Fire destroys Central hotel and business houses at Geary
Postmaster appointment at Anadarko goes to Wm H Campbell. After January 1 town lot funds in the new country become unavailable without special legislation. A Ft Sill wedding unites First Lieutenant Hugh Kirkman and Miss Grace Kearns Burkhead of Whiteville North Carolina, niece of Captain E E Gayle.
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Ft. Si. Ok
Hugh Kirkman
Eigth United States Cavalry
Ft. Sill
Mies Grace Kearns Burkhead
Whiteville N. C
E. E. Gayle
Artillery Corps
United States Army
Oklahoma News Briefs Raise Plots and People
United States Marshal Foaser took Jordon Gooch to the federal reform school in Washington after a robbery linked to the Oklahoma City post office. Shawnee's post office gains an extra letter carrier. El Reno weighs street paving with oil prospects. Hugo to hold a Commissioner's court around January 1. Mrs. Louise Ogievy of Perry shot herself. top of head blown off. Ratcuin of Vinita and Castle of Wagoner head to Washington over Indian Territory statehood. About 100 Mangum area residents plan to leave for Mexico around January 1 to join a land colony of 167000 acres. Over 800 commutation applications filed at El Reno for settlers in the new country. Woods county farmers form the Farmers' Federation to boost prices. Ella Doggett of Wagoner breaks multiple bones after a fall from a rear porch.
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Bill Foaser
Jordon Gooch
Oklahoma City
Federal Reform School
Washington
Tramps Shunned Ponca City After Rock Pile Arrival
Visitors described as tramps reach Ponca City and encounter a rock pile at the city gates. The incident triggers swift disdain from locals and causes the town to be removed from their travel circuit.
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Ponca City
Beaver Herald Welcomes New Subscriber Adam Walters
The Beaver Herald notes new subscriber Adam Walters sending in content this week with a playful line about the eagle. Walters joined readers supporting the paper as a recent contributor.
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The
Beaver Herald
Adam Walters
Eagle
Taft and team map mineral lands in Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
Joseph A. Taft of the United States geological survey with R. D Mesier M. K. Shaler and Carl Smith survey half a million acres of mineral land in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations as required by the supplemental treaty. The geologists are now at Hartshorne.
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Joseph A. Taft
United States Geological Survey
R. D Mesier
M. K. Shaler
Carl Smith
Hartshorne
Oklahoma County Grand Jury Probes McDowell Death
K McDowell an expert accountant employed by Henry Overholzer was assaulted in a sabor at Oklahoma City about three weeks ago. He was hospitalized and died from pneumonia with an attending physician alleging injuries caused the death. An effort to suppress publicity failed and the case rests before the Oklahoma county grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. McDowell
Henry Overholzer
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City
McDowell
Oklahoma County Grand Jury
Cherokee council funds 150 schools nine months yearly
The Cherokee council commits to supporting 150 primary schools for nine months annually with teachers paid 49 dollars per month each and pupils receiving free books.
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Cherokee Council
Glenn Lumber Company Organized in Kansas and Oklahoma
A stock company named Glenn Lumber Company has been organized to operate in Kansas and Oklahoma with a capitalization of 160000 dollars.
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Glenn Lumber Company
Kansas
Oklahoma
Choctaws migrate to Indian Territory for enrollment
Hundreds of Choctaw Indians move toward the Indian Territory to seek enrollment by the Dawes commission. They must reside in Choctaw country and prove Choctaw blood before allotment, with thousands expected to arrive before February 1 when allotment begins.
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Indian Territory
Dawes Commission
Coal sacks lead to whiskey haul arrest in Mc Alester
A man stopped by a South Mc Alester officer carried two heavy sacks believed to hold coal. Police learned the sacks contained thirty seven pints of whiskey and the coal man was jailed.
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South McAlester
Calaboose
Farmer A L Bryant Killed In Graham Hunting Accident
A L Bryant, a farmer from Graham, was accidentally killed while hunting when his brother in law slipped and discharged a gun. The incident occurred during a hunt in Graham. Authorities reported no foul play. the shooter was distress and cooperating.
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A.L. Bryant
Graham
Fatal shooting in Comanche fight leaves man dead
At Comanche Oklahoma Territory Will Tucker was fatally shot during a fight and Dud Tink, another participant, received a severe fresh wound.
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Comanche
O. T
Will Tucker
Dud Tink
Aevere
Guthrie Papers Accuse OKC Lobbying Over Statehood
Guthrie papers allege Oklahoma City maintains a Washington lobby to influence statehood location. Oklahoma City papers deny the charge and say there is no lobbying effort connected to statehood plans.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Washington
Statehood
Ok City
Stillwater Students Host Chicken Roasts on Campus
Stillwater college students hold campus chicken roasts with each serving requiring a bill of ease. Event highlights student activity and campus dining customs.
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Stillwater College
Twenty Criminal Cases Set For Trial In El Reno Court
The upcoming term of court at El Reno will try twenty criminal cases. Local officials report a full docket as defendants face diverse charges in a scheduled session.
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el Reno
Indian Appropriation Bill Advances Through House Panel
The house committee on Indian affairs completed work on the Indian appropriation bill carrying 7715930 dollars. Statehood remains the absorbing question in both territories at present. The Pryor Creek council has passed a measure prohibiting thefts from...
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House Committee On Indian Affairs
Pryor Creek
Stesk
Interior Secretary Denies Freedmen Enrollment in Cherokee Case
The Interior Department upholds the Dawes Commission ruling rejecting Henry C. Hayden Mariah Hayden George B Buckner Ella Huddleston and Andy Rider as Cherokee freedmen citizens in a consolidated and hotly contested case. Witnesses from Lawrence Kansas and nearby areas testified to Mariah Hayden not returning to the nation until 1873 or 1874 after the 1866 treaty.
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Vinita
Secretary of the Interior
Dawes Commission
Henry C. Hayden
Mariah Hayden
George B. Buckner
Ella Huddleston
Andy Rider
W. W. Hastings
Cherokee Nation
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Indian Territory statehood debate intensifies in Washington
In Washington Robert L. Owen of Muskogee urges a law allowing five tribes to sell lands after allotment while Judge Vandiventer opposes. Senator Quay reports that Republican pledges favor statehood for New Mexico and Arizona but oppose joining Indian Territory with Oklahoma. Beveridge’s committee favors a single state for Oklahoma and Indian Territory, arguing combined population and development justify unity over separate statehood.
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Washington
Robert L. Owen
Muskogee
I. T
Congress
Vandiventer
Interior Department
Owen
Indian Territory
Mr. Owen
Senate
Quay
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
State of
Republican Party
Beveridge
Senate Committee On Territories
Atoka Truck Growers Meet Hears Diversification Plan
In Atoka County the Farmers and Truck Growers Association met at the United States courthouse with about 126 farmers. Mrs. Norma E. Smiser welcomed attendees and Z W Cannon spoke on diversification, urging less cotton and more fruit and truck, graded cattle and hogs, better horses, and multiple crops.
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Atoka
Farmers and Truck Growers’ Association
Atoka County
United States Court House
Norma E. Smiser
Indian Citizen
Z. W. Cannon
Diversities
Tyler
Tex
Farmers and Truck Growers Association
Atoke County
Citizens of Muskogee endorse statehood bill for Oklahoma
At a Muskogee meeting the nonpartisan group unanimously adopted resolutions backing H. R. 12543 in the Senate as reported by Senator Nelson. They call the bill the fairest, promising relief, school funding for all children, and confidence for investors. Grant Evans was elected delegate and departed for Washington.
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Muskogee
Albert J. Beveridge
Washington
Senate
Nelson
Indian Territory
Congress
Grant Evans
Hinshaw Named Director Of Chickasaw Normal School
A telephone message from Tishomingo reports Prof. E B Hinshaw of Bloomfield Seminary has been appointed director of the Chickasaw Nation Normal School for the coming year by M V Cheadle superintendent of public instruction. Gov Mosely approved the appointment. The director will control time and place of the sessions to be held during the summer with Tishomingo Ardmore and Sulphur contending to host. This marks the third year Hinshaw has received the honor.
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Denison
Tishomingo
E. B. Hinshaw
Bloomfield Seminary
Chickasaw Nation
M. V. Cheadle
Ardmore
Sulphur
Indian Territory Opposes Joint Statehood With Oklahoma
In Washington the Indian Territory executive committee on territorial legislation adopted resolutions opposing the statehood bill joining Oklahoma and Indian Territory. They express sympathy for Oklahoma’s statehood effort, appeal for local self government as in the Moon bill, and denounce individuals accused of misrepresenting Territory wishes regarding joint statehood.
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Washington
Senate Quay
Pennsylvania
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Urges Mass Meetings for Oklahoma Statehood
J A Taylor chair of the single statehood convention calls parties favoring statehood in Oklahoma and Indian Territory to gather mass meetings in towns without delegates. Adopt resolutions endorsing Claremore, select delegates to Washington, and send copies to Senator Beveridge and Taylor. He says united action could win statehood this Congress session.
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Wynnewood
J. A. Taylor
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Claremore
I. T
Washington
Beveridge
Washington, D. C
United
Dawes Commission Chairboard Considers Oklahoma City Daily
Tams Bixby acting chairman may establish a Republican daily newspaper in Oklahoma City as part of Dawes Commission efforts. The move signals a plan to promote party views and public information through a new city paper.
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Tams Bixby
Dawes Commission
Oklahoma City
Muskogee Engineers Study New Muskogee Southern Railroad
In Muskogee engineers from two large Southwestern firms study maps of the Muskogee Southern Railroad a proposed 158 mile line from Muskogee southeast to Shreveport Louisiana A construction contract for 158 miles is to be let on the 15th and right of way condemnation proceedings are under way The line passes through rich territory and taps the Choctaw coal field crossing the Rock Island at Alderson The Rock Island and Santa Fe are believed to be competing for the route.
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Muskogee
Muskogee Southern Railroad
Shreveport la
Muskogee Southern
Appointment Hung Up Over Oklahoma City Postmaster
The Postoffice department delays appointing E. E. Brown as Oklahoma City postmaster amid charges. Other applicants including 8. F. Price G. E. Belchler and 8S. H. Miller await the decision. Price seeks postponement until delegate Flynn's term ends and aims to secure McGuire's endorsement.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
E. E. Brown
Oklahoma City
Brown
F. Price
G. E. Belchler
H. Miller
Price
Flynn
McGuire
Chickasha Opens Five Washita Bridges In Town Drive
Chickasha merchants raised 12500 dollars last summer to build five bridges over the Washita River and nearby streams. Two have been completed and turned over to the city, easing seasonal impassable conditions that hindered farmer trade.
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Chickasha
Washita River
Delegates to Washington for Single Statehood
The Business Men's Club of Pauls Valley held a meeting at the courthouse to appoint J B Thompson president of the club to Washington to advocate single statehood in this Congress session. The club will liaise with other towns to send many delegates, reflecting that the region supports single statehood this winter.
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Washington Pauls Valley
Business Men’s Club
J. B. Thompson
Washington
Congress
Clarke's View on Statehood Divides Senate Vote
In a Washington interview Sid Clark cites a 52 to 38 Senate vote and predicts at least a fourteen vote majority in a test ballot. Roosevelt has shifted to favor Oklahoma only and would not veto the omnibus bill with brighter prospects this session.
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Clarke
Washington
Sid” Clark
Senate
Roosevelt
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Contractor killed in Crowder City home shooting
A contractor named Artie Dira was fatally shot inside his Crowder City residence while with his wife. A shotgun blast struck his chest as officers investigate enemies he believed sent threatening letters. Dira was a 414 net- old Mason with recent letters of concern.
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South Mcalester
Artie Dira
Crowder City
Dural
Crowder Aty
Oda
Decision affirms John Jordan enrollment in Cherokee Nation
The Department of the Interior notified parties in Muskogee of a ruling in the case of John Jordan against the Cherokee Nation. The Dawes Commission found Jordan paid cash for an 1893 Cherokee Strip allotment and remains eligible for enrollment, a test case affecting about 100 similar claims. Applicants will be enrolled despite existing holdings in the Cherokee Strip of Oklahoma.
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Muskogeer
Department of the Interior
John Jordan
Dawes Commission
Jordan
Cherokee Strip
Oklahoma
Lawton Judge Rules on Officials Overhaul in Walter Case
In Lawton, Judge Gillette orders removal of unfit officials and replacement by competent ones. The grand jury reports the mayor of Walter faces gambling and drunkenness charges and must appear to show cause for removal. He is described as a Republican police judge with mayoral powers.
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Lawton
Gillette
Walter
Waller
Delispaar Free After Blackmail Charges Dismissal
Oklahoma City district court dismissed the blackmail charges against Arthur Delisspar and Chas D. Eby due to absent Territory witnesses. Delisspar and Eby were arrested January 9 at Delisspar’s Main Street home for allegedly trying to blackmail Frank A. Beebe, a post office inspector who later lost his job.
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Oklahoma City
District Court
Irwin
Arthur Delisspar
Chas D. Eby
Delisspar
Eby
Main Street
Frank A. Beebe
Domestic Economy Course Planned at Stillwater College
A short course in domestic economy will run eight weeks from January 6 to February 27, 1903 at the Agricultural and Mechanical college. Funded by the board of regents on December 1, it covers food study dairying sewing and physical culture.
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Stillwater
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Board of Regents
Girls May Be Employed as Pages in Guthrie
A rumor says house committees may hire girls as pages instead of boys the usual practice. Proponents claim girls focus more on business and perform better. The change has been tested in other states with success and may be adopted in Oklahoma.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Ardmore mass meeting backs Katy road and statehood
Leading Ardmore citizens met with Mayor Dick to urge right of way and terminal facilities for the Katy road and to push for Santa Fe shops in Ardmore. A resolution endorsing Ada’s single statehood plan was read and to be telegraphed to Senator Beveridge. No further action was taken.
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Katy
Ardmore
Ada
Oklahoma
Beveridge
Night watchman arrests youths amid string of robberies
Pauls Valley reports night watchman Cooper arrested two white youths, ages 17 and 19, as they were about to break into Hall's grocery. The pair, strangers to the town, had already broken into Holland dry goods, W. D. Austin's grocery, and John Ready's store, taking small valuable items like tobacco and cigars.
Addington Lodge No 123 Chartered by IOOF
A lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is instituted at Addington to be known as Addington Lodge No 123.
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Addington
Court appoints US commissioners at Hugo and Talihina
Federal court at Antlers I T presides over a monthly Hugo court. Judge Clayton orders T B Latham to serve as US commissioner at Antlers. The Talihina session will continue, with Philos F Jones succeeding Latham as Wilburton commissioner.
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Clayton
Antlers
I.T
Hugo- Ana
T. B. Latham
United States
Hugo
Nan Alyy Arsarewee
Talfhina
Latham
Philos &. Jones
Wilburton
Dawes Commission Publishes Choctaw and Chickasaw Allotment Plan
The Dawes Commission releases classification and appraisement for Choctaw and Chickasaw lands. Each citizen receives 32 acres plus an allotment value of 1 020.80 dollars and a share of coal asphalt and townsite sale proceeds estimated at 20 000 000 dollars. A commission workgroup is segregating coal lands.
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South
Mcalester
Dawes Commission
Five Civilized Tribes
Atoka
Land appraisal schedule draw complaint from Choctaw and Chickasaw
In Ardmore, Chickasaw and Choctaw members protest the Dawes commission land appraisal schedule under the supplemental Indian agreement. They argue the ratio between grades is unfair with 160 to 208 acres and value disparities, fearing the total land area available will be smaller than expected.
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Ardmore
Dawes Commission
Beveridge argues for Indian Territory statehood in Ardmore letter
Senator Beveridge states Indian Territory and Oklahoma are bound by nature. He argues the Indian Territory alone merits statehood and that natural wealth and climate support it.
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Ardmore
Beveridge
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Creek lands allotments reach 87 percent to citizens
About 87 percent of Creek lands have been allotted to individuals. Of 18,681 total allotments, 14,650 are complete with certificates, deeds issued to 12,228, and Gen Porter has signed ¢,000 of these deeds sent to the interior department for approval.
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Gen. Porter
Interior Department
Surveyors Arrive to Plot Chicago, Nock Island Pacific Route
Several locating engineers of the Chicago Nock Island Pacific railroad have reached Ardmore Illinois. A survey will be made from Aa Way, cika, Illinois toward Galveston to determine the line of the road to the gulf.
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Urveyera
Ardmore
IL. T
Chicago
AcIntyre Charts Cub Burney In Tilted Clash
AcIntyre leads a bold scoring spike as Cub Burney faces a stiff challenge in a tense tilt. Key plays, refereeing calls shape momentum as both squads seek a critical early-season win.
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