Territorial notes outline Territory growth and local events
The Indian Territory adds forty three postal money order offices. Lawton Ice and Fuel builds a cold storage plant costing 48500. Muskogee reports 117 prisoners sentenced in the last criminal term. Captain Oakes visits Fort Sill to plan annual maneuvers. J D Benedict named to the national education association resolutions committee in St Louis July 6. John Shunda, 21, fined 100 dollars plus costs for stealing a pine tree. to serve in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Benedict
Indian Territory
National Educational Association
St. Louis
John Shunda
Justice of the Peace
G. A. Teague
Lexington
A. Hutchin
Norman lists Oklahoma cotton receipts and Muskogee bids
A New York firm letter names twenty four Oklahoma towns with Norman credited for 5400 bales. Muskogee School Board seeks bids for two brick and stone schoolhouses with bids to be opened February 15. Edmonds club pushes school needs and a South Canadian bridge plan. Delegate McGuire aims to open the big pasture reserve in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norman
Oklahoma
Muskogee
McGuire
Durant fruit and vegetable growers plan canning factory
Fruit and vegetable growers around Durant push to establish a canning factory in the city to handle a large upcoming harvest. Current plantings near Durant and its tributary areas total over Sv acres and are expected to bear in spring 195. The new facility is seen as essential to process the anticipated crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Lawton Men Form Committee to Lobby Fort Sill Maneuvers
A six member committee was chosen to travel to Oklahoma City to urge businessmen there to back the army maneuvers at Fort Sill and to promote making the post a regimental site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma City
City
Fort Sill
Oklahoma Territory issues and county scholastic rankings
Reports warn against unlawful game killing in Indian Territory and urge subsistence hunting rules. Woods county tops Oklahoma in scholastic population with 15,297 school children, Pottawatomie county second with 12,671, Beaver county smallest at 1,633. Drainage work near Romulus aims to reclaim flood land for cultivation. A fire destroyed a boys sitting room at Eufaula high school with losses under 5100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods County
Oklahoma
Pottawatomie County
Beaver County
Whitney Sues Dr. Chism for 4500 in Malpractice Claim
J. W. Whitney files a lawsuit against Oklahoma City physician A. B. Chism seeking 4500 alleging medical malpractice and damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Whitney
A. B. Chism
Oklahoma City
Dr Carl Schmidt Named Organizer Of Indian Territory Anti-Horsethief Group
Collinsville resident Dr Carl Schmidt is appointed organizer of the anti-horsethief association in the Indian Territory. The move aims to mobilize local residents against horse theft and coordinate security efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schmidt
Collinsville
Anti-Horsethief Association
Indian Territory
Perry cotton gin destroyed by fire last week
Ed. Coyle owned Perry cotton gin was completely burned last week. The loss will be heavy with seventy five bales of cotton inside the building. Some insurance existed but amounts to only partial coverage of the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eufaula High School
Perry
Ed. Coyle
Indian Agent Colonel J Blair Shoenfelt Goes to Washington
Colonel J Blair Shoenfelt, the Indian agent, has departed for Washington on official business connected with his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Blair Shoenfelt
Washington
John Hunter Charged in Santa Fe Box Car Burglary
John Hunter, accused of burglarizing a Santa Fe box car at Guthrie, has been held to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hunter
Guthrie
Ardmore planter to sow three hundred cotton acres
Edgar Schrum, a large planter near Ardmore, announces plans to plant three hundred acres of cotton this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Schrum
Ardmore
Horses and mules sold at Weatherford stock sale
At a recent Weatherford stock sale over one hundred head of horses and mules were auctioned, drawing buyers and bidding from local ranchers and traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Attorney Harris Aims at Guthrie Judge With 45-Strong Grievances
Perry attorney Sam Harris heads to Washington with a batch of charges against Judge Bayard T. Hainer of the fourth Oklahoma district. The accusations allege court favoritism and lawyer incapacity, aiming to trigger a Justice Department probe in Guthrie. Other supreme bench members may face scrutiny as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Department of Justice
Hainer
Guthrie
Supreme Bench of
Territory
Perry
Horace Speed
United States
Charges Against McGuire Arise From Indian Claims Fees
Charges filed in the interior department accuse Bird S. McGuire the Oklahoma congressman of prosecuting Indian claims and accepting fees while a delegate. McGuire denies any wrongdoing and says the interior department lacks jurisdiction and the matter belongs before the local grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Bird S. McGuire
House
Oklahoma
Congress
Department of Justice
McGuire
Department
Pawnee
Grand Jury
Territory
Queenan Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Oklahoma City
Thomas Queenan, previously under a death sentence for wife murder, had his sentence commuted to life in prison by Governor Ferguson. The deal prohibits him or his friends from seeking a pardon, with the commutation void if violated. He awaits transportation to Lansing State Penitentiary, date not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Thomas Queean
Ferguson
Oklahoma
Queenan
Queenann
Lansing
Durant bond muddles resolved with sale at par
The Durant bond muddles are cleared as the council approves disposition. A New York firm agrees to take the $104,000 bonds at par and the offer is accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
New York
Guthrie Finds Preexisting Woods County Farmers Institute
Secretary J B Thoburn of the board of agriculture reported that a farmers institute in Woods county was chartered under a May 8 1902 date with principal business at Alva in school house section 29 Two of the original charter members remain and a new charter fee was returned after discovery of the existing organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Woods County Farmers’ Institute
J. B. Thoburn
Board of Agriculture
Alva
Skunk Farm Near Herbert Promises Novel Industry
A New Yorker-backed project two miles southwest of Herbert in Indian Territory aims to establish a 20 acre skunk farm within a stone walled plot. Tip Lewis will manage, planning to breed polecats with civet cats to reduce odor and raise 500 cats yearly, hoping to boost fur prices from 50 cents to $1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Indian Territory
Tip Lewis
Lewis
Senate considers Harvey case open records inquiry
A Senate resolution directs the Interior Secretary to submit the Harvey case papers from the Pawnee reservation inquiry. Geo I Harvey resigned as superintendent amid investigations, with S M Brosius pressing for removal. Brosius later said he no longer pursues the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Geo I. Harvey
Pawnee
Oklahoma
Interior Department
Senator Carmack
Tennessee
Secretary of the Interior
Harvey
Carmack
S. M. Brosius
Indian Rights Association
McNichol
T Commissioner
Jones
Indian Bureau
Indian Service
Brosius
Pawnee Reservation
Bank Liquidation Notice for Two Local Banks
The Curtis State Bank of Curtis and the Bank of Headnek with 10000 capital stock are entering voluntary liquidation. The territorial bank commissioner Paul F Cooper is notified of the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis State Bank of Curtis
Bank of Headnek
Territorial Bank
Paul F Cooper
Drug Treatment No Avail Thus Declares Chicago Physician
Dr A DD Bevan, a respected Chicago physician, declares that drug treatment is useless in pneumonia and calls for the profession to acknowledge this to the public. The Chicago Medical Society debated the statement with several doctors protesting while admitting no definite remedy exists and noting possible moral support from patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. DD. Bevan
Chicago Medical Society
Katy Plans $38000 Station at Guthrie
A report states the Katy will construct a 38000 dollar station at Guthrie, detailing a new rail facility planned to improve service in the area.
Creek council vetoes vetting Creek vested funds bill
Chief Porter reports the president vetoed the Creek council bill that would allocate 750000 of Creek funds to pay debts. The measure aimed to put the nation on a cash basis, making warrants payable at par and redeemable by banks at a discount. Future warrants would be treated as cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
Porter
Three More Judges Needed for Indian Territory Courts
Judge Raymond before the house judiciary committee urged three judges for the western Indian Territory to speed court work. He proposed a separate three judge supreme court and two additional district judges plus district administrators to manage estates in the districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Aske
Judiciary Committee
Washington
Raymond
Indian Territory
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Indian Emigration Plan Discussed by Creek Leaders
Tobe Berryhill, a respected minister, convenes a gathering among Creek Nation full bloods to consider selling allotments and emigrating to Mexico to preserve tribal life. He claims to possess U S agreements with the Creeks and treaties with the English the government allegedly failed to honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Ormulgee
Tobe Berryhill
Berryhill
United States
Injunction Sought to Block Vinita Waterworks Plant
Oliver Bagby W E Has sell Louis Bagby Frank L Burckhalter Mary J Browning T A Chandler and other Vinita residents sue Allen Black Co and Vinita city leaders to stop a waterworks plant from being built in North Park The plaintiffs argue the park cannot be used for that purpose and nearby property values would fall The suit seeks a perpetual injunction and relocation of facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Oliver Bagby
W. E. Hassell
Louis Bagby
Frank L. Burckhalter
Mary J. Browning
T. A. Chandler
City of
Allen, Black & Co
Hunters in Trouble with Indian Police Near Herbert
A Herbert hunting party spent five days along Bireh creek headwaters and killed five deer four black wolves and a small black bear. They were captured by Indian police under Sheriff Ward then released after legal sparring. the game remains held as evidence and its fate is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Bireh Creek
Cavalry Units Cleared for Cattlemen Convention Attendance
The entertainment committee request allowing two troops of cavalry from Fort Sill to attend the cattlemen's convention has been approved by division headquarters in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Division
Oklahoma City
Commissioner Jones Dismisses Cherokee Uprising Claim
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones rejects a Muskogee report of a planned Cherokee uprising. He states the Ketoowah band is mostly full blood Creek and that Cherokees in Indian Territory are scarce in number, well integrated, and self-supporting farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Washington
Osage Delegation Seeks Federal Settlement Plan
Eighteen Osage representatives headed by Chief Jim Bigheart visit Washington to press a division plan for tribal lands and the 8.564 million dollars in trust. They meet Secretary Hitchcock and Commissioner Jones, aim to negotiate with Congress committees, and prepare a formal agreement from their Pawhuska council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Council of the Osages
Jim Bigheart
O. A. Mitscher
Osage
Pawhuska
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Jones
Indian Bureau
White House
Roosevelt
Osages
Capitol
Curtis
Topeka
Sherman
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Platt
Connecticut
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Indian Committees of
Congress
Lacey
Iowa
House Committee On Public Lands
Road to Coal Fields Explored From Vinita and Missouri Pacific Link
A plan seeks a railroad from Vinita to the coal fields west of Blue Jacket and a Missouri Pacific line from Kansas to the same fields. Timberhill near Blue Jacket hosts a five foot thick coal vein suitable for initial stripping followed by tunneling. The vein crops out at several locations and is present east and west of Welch.
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Vinita
Blue Jacket
Missouri Pacific
Kansas
Timberhill
Welch
Denver assayer bets on Wichita mountains prospect
A. M. Beam & Sons senior member LAWTON A Mill Beam visited Lawton after surveying the Wichita mountains. He selected more than 200 samples to be assayed in Denver where his sons would complete the tests. He spotted a sizable nugget with the naked eye and invested heavily in Wichita mountain property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Lawton
A. Mill Beam
A. M. Beam & Sons
Colo
Wichita Mountains
Mr. Beam
Wichita Mountais
Congress Bills Aim to Abolish Tribal Probate Courts
Representative Stephens of Texas introduces measures to abolish Indian tribal probate courts and replace them with United States probate courts. The bill also seeks to lift land sale restrictions in the Creek nation near Henrietta to facilitate townsite development by Tulsa' Hargo Susie Buckner Satine and Okchum Emerthia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Representative Stephens
Texas
United States
Henrietta
Tulsa
Hargo
Susie Buckner
Satine
Okchum Emerthia
Guthrie Tax Declared Illegal by Chief Justice
In chambers Chief Justice Burford ruled the 8 mill tax illegal and void. The court ordered County Clerk N J Co Johnson to strike the tax from Guthrie tax rolls for damages payments to property owners tied to the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Burford
Chambers
N. J. Co. Johnson
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Child Burned to Death in Woods County
Four year old Bessie McMullin, daughter of Frank McMullin of White Horse in Woods County, died after her dress ignited while warming by a stove hearth during her parents absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Bessie
Frank McMullin
Whitehorse
Woods County
Fort Sill to Build Stone Rifle Range Wall
The government will immediately start constructing a stone wall for rifle practice at Fort Sill. It will require 1 200 perch of rock to complete the project.
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Fort Sill
Fort Sill Warden Named Delegate To National Sportsmen
Captain A D Cooper of Ft Sill appointed by Governor Ferguson to Columbus Ohio as delegate to the national association of American sportsmen. He aims to interest the body in the Southwest and to win a war department order to set aside the western portions of military and wood reservations extending into the Wichita mountains as a national game reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
A. D. Cooper
Ft. Sill
Military Reservation
Ferguson
Columbus
Ohio
National Association of American Sportsmen
Cooper
Southwest
War Department
Wood Reservations
Wichita Mountains
Rights of Creek Parents to Lease Minors Under Scrutiny
An Oklahoma editorial highlights the case Indian Land & Trust company vs J Blair Shoen felt et al pending before Judge Clayton. It warns that delaying a ruling on Creek parents' authority to lease their children's allotments will harm Indian and white interests, leaving much land idle and crops at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee Phoenix
Clayton
Central District
Court of Appeals
Indian Land & Trust Company
J. Blair Shoenfelt
Frisco promotes Mardi Gras flyer for New Orleans shows
A Frisco System flyer lures with a red white and blue Mardi Gras theme for New Orleans February 10 to 16. It features a Madrin Gras Reveller smoking a pipe with festive smoke forming Mardi Gras. The advert touts the Meteor fast train and notes expected record attendance on Canal Street with festive revelry across the Crescent City.
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New Orleans
Crescent City
Canal Street
Groves sells Mangum bank forms Hollis state bank
Guthrie reports W B Groves sold the Farmers State Bank of Mangum and organized a new State bank at Hollis with 25000 dollars capital. R A Williams is president G W Hollis vice president and Mr Groves cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
W. B. Groves
Farmers State Bank of
Mangum
Hollis
R. A. Williams
G. W. Hollis
Mr. Groves
Four Coal Firms Lobby Congress to Correct Segregation Error
Wilburton report states four large coal companies pressed Washington after a 0.25 by 4 mile strip in the Choctaw Nation was omitted from the coal and asphalt segregation and from their 30 year leases. An act of Congress would add the land and spare a million dollar plant relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wilburton
Washington
City Marshal Assaulted in Durant Peddler Incident
Durant reports City Marshal Bledsoe struck over the head with a hickory stick while attempting to arrest a peddler for plying his trade without a license. The jailed peddler faces trial on disturbing the peace and resisting an officer charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Bledsoe
New Railroad Proposed From Muskogee to Whiteboro
N Hakell and W M Kenetick announce a plan to build a new railroad from Muskogee southeast crossing the Red River to Whiteboro about 200 miles away. The route would extend the Missouri Pacific line toward connections with towns including Guackerville and Jamesville. The project is described as independent and associated with a Missouri Pacific extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
N. Hakell
W. M. Kenetick
Red River
Whiteboro
Missouri Pacific
Pacifico
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