The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-25
TERRITORY BREvITIES

n. r. Shabert died suddenly at his
home at IawtOn yesterday morning.
The deceased was a prominent bust
ness man and was the first secretary
Of I.awton'B Commercial club
The oscar F. Calhoun murder case
IL On trial at Iawton this week Cal
houn is charged with killing c. 4.
Bolts last August.
Judge r. r Gillette has been reap
pointed associate justice in Oklahoma
apd his name sent 10 the senate for
confirmation
The old Capital hotel one OF the
landmarks at Okmulgee, was burned
last week. supposed 20 be the work of
an incendiary. Tho hotel was built
10 1877 and since that time has been
burned number of times Il was
Headquarters FOR the Indians whcn
they attended council meetings and
has been the scene Of many an i'm
portant Indian conference Il will be
replaced with q modern business
block
At a special election held At We
tumka $4,000 was voted for school
bonds. There were but lj6 votes cast
10 the election. but there was but one
against the bond issue. The bonds will
be sold and tho school houses built
this summer In order 10 be ready 10
open the first Of next September.
G.. W. Huckins deputy United
States timber inspector. made a trip
down to Red river near Harris Ferry
last week and seized q large supply
of walnut timber that had been cut on
the public domain and were ready for
shipment. lie estimates the timber
TO approximate IsOt less than 81 200 Ia
value and will b. sold according 70
law The money derived from the seiz-
ures reverts TO the tribal funds
Twenty employees Of the Dawes com
mission who were furloughcd seven
weeks age. will be- put TO work again
10 a few days. The employees we're IN
the division making patents and were
LET out until It should b. decided
who shall deliver them. Work win
be- resumed getting patents ready TO
deliver In the Choc,aw, Chickasaw and
Cherokee nations.
A big 5OO.barrel oil well was brought
in the first Of the week on the Phil
lips lease. miles west Of Collins
Vile.
Ponca City is recovering from a
smallpox epidemic.
The Frisco at Perry was rob
bed Of it's contents, t2i, Sunday after
noon. Four men have been placed un'
der arrest
Custer. olda-Boyd Cole met with
a frightful accident that cost him hls
ife. lie with some of his school mates
was shCtting with a little 22 calibre
pistol. when In some way II was dis
charged with the muzzlc pointing to-
ward Boyd, the ball entering his body
lust below the ribs on the right side,
above the bowels. passing through tho
liver and lodging In the back. Every
thing possible was done 20 save his
life, but without avail, and death
came.
A Knights Templar lodge will be
organiled in Tulsa early In May Per
mission wys granted through tho In
strumentality OF J. ID. Fuller at the
recent grand meeting at Ada.
Iawton Is making a strong effort
to secure the proposed odd Fellows
orphans home for Oklahoma.
Alb. Dunlap. IIobart's first mayor
died there yesterday Of Brights dis
ease lie was the woaltlnest man In
that city. being heavy stockholdeT
in 27 banks throughout the two ter
ritories.
An unknown man was run over and
killed by Santa Fc train at Orlando
Okla. yesterday morning. An envel
ope in his pocket bore the name Of
K. o. jenkins.
Joe Bremen, young meat cutter
was shot and killed at tho slaughter
yards near Norman by a drunken In
dian. who escaped.
The dead body OF a young man
supposed TO be Lewis Friedman oI
IT. Smith. Ark. was found at Tulsa
early yesterday mor2ing, the head
being horribly mangled
The Populist organization in Gram
county has been abandoned and for
mer Popullsts given a shove towarl
the Democratic party.
Mayor "Dick" Jones OF L1wton hal
served notice upon the new members
OF the city council that ther H'is'