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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
6
The Times plans a contest offering a $100 diamond ring to Checotah girls who collect subscriptions before and after school and on Saturdays. Displayed by October 1, the gem will reward diligent readers and fund collectors. Most subscribers pay in October to December as crops market.
The town of Checotah now operates a complete water system costing citizens 65000. Hundreds of thousands of gallons are stored in clear reservoirs ready for distribution. Residences pay 4 per year, businesses similar rates, with curb taps offered if owners dig trenches. Internal plumbing is extra. First tap by L G Rinnert last week. connections to ice plant and gins underway. Managers report 80 pound pressure and improving water clarity as mains are washed. Citizens urged to install water in homes once available.
City board of trustees met in a special session at city hall to settle balances with ONeil and Lumsden on the water works project. ONeil claimed about 3500 plus prior payments while Lumsden's claim matched that amount for balance due and extra work. After a long discussion lasting until 1:30 this morning the board allowed each party 2500 and postponed final settlement to a later date. Miss Gertrude Cantrell and Coy Cantrell arrived Wednesday.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court voids a March election by ruling Muskogee was a first class city before the Brooks bill. Mayor Bennett and several officials retire or are displaced. T H Martin returns as mayor, Charles Kimsey becomes chief of police, and W J Sullivan becomes city attorney. The council lineup shifts to Alley Pratt Vogel Shewey Klick Foreman Levy and Shawwalter. The clerk’s position is unsettled and political chaos follows.
Attorneys for Checotah argue mutilated ballots are invalid and should not affect totals. Eufaula lawyers counter that such ballots must be counted, potentially triggering a new election. Awaiting court ruling with no date set.
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