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Newspaper
Oklahoma Ada News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
10
Conference committee agrees to the senate amendment that splits the house approved appropriation for Guthrie and Oklahoma City. The house conferees resisted splitting, arguing it would invite another appropriation next session. Territorial Populists plan to field an entire ticket this fall.
The Territorial Populists met in Kingfisher with eight counties represented and J N Clark presiding. They announced plans to run a congressional ticket, nominate at a mid August state convention, and field county and legislative tickets in every district. John B Allen of Norman is considered a likely congressional candidate.
Observer Strong reports 3.15 inches fell in the first three days and 12.01 inches since May 1 at Oklahoma City, surpassing all prior monthly totals since the Weather Bureau began operations here. Since March 1 this year rainfall reaches 20.40 inches. Senator Platt introduces a bill to make train robbery a felony with the death penalty.
Heavy rainfall in Muskogee and across the Creek Nation causes rising rivers and flooded ferries. Arkansas Grand and Verdigris swell as fears grow for crops includingcotton and early wheat, with harvests threatened by the cold wet spell.
Levi Chubbuck of St Louis has been named special inspector in the Indian service to oversee farming and stock raising instruction on reservations. His role supports a broader Interior Department program to teach practical agriculture as Indians receive allotments. Data show extensive cultivation across agencies and past growth in Indian schooling outputs.
Superintendent Baxter received a letter from Registrar Oxford University dated May 15 stating ignorance of the Rhodes bequest specifics beyond newspaper reports. The note notes the bequest likely will not take effect for at least a year and that arrangements rest with the trustees.
Guthrie dispatch reports federal jurors and witnesses in Oklahoma will continue to receive two dollars daily from the federal government. A Senate bill would raise pay to three dollars, but the committee chair criticizes the measure as unnecessary and urges no increase, arguing current compensation is ample. The bill would apply nationwide across states and territories.
Judge Burwell will hear three murder cases at the present Tecumseh term. William Bailey is charged with shooting and killing Ed Louman about two weeks ago. Charles McKnight faces a charge for killing Leonard Sims. Louis Perlette stands accused in the killing of John Hasbrough.
A Lawton baker offers forty loaves of bread for one dollar as a simple sale. The item highlights a local bakery promotion likely aimed at community customers.
The Indian Mission Conference South and the Oklahoma Conference unite to found Epworth University in Oklahoma City. The project promises a high grade institution with $100,000 cash and a fifty acre site, plus 800 acre University Addition and rail lines. Phillip Carney of Cherryvale, I. T., was discharged after a hearing for killing Ben James following a dispute while protecting a lady.
Allen Campbell, a jeweler, was robbed in broad daylight as a parade passed. He had stepped out to photograph the parade while clerks stood outside. a thief slipped inside and took two trays of watches, totaling nineteen pieces worth about $400.
Oscar and Will Terry, alleged horse thieves and desperadoes of the Creek country, were captured near Sapulpa this week by Deputy Marshal Taught. The brothers were arrested last January and escaped at Bristow while Taught was transporting them to Muskogee after a winter of scouting in the area.
Bailey died at Baldridge's ranch after being found unconscious on the road early in the day. He reportedly threatened self harm and had morphine in his possession, with an ounce of opium when found, leaving no account of his actions.
The house judiciary committee reports a bill to require at least one annual term of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver Cheyenne and St Paul to ease travel burdens for litigants across Minnesota Northern Iowa Western Arkansas Eastern Arkansas Western Missouri Nebraska Colorado Kansas North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Utah Indian Territories and New Mexico and Oklahoma.
The Post Office Department announced re adjustments of salaries for postmasters in Oklahoma and Indian Territory with gross receipts large enough to qualify. The notice outlines the new pay scales and criteria for eligibility effective immediately.
Washington reports the postmaster general orders readjustment of postmaster salaries across Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Cities listed include Cordell Lexington Okardie Geary Mountain View Watonga Ada Eufaula Marietta Okmulgee Comanche Holdenville Harlow Sapulpa with varied increases ranging from 1000 to 1600 dollars.
Governor Ferguson appoints James L. Wilkins of Oklahoma City to the Norman based university board of regents to fill the vacancy left by Charles A. McBrian's resignation.
J I Case Threshing Machine Company plans a three story Oklahoma City building 100 by 150 feet, modeled after the St Louis house, with an elevator for two 20 horsepower engines and traveling cranes. located east of Brough Robinsons groceries on leased property delayed construction.
The Pottawatomie bar association is organized here with officers elected President Judge W. S. Pendleton Shawnee Secretary Ed O Cassidy Shawnee Treasurer A W Butts Tecumseh.
Continuous rain over three days floods creeks and raises North Canadian river near El Reno to record highs. Creeks spill banks, dams and bridges suffer washouts, but overall crop damage remains limited due to few bridges. An estimate notes seven foot rises from upstream sections.
The South Canadian river surges through Bridgeport with water rising over lower valleys and touching the bridge that has stood for eight years. Authorities fear a potential washout while rainfall upstream has been unusually heavy though Bridgeport itself saw only light rain.
Flooding rains have disrupted Lawton area activity with washouts delaying trails three miles south. The Washita River and Cache Creek continue to rise, threatening further impacts.
The North Canadian river climbs at half an inch per hour nearing the highest level since settlement. Few buildings at risk, with lowland tents moved up. Smith place homes flooded. eleven-year-old Willie Tappee injured after a bridge collapsed. In Lawton, heavy rains close rail traffic as Cache Creek overtops banks and floods the railroad line.
Enid Oklahoma RR Leadon 65 of Nebraska died after heavy drinking at the City hotel where he had stayed two weeks. He was found in convulsions and died despite medical help. Two wine bottles nearby indicated he used them to end his life. Relatives have been wired.
A severe hail storm struck Rever Mills County last week, described as the heaviest since its organization with damage reported across the area and residents assessing losses.
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