Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Indian Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1904 Page: 2 of 4
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Cliickasha Express
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JANUARY 5TH
HUDEFT LA3DlE
PRESENTS
In Louisiana
The Sweetest Story
Ever Told - - -
A Story of the South Told in 4 Acts
A Play for the People
An All-Star Company
Six Specialty People.
Head-On Collision Be
tween 2 Train3
Greatest Sensational Effort Ever
Produced
PRICKS 75c. 5fc. 35C and 25c
A RESTEER N Eli DUD.
If you want a live town push
the hustler. Few towns are with-
out men who have more push aud
energy than means to carry out
their plans. Perhaps the hustler
may occasionally make a mistake
and possibly he may overreach in
his efforts to build up the town.
Better thus than not to do it at all.
If you have such a man in town
keep him going help him push
lie may become weary at times and
should he encouraged. Don't get
jealous and throw cold water upon
his ctforts. It is more difficult to
bund up than tear down. That is
why so many are engaged in de-
stroying what the few Sire creating.
A half dozen active men in a town
are worth more to it than a hun-
dred passive men. No attention
should be given the nominally rich
men of a town unless they are
pushers and liberal. It takes more
enterprise than money to build up
ajtown. Get behind the hustlers
and keep pushing; don't pull back.
If you can't push crawl out of
sight and into a hole then pull the
hole in after you. If you can't
boost say nothing.
We have a few knockers in this
town who ought to be thoroughly
ashamed of themselves. They are
neither men nor mice but "snakes
in the grass." They are a detri-
ment and incubus upon the town's
crowth. But what's the use we
can't find language to express our
contempt for such miserable creat
ures. Russell American.
wau-n c ef 1 1. !! ouesi.uiianie
iuLih'.s in juditicsor business with
communities or wuii nmiviuuais.
Mtl.-koL-ee Phoenix .
OUT IN THE OPEN.
Mr. C. N. Haskel in an open let-
ter to the Muskogee Chamber of
Commerce strikes the key note of
the battle when he says "I am wil
ling to devote some time to an op
en hearing of the question I am
not willing to devote may time to a
sub rosa campaign." There is in
this effort for the removal of the
restrictions surrounding the sale of
Creek lands that element which
should at all times and usually
does in the end govern and that is
the element of right. This 'being
true there should be nothing of the
gum shoe campaign tolerated.
The business interests of this coun
try demand the restrictions remov
ed or it is not. Lets determine
this question honestly fairly
ojenly and legitimately by a cam
paitrn made without even the sus
picion of a dark lantern.
The people of this territory are
desirous to do those things which
will in the language of Secretary
Hitchcock "most rapidly develop
the wonderful resources of this
magnificent country." The secre-
tary has on numerous occasions
expressed the some desire. The
way to do this is to determine what
are those things and that deter-
mined to concentrate our efforts
and bring the desired results.
This ali only follow on ocn. manly
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clloi'l ami ai:y nuei nnn.uij vuuij
it the destruction mid failure
SO THE LANDS CAN BE SOLD
An Effort to Change The Indian
Territory Regulations.
Muskogee I. T. Jan. 1. The
movement to secure the removal of
the restrictions from the sale find
lease -of lands in the Creek nation
has taken a very peculiar turn and
one that must compel the attention
of the Secretary of the Interior.
Thp committee annointed for the
purpose of getting the necessary
data in this work has notified Mr.
Hitchcock that beginning January
7 the commitee will commence
taking depositions from citizens in
all the large towns of the nation
relative to the unpopular method of
selling and leasing land now in
vogue. They have asked that he
have a representative on the ground
to assist in taking the dejwsitions
and that the committee and the
representative of the secretary have
the power to cross-examine the
witnesses all of which must be
done under oath.
The committee at a meeting to-
day decided that the old system
of sending a delegation to Wash-
ington with a petition even though
it were signed by every allottee in
the nation is useless as experi-
ence has taught the petition carries
with it little weight to the depart-
ment. The chairman of the com-
mittee said to-day that the deposi-
tions were to be taken publicey and
only from the most reputable citi-
zens. The fact that they have
served notice on the secretary and
asked him to have a representative
present with full liberty to ask any
questions he may see fit has caused
a stir in official circles in the terri-
tory where departmental investi-
gations have become not an un
common thing.
MORE CI.KKKS TO UK ASKED.
The chairman of the committee
for the removal of restrictions says
that the most potent reason for
asking the secretary to have a
representative present is that when
the depositions are presented to
Congress by the committe they
may say that the evile-.iee thus
gained was open and above board
and that the department had a rep-
resru ativc on the ground who
heard and saw all that was done.
This will not give the advocates of
the present system an opportunity
to say that it was a "gumshoe"
campaign and that evidence could
be gathered that would controvert
all that the committee had produced.
The advocates of the removal of
all restrictions are willing to con-
cede that there is an element among
the fullblood and ignorant class of
allottees who would oppose the
removal of restrictions but they
say that these people are not suffi
ciently informed as to what the
present plan means.
The Indian agent who has charge
of the sales that have been made
said this morning that he believed
that the present system of selling
lands is the best that could be de-
vised under the circumstances and
that he further believed that as the
allottees and the buying public be
came more familiar with the mode
of procedure pertaining to a sale
they too would admit the wisdom
of the plan. He has asked for
three additional land appraisers and
a larger clerical force to take care
of the work. He thinks as soon as
this additional force is put to work
an average of 125 tracts of land per
week can be handled.
PORTER FAVORS PRESENT CONDI
TIONS.
Chief Porter at the last meeting
of the council advised the Indians
that the present system was the
best that could be had for the full-
bloods aud advised them to tajce
advantage of every precaution that
had been offered them. A. P. Mur
phy national attorney for the
Creeks is of the opinion that the
present rules are the best' that can
be had if there are to be any re-
strictions at all and bases his opin-
ion on the fact that tfle same sys-
tem has been used to advantage in
the case of the inherited Indian
lands in Oklahoma and many other
Indian reservations where the Ind
ians desired to sell land.
Thus it will be seen that the
representatives of the Department
of the Interior and the chief execu-
tive of the tribe will oppose the
restrictions. Optwsed to this are
what is known as the business
men of the nation including the
white" population.
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To Buy aHigh-grade Piano at Greatly Reduced Prices
From now until January 1st I shall offer for sale anything in my large as-
sortment of piaiu-s at prices that will absolutely defy competition. Do you
know that youi jlumie dealer can sell you a piano from fifty to one hundred
dollars cheaper than out of town traveling men. - - -
This may seem strange to you but it is a fact in proof of what I say. I mention the
fact that two years ago. a Fort Worth concern shipped 10 pianos here and
kept a force from three to five men at work in the town for three months and
only sold two pianos. One year ago another firm undertook to sell pianos in
Cliickasha and kept from three to five men at work here for four mouths 011-
' ly selling four pianos. These people admitted-to me that each and every
piano they sold here cost them one hundred dollars to sell it. -
I have been in Chickaslm ever since it was surveyed and have never asked any
one to trade with me because I was a home dealer and do not ask it now.
I can save vou money.
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We cook oysters as yon like thera. j
Oysters for family use at 10 cents
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FREE DELIVERY
Phone 203 Hoveyt J
M. D. Garner &SonS
Contractors & CuIIdsrs !
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Plan and ipecifications
made for all kinds of
buildings. Estimates and
bills of material furnished.
Inquire at Cameron Lum-
ber Company.
Chic-kasha - - -Ind. Tir.
TRY THE
New Saloon
AT ALLIE
Mat Cook. Proprietor.
We are now open with the finest
stock of whiskies wines liquor
of all kinds cigars etc. in tha
territory and invite the public t
call. Pabst beer on draught. Sieeial
attention to mail orders. Yourtrede
solicited.
Usual holiday excursion rates will
be in effect between Rock Island
stations not more than 200 miles
apart December 24 25 and 31 and
January 1.
Return limit Janury 4 1904.
Full particulars at all Rock
Island ticket offices. 99-12
For Sale: One Eirerson upright
piano on easy terms. Also one
organ for sale or trade; call at 1428
Minn avenue. 05-16
40 Grain apple vinegar guaran-
teed reduced from 40 to 2ocents
prr gallon. Do not miss securing
some of it. tf
Opera House Grocery Co.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
President Theodore RooteveU
Vice President
Seoretary of State John Huy
Secretary of treasury beallc M. Shaw
Seoretary of war Elihu Kojt
Attorney General P.O. Knox
Poatmasler General Henry B. Payne
Secretary of navy Wm. Moody
Secretary of Interior E. A. Hitchcock
Secretary of agriculture James Wilson
Secretary of commerce Geo. H. Cortelyou
AT CHICKASIIA
Referee In Bankruptcy K. F Scoffern
U. S. Commissioner E. M. I'avne
Deputy Marshal C. Muclsen
Field Deputy Tom burke
Constable J- H. Miller
Deputy Clerk J. W. Speak
Jailor Luther Smith
INTHIUOK DEPAKTMBNT
Commissioner Indian affair W. A. Jones
Indian agent for Indian Ter J 1. SUoenlelt
Indian Inspector ...J. Georsfc WrlKtit
Hev. Inspector Frank U. C'uurcuill
CITY urfiCBKS
Mayor K. N. Murphy
Police Judge A. Haigln
Attorney Alger Melton
Chief of 1'oliee J. C. Smith
Assessor W. T. Cloud
Collector Albeit Thompson
Treasurer W. Edwards
Clerk Jo; Dews
Street i.tmuiUionel ..VV. H. llr;iut
Al.DKKMKM
1 t Ward J. F. Uisliop J U Burton.
Jud Wa d K. L. Dawson. V. M. li.ui.ou.
3rd Ward Johu Weils Dennis O'llrien
lib Ward It. V . ScoHern O. Collniun.
The city council o eets every first and third
Thursday nights of each month ut the Jay ir's
ofllce
COMM ITT KES
Flnarce. J. F. bishop t. t. Disin hi'mns
O'Hiien.
Street una Alley. Deunis O'llrien O Coffuuin
J It. Uurton. F. M Denton.
Fire Department John Wells J. II. liurturi
K. L Uuwsou
rolloe J. B. Durton H. F. Set II rn John
Wells.
Sanitary K. L. Dawson K. F. Scoffern John
Wells.
Light. J". K. Bishop K. L Dawson O. Co IT
man Dennis O'Hricu
Audi' Inn F. It Uc-;lua. J.lliu Weljs i . U
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I'rlutint'. L. Da .on J F. UIkIiko John
Wells.
lioard f ileaUh Dr. H. (iorman Goo. Mo
GauiLiey John WeJls.
CHHIKASHA LOli'I
N 0. 79.
A. F. A. M.
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-( I '.. V jz Kegular meeting
V"' 4 3rd Monday night
''Sy' . :VY of each mouth. J.
V' u. (iilmore W. M.
- " K F. Scoffern Sec
-i-r v asimta Vam.kt LOIHitNO
C'JiL! -W iMiighisof i'ythlas.
fyf Vcetrt nverv Monday night
I-' I lie i astle ilall over Ken-
i " y Iv.j l:i)l ( uliuwiiy's furniture
t " -i " re. Hrmi.uiuui;iBuvr
' "j 'Hially welceiued.
& ' 1 U. M. Mnrran
t'himcellor Com
J. Moward Miller
leeper of Keoords & Seals.
C'l U.'KASHA CHAI'TEK
N l 17. R. A. M.
.. '.'nil an. 1 At n MiimlftVN
''A-'.A' ot each inomh.
R. Hamilton H. P
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K. F Sool'TKHN Secretary
OHtCKAKHA LODGE NO S8. 1. O O. F.
f'""""'" s.. Meets Tuesday night
' Geo. McGaugbey N G.
J A Haight Secy
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DBMOLAY COMMANDEKV
'f No. 4. ii. T
V Meeis on the first MonJay
n.'ht of each month.
M. M. liKAVEUS. B.C
H. F. tcurrtnN Kectrt.
MODKKN WOCllMKNor 4MEHICA
Meets every Frldiu uVht In A O U WHall
Visiting tuttubora cordially invited to attend
N U Powers J a Tatman.
Consul.
Clerk
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ASllili.-T l.HIUCII tNlTKD VVOIIKMBK
Meets every Thursday night in new A. O. C
JV. Kail. All moiubi rs and visiting brothers
Invited F. J. Coureirr Itecorder
J. S. Tatman M. W.
EVKUuKMf.N KKHBKAH LODGE: NO IS
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday nights of each
mourn.
Marv V Cross N. O.
A. llalght Sjc
;. U CA KPKXTKR AN D JOI N' EUS.
y-jet l- t tttJ ;ird Mondry of each montk
in 1 O. O. F. hull at 7::)0 p. m.
J. 11. VcGUiriH Pres.
L. E. M1LLKR S'T.
Cut Prices
On Everything At The
The Nickel Store
'Enough Said
One Door South of Post Office.
Cliickasha Ind. Ter.
i'ull Cream
Flour
IS THE BEST
ON THE MARKET
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C. W. l-'eciiheimer went to Story
Texa. on professional business
ycsk-riLiy.
S A N TA CLA US A R RIVED.
' Santa Clans finally arrived at the
Congregational church Thursday
night after his long tripthrough the
south seas. The children were all
the more glad to see him after waiting-
so long.
The house was beautifully deco-
rated and the tree was a thing of
great beauty. The program was a
good one and was well prepared. It
consisted of songs recitations etc.
The house was crowded and many
were ltirnt.1 a wao.
II v. .i i;-l .successful affair in
every re.-peet.
We have moved
our Stock of - -
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FURNITURE and 2ND
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g UTTERBACK COMPANY.
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to $22 Cliickasha Avenue.
STBAM DYE WORKS
With modern machinery for steam
dyeing mid cleaning. Skilled workmen
WORK DONE PROMPTLY Z
V. WOODSOX 2inl St. between Kansas aud Colorado Avenues
Corner ist and Broadway Okl-
homa City Okla. Railroad fare
paid. Free use text books. Boar4
with proprietors at $1.85 per week.
Milam & Millerproprittors.
Cliickasha Dray & Transfer C.
A re prepared to move anything thai
ooiite lu Chiokahba. Our ntea arc
competent our prle.ei rasonahie.
Utve ua a trial when in need of mo-
inx houAebdd kooUh pianos aafea.
ete. baiiHiaotuin KUaranletm.
Ofnee Wei U-largo Kiprea orllca. North M
Stroet HLorave waruhoUHA In rnnneinai
Hioue 2. Kcsideni Phoo wrt.
SMITH & EXGLE
J. H. Kitzmiller. M. D.
HOMEOPATHIC
PHYSICIAN - -
Chronic diseases; diseases of child
ren specialty. Office in Hollings-
wortu building Cliickasha I. T.
Territorial Thirst
Quenching Parlor
- PAT TOEAN Proprietor -
Cor. Chickasha Au. and Fourth St.
DR. F. WARREN
Dentist
Office Corner 3rd and Chick asha
Ave over Clay Donovan's clothing
store. -
CO Potter B B Barefoot JPCarmlehMl
Prtrtni- Porofpnt t PhorTflifcn!!
Attorneys at Law!
Offloa orer BrowBioD'i Pharmacy
Cliickasha - - Ind. Ter.
ID -PLOY KLINE
Rock Island Baggage Express and
Transfer Co. Moving a Specialty.
Phone No. 79
Stand 120 Cliickasha Avenue.
R. RIDDLE
Attornov-at-Law
Notary Public and Stenographers
in oHice. Rooms over Bank of
Commerce in Sayer Building.
SING LONG
Chinese Restaurant.
Short Orders a SjK-cialty.
Regular Meals 25 cts.
CBAS. H. FECEHEIEB
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Commercial Real Esiate and Pro
bate Practice. Trust Co. Building
Phone No. 300.
Dr. E. Ernest Whits
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Offloe aver Brawnton'i Pharmacy
Call mads
day or ninht
Chlrkanha
icrd. Ter.
H. A. white:
Dray and Transfer Lines. Careful
and Prompt Service.
RHONE O
Stand in Shaper Build ing;
Reford Bond Mirer Melton
Bond & Melton
LAWYERS
Office in First Nat'l Bank Building
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