Oklahoma towns plan roads mills and rail line notes
Guthrie considers paving streets. Cordell hosts a stone plant. The Oklahoma supreme court adjourns to September first. U S Commissioner Lake Moore sets up in Okmulgee. Survey on the Oklahoma City and Southwestern to start within a week. Kingfisher to gain a 160 barrel per day flour mill. Prior Creek to fund dust control via street sprinkling. Over 1,000 cattle said to have died from Texas fever near Bristow. Mayors of Chickasaw nation towns discuss a united organization. Shawnee trades assembly to honor Labor Day with a grand barbecue. Tahlequah to celebrate Ozark and Cherokee Central railroad opening August 5. Yale planned as a new town on Oklahoma map east of Stillwater. Two women fined in Wilburton for disturbing a religious meeting. Grandview boy breaks leg in two places under wagon wheels. Tahlequah claims the Indian Territory’s tallest man Buck Maream at six foot six. S L Johnson of Columbus heads a large Red Fork oil operation. Perry man G E Swallow robbed in Kansas City stockyards of a gold watch and $15. Kingfisher preacher Wherry advocates coatless worship. Cordell flouring mill and gin completed with 300 barrel daily capacity. Stillwater men offer $100 reward for poisoning hunting dogs in the city.
Oklahoma Territory Notes On Local Affairs And Incidents
Reports cite poor school meeting attendance across the territory as a civic duty concern. Wheatland gains a station agent and telegraph operator ten miles from Oklahoma City. Matt Spurgeonnear Stillwater survived a lightning shock that singed hair and eyebrows. Hydro sues Arapaho towns in Anadarko district court. motion to dismiss denied. case set for October. Tobucksey coal mining company chartered at South McAlester with 50000 dollars capital. Muskogee backs school funding despite congressional bond block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
Oklahoma City
Hydro
Arpaho
Te Company
Anadarko
Muskogee State Bank Surrenders Charter After Month
The Muskogee State bank closes its doors and plans to surrender its charter after a brief period of operation. Directors say the bank would not be a paying proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee State Bank
Sheriff Denies Blood-Curdling Family Murder Tale
Garfield county Sheriff Porter denies a circulated report of a family massacre near Prudence. He states the tale is untrue after investigation and warns newspapers against printing the sensational yarn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Garfield County
Prudence
Sheriff Stand Duo Round Up Outlaws In Vasture Battle
Sheriff Thompson and Deputy Smith surprised a horse thief band in a pasture near a small city. A short decisive battle ensued with the bandits captured and their animals seized. One captive, Charles Johnson, is believed to be the notorious Mexican outlaw sought by President Diaz for a large reward. The arrests were celebrated by local citizens as officers returned with the prisoners. Also Governor refused to pardon Vandraff who must serve four years for the Osage City killing near Easter two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Smith
Anapakko
Caddo County
South Canadian River
Oklahoma
Jim Thompson
J. W. Smith
Chas. Johnson
Diaz
Andarko
Johnson
Vandraff Gurarait
W. FE. Vandraff
Moore
Osage City
Pawnee County
Vandruff
Arkansas River
Entertaining Oklahoma Horticultural Society in Shawnee
Pottawatomie County Potato Growers Association met at City Hall to plan hosting the Oklahoma Territory Horticultural Society during sessions on August 1 and 16. President Ewers White chaired. three members Pierson Heal and Bailey were named to arrange hall use and other necessities, with progress to be reported at a later meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawatome
White
Messrs. Pierson, Heal and Bailey
Resignation of Oklahoma A G assistant is received
The resignation of B. S. McGuire assistant attorney general of Oklahoma has been received by the department of justice to take effect on the appointment of a successor. A decision on his replacement is expected in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. S. McGuire
United States
Oklahoma
Department of Justice
Mississippi man stabbed in Guthrie robbery attempt
Frank Williamson of Jackson Mississippi was stabbed in the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe wards by an unknown Black man during a robbery attempt. Williamson's throat was cut and he may not recover. He is about 22 years old and had recently arrived here from Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Guthrie
Frank Williamson
Jackson
Miss
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Williamson
Texas
Coffin Found At East Seventh Street Unearths Remains
In Oklahoma City workers uncover a coffin containing bones of a middle aged man while digging for a sidewalk on East Seventh street. Authorities believe he was among several victims buried near the area after a grand stand collapse twelve years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
East Seventh Street
Woods claim prep for market by August ten with Beal addition
Work has begun on the Woods claim and crews grade it for sale by August tenth. Officials say the addition will be ready for market then as the Beal addition also comes in.
Cattle Fever Hits Osave County Rancher Rogers Hard
Tan Rogers of Osave country loses most of his cattle to Texas fever. From a herd of 189 he has 113 left, with the rest not expected to recover. He also lost about eighty head of fine three and four year old steers, totaling losses near four thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan Rogers
Rogers
Lawton Chooses Plans for New County Court House
Lawton officials approve J H Bennett plans for a pressed brick three story courthouse with stone foundation and dome rising 110 feet. Dome features a spiral staircase and surrounding promenade. Four entrances placed at each corner. court rooms probate and district on first floor. county offices on second. grand jury rooms on third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Court House
J. H. Bennett
Court House Square
Texas Fever Dying Out in Cattle Country
Texas fever in eastern cattle country shows improvement after a week of outbreaks. Foreman, the U S cattle inspector, reports a comprehensive check of the fever district and believes the spread has slowed. Despite dipping, about 200 cattle have died, and farmers are warned not to move livestock along roads used by diseased herds as dipping offers about four weeks of fever tick protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas City
United States
Texas Floods Sabotage Rail Service and Towns Cut Off
Heavy rains flood western Texas for a week causing rivers to overflow. Snyder loses mail for three days and isolation by telephone only. Texas and Pacific traffic blocked at Ablcene with no westbound trains for three days. Big Springs submerged up to ten feet while Waco’s Brazos river level spikes then subsides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Scurry County
Snyder
Texas & Pacific
Ablcene
Big Springs
Waco
Gilmore Appointed Lieutenant in Regular Army
Maurice Eugene Gilmore of Muskogee has been appointed a lieutenant in the regular army subject to examination. A Kendall graduate, he served with distinction in the Cuban campaign, contracted fever there, recovered after months of careful nursing, and will resign from the Dawes commission survey to join the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Maurice Eugene = Gilmore
Calmore
Kendall
Dawes Commission
Cuba
New Oil Strike Near Richards North of Lawton
Word has reached Lawton that the Pawnee Oil and Mining Company struck oil near Richards fourteen miles north of Lawton. Oil was found at 387 feet. It is not a gusher but the oil flows freely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Pawnee Oil and Mining
Richards
Oliver T Dixon Wins Nevada Business College Scholarship
Oliver T Dixon received a scholarship from Nevada Business College for achieving the highest examination in Payne County. His average was 91, and the award was presented by the college itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver T. Dixon
Nevada
Payne County
Okmulgee Raids Target Liquor Gambling Joints
U S marshal Bennet and two deputies raided two liquor and gambling joints in Okmulgee burning fixtures and destroying liquor. District attorney vows to clear lawless elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
United States
Bennet
Pawnee Indians Petition Indian Affairs Chief on Allotment Sale
The Pawnee Indians in council petitioned William Jones commissioner of Indian affairs to appoint a committee of Indians to act for the tribe in passing upon the sale of dead Indian allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jones
Indian Affairs
United Brethren to Build a Church in OkLanom
United Brethren congregation forming in this city secures a lease on Harrison avenue lots between Fifth and Sixth streets owned by W. F. Harm. They will immediately begin erecting a tabernacle for general meetings until the congregation is organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren
OkLanom Mac Crry
Cty
Harrison Avenue
Fifth and
Sixth Streets
W. F. Harm
Blackwell mob drives out negro residents by arson attack
About 1,000 citizens surrounded a Blackwell home and, using weapons, set the building on fire and expelled the negro family. One white man, M. M. Estlack, was injured. no resistance by the negroes occurred as they begged for mercy. The incident followed a hostile newspaper piece and years of anti black sentiment in the town. A separate Tulsa note reports John McLeod threshing 150 acres of wheat for 3,136 bushels and oats yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
M. M. Estlack
Edward L. Peckham
Black
J. L. Waite
Electric Light
Waite
Tulsa
I. T
John McLeod
Citizenship Commission to Meet in McAlester August 4
The Choctaw-Chickasaw citizenship commission selected by President Roosevelt will meet in McAlester on August 4 to organize. Members are Spencer B. Adams Walter L. Weaver and Henry S Foote. They will adjourn until the treaty is ratified and will not hear cases before then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Commission
Shawnee to Open New Bank Capitalized at 100000
A new bank is to start here within days with principal promoters C. M. Cade G. E. McKinnis and Willard Johnston former assistant cashier of First National. Capitalization 100000. Officers to be elected soon and the bank will open to the public in the Shawnee Shoe Store building at Main and Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
C. M. Cade
G. E. McKinnis
Willard Johnston
First National Bank
Main
Broadway
Destructive Fire Destroys Multiple Woodville Establishments
A fire in Woodville, Indian Territory destroyed Bell & Jolly's drug store, Wil son's confectionery, City Drug store, and three Beard-owned buildings. A Jackson Bros. vacant building also burned. Originated in Bell & Jolly store due to a lamp explosion. Estimated loss $9,000 with $950 insured on Bell & Jolly stock. Editor W. M. Wellman named postmaster at Hydro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodville
I. T. Ardmore
Bell & Jolly
F. R. Wilson
City
A. B. Beard
Jackson Bros
Bell & Jolly Drug Store
Reservation at Sulphur Park Land Draws Government Attention
Col. Frank C.ressill special representative of the interior department visits Denison Texas to lay out 640 acres of Chickasaw land at Sulphur as a potential national park reservation. The Choctaw Chickasaw treaty awaits ratification. surveyors and a USGS geologist accompany to mark boundaries and protect future claims.
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Denison
Tex
Frank C.resill
In F Department
Sulphur
I. T
United States
Interior Department
Dawes Commission
Congress
Churchill
Department of the Interior
Soys
Virginia
Joseph A Taff
United States Geological Survey
Washington
Taff
Dives Commission
National Park
St Louis Capitalists Buy Banks in Indian Territory
The Hamilton Trust group of St Louis stockholders is buying stock in several banks across the Indian Territory. They have taken a controlling interest in the First National Bank of Checotah and purchased a large block of Commercial National Bank stock in Muskogee. Perry of St Louis becomes bank president succeeding J S Todd, a noted cattleman. The firm is said to be acquiring stock in six territory banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miskogee
Hamilton Trust
National Bank of Commerce of
Frisco Railroad Pays Taxes as Moral Obligation
The Frisco Railroad informs Vinita city council it will pay taxes on its property as a moral obligation. Courts have ruled Territory railroads are immune from municipal taxation, but towns welcome this example for others to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Mcalester
Frisco Railroad
Vinita
Delegates to Washington to Select Them
Col. Robert L. Owen of Muskogee urges a non partisan convention to choose a delegation with authority to push Indian Territory interests in Congress. He argues for immediate territorial or state government and a clear, dignified effort to inform the Senate Territories Committee. The aim is to secure timely government and statehood through united public will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Owen
Muskogee
Indian Territory
Congress
Committee On Territories
United States Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cordell
Oklahoma Supreme Court
U. S
Lake Moore
Southwestern
Kingfisher
Prior Creek
Bristow
Trades Assembly
Tahlequah
Ozark & Cherokee Central Railroad
Yale
Katy
Santa Fe
Stillwater
Wilburton
James Regger
Grandview
Buck Maream
S. L. Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Red Fork
G. E. Swallow
Perry
Kansas City
Wherry
Matt Spurgeon
Tobucksey Coal Mining Company
South McAlester
Sheriff Thompson
McGuire
Lawton New Court House
Kansas
Reel Mach
Shawnee'’s New Bank
W. M. Wellman
St. Louis
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