The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-12


capitalist, has been asked 10 sell his
lots at Pawhuska to a real estate firm.
which is engineering a scheme for
$4,000 hotel in that city.
Sapulpa has pay roll Of s13S 900 a
month, via the Frisco road. Sapulpa
is division point on the Denison and
Oklahoma lines.
The ice and electric light plants at
Blackwell have been compelled to re-
turn to coal burning on account of the
failure OF the big gassers which were
supplying them.
The Indian Territory conference OF
both branches OF the Methodist
Episcopal church will be held al
Tulsa beginning October IS. Bishop
Berry will preside.
The headquarters OF the Oklahoma
Central railroad company will be
moved In the near future from Lehigh
70 Purcell. A number OF the officers
have already removed to their new
location.
NJ, X. & T. officials figure that the
recent high water in Indian Territory
will cost them a cool quarter Of a
million.
Viniia is building large auditorium
and opera house in the heart OF the
rity. IL is being erected on the right
Of way Of the Frisco railway.
G. W. Brown OF Haskell has thirty
peach trees that yielded 1000 bushels
Of peaches. and they sold for one
dollar per bushel. The thirty trees
were on less than half an acre Of
ground.
A number OF Chicago caI .talists are
IN Ada. where they have closed a con
tract with local parties to put IN a big
eement plant. This will be the largest
factory Of its kind In the Indian Ter
ritory.
The Christian churches OF Indian
Territory will establish a big unlver-
sity at some point in that part OF the
new state.
Mnskogee business men will go 10
Little Rock on the steamer Mary d.
he latter part of September TO meet
the business men OF that town for the
purpose Of getting together on plans
Tor developing navigation on the Ar.
kansas river.
The saloon keepers and the local
Anti-Saloon league at Hobart have en-.
tered into an agreement whereby re.
monstrances against the granting Of
saloon licenses were withdrawn upon
the saloon men agreeing not to violate
the law and to pay the costs OF litiga-
ton amounting to $500.
George r. Smith, a prominent oil
operator, formerly OF Muskogee, was
arrested at Fort Gibson charged with
the forgery OF a deed. He was ar
raigncd before Commissioner Hoyt
and released on $1,000 bond for ap-
pearance September TO- Mr.. Smith re-
Gently moved to Joplin, Mo-
When Oklahoma will be admitted
into the union she will have Elk thous-
and miles Of railroad in operation.
The Creek Indian Baptist associa.
tion has just closed its annual meeting /
which was held three miles from We
tumka. There were about two thous.
and people in attendance at this meet
ing. and It was the largest that the |
Baptists have ever held. There were
a number OF the most prominent In
dams Of the Greek nation present
September began the payment to
the Osages which has been looked for
ward to by the Indians and white set
tiers in that reservation for some time.
and $4,000 will be disbursed by the
Indian agent at Pawhuska.
Police Matron Many Years.
Mrs. Abbie Jackson OF Boston Is
about to take her nrst vacation In
thirty years. Mrs. jackson has been
a police matrc1 all these years and
has become locally famous for her sue,
cess in managing refractory prisoners.
She has a happy way Of getting on
with hardened women, Of whom 10000
have been under her care. She has
been frequently commended by the
police commissioners for her success
IN saving the lives Of sick or injured
By prompt and skillful attention.