a strike for mum
Der of months. are becoming dissatis'
hea and quite number have returned
TO work. Four mines at Buck are In
operation. They were facing starva'
tion.
Postoffice Inspector Fay Kent Is In
spccting the postoiice at South
McAlester The investigation Is the
ontgrowth OF charges which were med
against the postmaster at that place
some time ago.
The city council Of Chickasha has
passed an ordinance, under author
ity OF the Curtis bill, placing a tax o.
all railroads that enter the city. Here
tofore railroads Of the territory have
paid no taxes OF any kind Chickasha
Is the first city to take advantage OF
the provision In the act.
The wapanucka Press is booming
II. l.. williams of Durant for first
Democratic governor OF the new state
when II finally drops from the palm
OF Uncle Joe Cannon. As n starter
williams has succeeded In having a
brass band named after him.
The woodmen Circle will give a
necktie party at Holdenyllle Thurs
day evening. The entertainment. how
ever. will not be given by the light
of the moon under a tree In he sp
proved western style but will be pull
ed on In the opera house under the
glare OF the electric lights.
An exchange says that there was
a revival over at Beggs, l. T., last
week and several converts were taNeu
into the churches The same week
a tent show loomed up there ane the
attendance was so small thI the
show broke up and the actors and &C
trcsses scattered.
Frank Greer, the ll"neor editor q
Oklahoma. Is being doomed for th'
presidency Of the Oklahoma and In
dian Territory Press Association
Greer's chances will go glimmerlnl
when Clarence Douglas springs his
original poetry upon the meeting al
Shawnee next Friday.
John Skeeter strangely enough, at
tackled John Tiger and almost sent
him to the jungle from whence nc
man returneth. Skeeter was arrested
but managed to Hy away, and was
captured the other day by DEPUTY
Freshour Tiger says he will be shy
OF the whole Skeeter family here
after
A fellow with a false idea Of econ
omy was in court at Claremore recent
ly He decided that II was cheaper
60 cut across fields than TO follow
section lines. so ne cut the fence oI
w. F. McSpaddeu OF Coweta The fel
low with an economical turn was
fined SO and costs, amounting to $50
and now he invariably follows the
straight and narrow path winch leads
10 the section line cornerstone.
The manager of the Missouri Kan
sas & Texas eating house at soutl