The Catoosan. (Catoosa, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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THE CATOOSAN.
VOLUME I.
CATOOSA, CHEROKEE NATION, INDIAN TEBB1T0BY, FRIDAY, JUNE 16. 1905.
NUMBER 17
DRILLING FOR....
Work Will BejH Today on the
Merryman Lot-Will Dml
op the Catoosa Field
The drill outfit arrived
last Sunday from Chanute.
Kan., and was unloaded
and placed on the G. B.
Merryman lot in the north
part of town. Drilling will
be begun today on what is
hoped will be a tremend-
uous gasser. We under-
stand that the drillers will
be to a considerable depth
or find gas or oil. All indi-
cations, according to oil
men, point to a fine well on
this place. Drilling is to
be pushed rapidly forward
and ere long Catoosans will
know the extent of the oil
and gas fields here. Leases
have been secured on a ma-
jority of the lots in town
by this company, and it is
their purpose to thorough-
ly test the field here. Ca-
toosa people will eagerly
watch the progress of the
drilling, and everybody
seems to be highly elated
over our prospects.
some good mm
John M. Taylor, an inter-mar
ried citizen of the Cherokee
nation, informed us yesterday that
he had ju«t received a letter from
Tarns Bixby, of the Dawes Com-
mission, stating that allotments on
■which inter-married citizens have
filed, cannot again be filed on until
after the "Inter-married Citizens''
case is settled definitely in the
United States courts. This will
be good news to a good many res-
idents of this vicinity who, as in-
ter-married citizens, filed on al-
lotm ents, but since the recent
■court decision have been undecid-
ed as to whether or not the al-
lotment could be filed on by some
other person, other than in con-
test cases.
THE HALL
Woodmen of the World, Their
Wives, Swcetnearts and Friends
r«w# a i'leauant Evening
As per announcement
last week, the Woodmen of
the World, together with
their families and friends,
came together for the pur-
pose of dedicating the new
Woodmen of the World hall
Wednesday night. Every-
thing was carried out in
fine shape, and a large
crowd was preseut to do
honor to the occasion and
to partake of the feast pre-
pared for their enioyment.
Owing to the lateness of
the hour in beginning the
exercise, the refreshments
were served first. A table
was arranged which ex-
tended lengthwise of the
hall, at which the expect-
ant crowd were seated. And
then refreshments were
served, ice cream, lemonade
and various and other kinds
of cakes. The Choppers
themselves did the serving.
A graphophone furnished
music for the occasion.
Springtown Items
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Konklin went to
Broken Arrow on business Wednesday.
Geo. Benson and wife visited J. N.
True Sunday.
C.Morris and wife were guests at
N. True's Sunday.
Oats and wheat look fine in this
part of the country.
Cbarley Shouse wife and baby
were guests at Mrs. Gilberts Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Benson visited Mrs.
Craigg and family Wednesday.
There was a dance at Charley
Houston's Tuesday night.
Miss Jennie Benson came out from
Broken Arrow to stay with Mrs.
Ed. Honklin this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Benson visited
Mr. and Mrs. Will Hawkins Sunday.
BALBOA.
Some of the young people of
Catoosa met at the Merryman hall
last Tuesday evening and organ-
ized a dancing club, with Walter
Nichols as manager.
* MAS; MEETING
Galled (or Saturday Afternoon
at 4 Octoek-Road Question
Will lo Discussed
A mass meeting for the
purpose of discussing the
road question, and also to
talk about a permanent or-
ganization of a Business
Men's Club, has been called
for next Saturday afternoon
June 17, at the Merryman
Hall. Every citizen loyal
to the interests of Catoosa
should be present at this
meeting. RemmbeL' the
place and be on hand at
4 oclockSaturday afternoon
SAW THE "PRESIDENT
A Washington dispatch under
date of June 12, says: Secretary
Hitchcock today presented the
Muskogee anti-tribal tax delega-
tion to the president, but before
they could present their case the
president informed them that he
had gone over the matter thor-
oughly with the secretary, that he
agreed fully and entirely with
him and he considered the matter
closed. The delegation then
withdrew.
AUCTION SALES DAT
W. W. Whitman and C. C.
Alloway will have an auction sale
of cattle at the Catoosa stock
yards next Saturday, June 17.
50 head of cows, calves, steex-s,
heifers aud yearlings will be
auctioned off. H. J. Wilson, the
city marshal, is billed to act in the
capacity of auctioneer. Messrs.
Whitman and Alloway will prob-
ably inaugurate a regular auction
sales day for the purpose of
auctioning off anything that may
be placed in their care. Attend
the sale Saturday.
'••iin#ee<
COURTNEY'S
FULL VAMP SHOES
NO CUT OFF VAMPB IN TUB COURTNEY SHOE CO LINE
CALL AND WE WILL
CHEERFULLY EX-
PLAIN THE DIFFER-
ENCE BETWEEN
CUT OFiF'ANO A
FULL VAMP SHOE
fllfgi **1 I M l* Im'Nw I
•Mct©f>Shoe.*'
We Handle a Fail Line of the
GoiMnBif Shoes, as well as
Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,
Hats, Gaps and Groceries.
THEY COS!
YOU NO MORt
THAN THE
SNIDE CUT OFF
VAMPS
Benedict & Morford
W. W. WHITMAN
Notary Public
fccsr^BL ANK* FORMS ALWAYS ON HANB^f
Your Business Solicited
^ Also agent for the United States Fidelity and
* Guaranty Co. "We Will Bond You". c
OFFICE AT POSTOFFICE
MIDNIGHT?
I have purchased from J. F. Brittain the mammoth
Kentucky Jack known as Midnight. I have bought
the books for the season of 1905. Will finish the
season at my feed yard in Catoosa.
Now is a time when a commer-
cial club is badly needed in Ca*
toosa. We hear ,a great deal
of complaint from farmers. They
say the roads east and south of
town are in bad condition and it is
almost impossible to travel them.
What are we to do? Just wait
and let all the trade go elsewhere 1
Let us get together and see what
can be done.
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Lyford, A. A. The Catoosan. (Catoosa, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1905, newspaper, June 16, 1905; Catoosa, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc182413/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.