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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
3
William H. Campbell takes the postmaster role at Anadarko as Statehood moves unfold. Town funds from new territory roads and post office changes are noted amid broader Oklahoma Territory updates.
Nearly one hundred persons near Mangum will depart around January 1 for Mexico. A colony formed to buy 167000 acres in that country aims to settle on the land, with over 500 commutation applications filed at El Reno by settlers heading to the new territory.
Farmers of Woods county organize the Farmers Federation to aid in obtaining better prices for their produce. Mrs Ella Doggett of Wagoner suffers a fall from her rear porch breaking her left leg hip and back.
Entering Ponca City the tramp group encounters a rock pile welcome gesture. The incident effectively blocks the town from further tramping and alters their travel plans.
The Beaver Herald notes Adar Walters joined as a new subscriber this week with a lighthearted nod, saying he kissed the eagle and sent it in their direction.
Joseph A Taft of the United States Geological Survey with R D Messler M K Shaler and Carl Smith divides a half million acres of mineral lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations under a supplemental treaty. The team is presently at Hartshorne.
8S K McDowell expert accountant for Henry Overholzer was assaulted in a saloon in Oklahoma City about three weeks ago. He was hospitalized and died from pneumonia, with an attending physician allegedly linking death to injuries. The case is before the Oklahoma county grand jury after an attempted publicity suppression.
The Cherokee council allocates funds to maintain 150 primary schools for nine months each year. Teachers will be paid 49 dollars per month per person and pupils will receive free books.
A stock company named the Glenn Lumber Company is formed to operate in Kansas and Oklahoma with a capitalization of 160000 dollars.
Hundreds of Mississippi Choctaws plan to move to the Indian Territory to enroll with the Dawes commission. They must reside in Choctaw country and prove Choctaw blood before allotment, with several thousand expected to arrive before February 1 when allotment begins.
A man with two full sacks drew police interest in South McAlester. He claimed the sacks held coal but thirty seven pints of whiskey were found inside. He was placed in jail.
A. L. Bryant, a farmer, died while hunting at Graham when his brother-in-law slipped and a gun discharged. The incident occurred during a hunting trip and the fatal shot came from the relative's firearm.
At Comanche Oklahoma Territory Will Tucker was fatally shot during a fight and Dad Junk received a minor flesh wound in the altercation.
Guthrie papers charge Oklahoma City lobbyists promote a Washington influence operation for statehood interests. Oklahoma City papers deny the accusation. Stillwater college students hold campus chicken roasts with a bill of sale required for each chicken. Twenty criminal cases are to be tried at El Reno this term.
The two territories focus on the all consuming question of statehood as the central issue of the moment. Strong public interest and political activity surround proposals. Political leaders push for constitutional design and local representation amid nationwide debates.
The secretary upholds the Dawes commission decision rejecting the applications of Henry and Mariah Hayden George Buckner Elia Huddleston and Andy Rider for Cherokee freedmen citizenship. The consolidated case saw a heated contest with Cherokee nation representatives and witnesses from Lawrence Kansas and nearby areas. The dispute centered on Mariah Hayden allegedly returning to the Cherokee nation in 1866 versus later proof of 1873 or 1874.
At a Muskogee meeting the citizens unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing H. R. No. 12543 in the Senate as reported by Senator Nelson on December 3, 1902. They call the bill the most equitable measure for the Indian Territory, promising relief, investment confidence, and public schools for all children. Grant Evans was elected delegate and departed for Washington.
The Farmers and Truck Growers Association of Atoka County held a monthly meeting at the United States courthouse with about 126 farmers. Norma E. Smiser gave the welcome and Z W Cannon spoke on diversification and replacing old methods with better stock and crops.
A telephone report from Tishomingo says Prof. E B Hinshaw of Bloomfield Seminary is appointed director of the Chickasaw Nation Normal School for one year by M V Cheadle superintendent of public instruction with Gov Mosely approval. The normal is to be held during the summer with sites potential in Tishomingo Ardmore and Sulphur. This marks the third year Hinshaw has received the honor.
In the senate Quay of Pennsylvania sent to the desk resolutions adopted by the Indian Territory executive committee opposing the statehood bill that would fuse Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The resolutions express sympathy for Oklahoma and seek local self government, denouncing those misrepresenting Territory desires regarding joint statehood.
J A Taylor chair man of the single statehood convention calls all parties favoring one statehood for Oklahoma and the Indian Territory to hold mass meetings, adopt resolutions endorsing Claremore, select delegates to Washington, and send copies to Senator Beveridge and Taylor with aim for statehood this session.
Robert L. Owen of Muskogee Oklahoma seeks a law to let the five tribes sell lands upon allotment. Judge Vandiventer of the Interior Department opposes, arguing sales would dissipate Indian holdings and shift ward care to the government. Owen contends sentimental fears block development and that Indians can manage their own business.
Senate debates the omnibus bill on Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico statehood. Senator Quay cites a 1900 Republican platform pledge favoring statehood for the territories and urges passage of a House bill without amendment. Senator Beveridge presents the committee majority against the trio and in favor of a single state for Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Tams Bixby acting chairman weighs launching a Republican daily newspaper in Oklahoma City to promote party interests and provide a regional voice for Dawes Commission activities.
In Muskogee engineers from two major southwestern firms study maps of the Muskogee Southern Railroad a proposed line from Muskogee southeast to Shreveport Louisiana. A 158 mile construction contract is to be let on the 15th with right of way condemnation proceedings under way. The line would pass through rich Choctaw country and cross the Rock Island at Alderson amid competition with the Santa Fe.
The Post Office Department delays the appointment of E. E. Brown as Oklahoma City postmaster. Brown and other applicants including F. Price G. E. Beidler and S. H. Miller face charges and an investigation precedes final action. Price seeks postponement until Delegate Flynn's term ends and cites McGuire's endorsement.
Chickasha businessmen raised 12500 by popular subscription to fund five bridges over the Washita river and nearby streams. Two bridges are finished and turned over to the city, relieving farmers from seasonal trading barriers.
The Business Men's Club of Pauls Valley met at the courthouse and decided to send J B Thompson president to Washington to press for single statehood. The club will coordinate with other towns to boost delegate numbers and push for action this winter in Congress.
In Washington Sid Clark cites a senate vote of 52 to 38 as a confidence signal for admission. A second source says President Roosevelt has dropped advocacy for Indian Territory and backs Oklahoma alone, noting he would not veto the omnibus bill with its brighter prospects this session.
A contractor named Artie Dura in Crowder City was assassinated while at home with his wife. A shotgun was fired through a window, the entire charge hitting Dura in the chest and killing him. Dura recently moved from Oologsh and was described as a years old native of Mazon and Odé.
The Interior Department in Muskogee informs parties of a ruling in John Jordan v Cherokee Nation granting enrollment rights. The Dawes Commission found his 1893 Cherokee Strip allotment paid in cash means no loss of benefits. The decision covers about 100 similar cases and allows enrollment despite existing Cherokee Strip holdings.
Lawton court declares officials must be replaced if unfit and orders Walter mayor to appear and show cause why he should not be removed. Grand jury charges him with gambling and drunken power of toggor.
Arthur Delisspar and Chas D. Eby faced blackmail charges in district court. Judge Irwin dismissed the case after witnesses for the territory could not be found. Beebe, a post office inspector, lost his position amid the incident. The defendants were arrested January 9 at Delisspar’s Main street home.
A short course in domestic economy will be taught at the Agricultural and Mechanical College for eight weeks starting January 1903 and ending February 27 1903. Provided by the board of regents December 1, the curriculum covers food study dairying sewing and physical culture.
A rumor says Oklahoma house committees may hire girls as pages instead of boys. Proponents claim girls pay closer attention and perform better, noting successful trials in other states and possible adoption in Oklahoma.
Ardmore citizens gathered with Mayor Dick presiding to win right of way and terminal facilities for the Katy road and to attract Santa Fe shops. A resolution endorsing Ada’s single statehood plan was read and urged be telegraphed to Senator Beveridge. No further action was taken.
The Dawes Commission announces the allotment plan for the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations under the Atoka amendment. Each citizen and family member receive 320 acres of average land, with an appraisal of $1,020.80 per allotment. Total coal and asphalt land sale proceeds are estimated at $20 million, plus shares from townsite sales. A commission is segregating the coal lands at present.
In Pauls Valley night watchman Cooper arrested two unidentified white youths ages 17 and 19 as they attempted to break into Hall's grocery. The pair, strangers to the town, had already broken into the Holland dry goods store W. D. Austin's grocery and John Ready's shop, stealing tobacco and cigars.
A lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is established at Addington and to be known as Addington Lodge No 123. The formation marks the community’s first IOOF presence, providing fraternal service and fellowship opportunities locally.
Judge Clayton of the Federal court in Antlers Oklahoma issued an order directing a commissioners' court be held at Hugo and appointing T B Latham, United States commissioner, to fill the position. The document notes the Anacourt at Eisseen is to be held stealth in Cuaucunial const ah Dacia.
Chickasaw and Choctaw leaders in Ardmore express strong dissatisfaction with the Dawes commission plan for land allotment under the supplemental allotment agreement. They argue the grading and parity between prairie and bottom lands shortchanges them, calling for revisions to increase allocations and fair value.
Senator Beveridge argues in Ardmore that Indian Territory and Oklahoma should form one state. He contends natural ties and economic wealth favor statehood for the Indian Territory, with it alone deserving the distinction.
About seven percent of Creek lands have been allotted to individuals. A total of 18,631 allotments were made with 14,650 certificates issued and deeds made to 12,228. General Porter, chief of the Creek nation, has signed 1,000 deeds already forwarded to the Interior Department for approval.
Several locating engineers of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific railroad have reached Ardmore to survey Ardmore to Waurika Oklahoma. The plan includes a branch from Waurika to Ardmore and a Rock Island Gulf connection completing a direct line to the coast.
B McIntyre faces homicide charges for the killing of Cub Burney, a deputy sheriff of Kiamitia County in the Choctaw nation. The case involves ongoing investigation and legal proceedings as authorities pursue justice for the slain officer.
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