The Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 292, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 16, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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The Chickasha Daily Express
Vol. 2. "fiMBraa8 Chickasha Indian Territory Saturday. November 16 . 1901. 8W- Hb.292.
The Circulation of the Express is the Largest of Any Daily Published on the Rock Island Road in Indian Territory.
HARD TIME PRICES
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We throw on the market for the next sixty days the largest and mos desirable stock ol
DRY GOODS. CLOTHING BOOTS and SHOES
That were ever brought to Chickasha. We have too many goods and they must be
sold We invite a special inspection of our large and well assorted stock of CLOTHING
and the old reliable HAMILTON & BROWN BOOTS AND SHOES
If you want good clean honest goods at a very low price we can supply your want-
dt GIVE US -A. CALL.
THE BIG CASH STORE J. g. mays
I HI 11!
i ins
in
democaatic senatorial nomination
I under a double statehood.
in' Lincoln county dr'.igalion
indorsed t hai leu P. Larnett of
t
Shi wee m a member ol the corn-
to go Washington.
t Oklahcmaar pirants foi tenatorial
and congressional nominations und-
Objections Are Raised To Any Tack- er "r 4t
possible opportunity" Were ex
We Desire j "Tr" ; - f -V" 'Ifrffnrrj
William Cross. R. Jj. Forrest. Free
ing On Process
Even Break.
disposition of lands by Indians.
Mr. Lewis thinks the Iudian
should be allowed to dispose of
air of -u'. U-twugiugs in excess of
160 aeaes of land whenever be
pleases. He stated that it was
merely a tiiitermg away of their
estate to permit tliem to sell only
a portion because it would seldom
urn Mint to enough to allow tbem
to make improvements.
Muskogee L T. Nov 14 At to
night's session of the Oklahoma
sod Indian Territory sifgle state-
hood convention a resolution was
adopted authorising each Territory
to select fifteen members the thirty
(0 constitute a permanent executive
committee to raise funds necessary
for maintaining a delegation of six
members three from esch Terri'ory.
at Washington and another autborii
Ing the chairman to appoint a
tpecisl committee of fifteen from
each Territory each committee to
elect three members of the Wash-
ington delegation. These special
committee were name I and the two
Territories elected a Joint execu-
tive committee
The resolution lommittet's re-
port O in both Territories called
attention to their vast resources
and insisted on a single ststebool
form of government. The most
important features of the resolution
hailed with delight by Indian Terri-
tory were as follows:
"Besolved That wc arc opposed
to the admission to statehood of
Oklahoma with sny part of the In-
dian Territory tacked on and the
taking into aaid State of the Indian
Territory by piecemeal but we de-
mand the admission of Oklahoma
aud Indian Territory as a wnoie
according to tLeir present oounc-axieS-
are unalterably oppos-
Uoloncl Robert Owen of Musk-
ee. who has called a double state-
ed to single statehood between Ok- hood ?cnveution to meet here Dcc-
lahotnannd Indian Territory except I ember 10 made a persistent
npon terms of shsolute rqualit
point of representation based i
population.
lerritorty be allotted to the indi
dual Indiana of the several trit
imma Lately fee simple title issued nana I
to taid lands at 1 the allottees Im j t i
al'owed to di- se of UMaV lands
other than homesteads without
restriction.'
campaign in th 3 hotel lobbies in be-
half Of his undertaking. He Ba d
statehood would come and predict-
ed that today Ike Cherokee and
Chickasaw .legislatures would adopt
pro'.ts'ing against sin-
Indian Treaties
fisxith McAlester I. T. Nov. 15.
The convention sdjonrncd sine Johnston of the Oboc-
shorlly before 9 o'clock. ton accompanied by the
V i.tter from Senator Dict.-ich of ard of commissioners of lua na-
read in which tht! -'on were here j esterday and to-
Nebraaka was
senator refused to commit binself
as to statehood but promised to do
bis utmost to change condition and
asked for information concerning
the status of Indian Territory.
Senator Fairbanks Congressman
Charles Cnrtrs and Ddegaie I). T.
lay consulting their legal advisors
preparatory togoiug to Muskogee
to ir.ee t (lovoinor Dnkes and
bard of commissioners of the
ncn of the represcn
Pljnu sent letter logretting tlieir j t;tivea of the two uaeiens and the
inability to attend the convention. I gievernuieut cotr mission is held
Fifteen Oklahoma counties were j for ihe purpose of fixing a dale for
represented by 100 delegates alto-j the toad of the rolls la the two
gether.
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Politically the delegates were I cn lions in the allotments of both
about equally divided. The demo n at.ons.
crats probably had a shade the best i Jndge James Lewis of the Choc-
0f it. taws is quoted in a Muskogee
Colonel Owen is regarded is sn
Indian Territorylcandidste for a
paper aa favoring a modification
in the agreement relative to the
Starving in Texas-
Dallas Tex. Nov. 15 Gover-
nor Say era todsy received a letter
froui F. W. Seabury member of
the legislature in whose district
Zipiecouuty is situated. The let-
ter details the most deplorable
coudition of suffering In Zspale
county caueed by the drouth. Mr.
Seabary declares the condition is
worse than heretofore reported
and rays the people are starving
and that unless immediate relief
reaches them nearly the whole
population of the county will die
of starvation. There is in. ehance
to raise any kind of crops in the
cuuniy earlier than May. There
is scarcely any kind of food on
baud and he appeals fur outside
aid. Governor Savers immediate-
ly on receipt of the letter sent
500 to Mr. Seabury relief sup-
plies will be sent into the conuty
at the earliest possible date
Mrs. Dalton on Hand.
Topeka. Nov. 15. Mrs. Dalton
of Kingfisher Ok. mother of the
famous Dalton boys arrived in
Topeka yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of attending the
hearing today before Governor
Stanley of the application for a
pardon for her son Emmett Dal
ton who is now serving a life
sentence in the state penitentiary
for murders committed dnnng the
raid on the bank at Coffeeville.
She was accompanied by O. G.
Erkstein of Wichita who la act-
ing as her attcrnry in the case.
Mrs. Dalton is at the Copeland
hotel althonght her name (a not
upou i he register. Probably not a
person in the hotel lobby recog
niged Mrs. Dalton when she quiet-
ly entered the huildiug jeaterday
afternoon anc went dmctly to
her room.
She is a small woman of erect
carriage and appears quite sctive
for a .en on of 60 odd years. Her
face however tells the story of
her troubles. Worry and anxiety
has left a muiliplicy of wrinkles
npon it. She Is rather nervons in
bearing bnt she attributes that to
the striin she let- been nnder for
the past few weeks. Yesterday
she was dressed in a plaiu black
gown and wore in addition a small
black shawl.
if she bos niiy hopes of her son
being partial e I Mrs. Dalian is
very chary about giving voice to
them. hen raked abont the
m t i r last nit bt she ssid that
she had constantly tried to build
no hopes on a pinion as she
feared the disappointment would
be too groat if not granted.
Kansas City St. Lonis aad Memp-
his. The "OKLAHOMA LIMITED"
leaves Oklahoma Oily at felt p.m.
arriving at Kansas City 7Mtt
morning St. Louis 35 p. m. sad
Memphis 5:00 p. as.
It consists of baggage cUr tare
(3) cbsir cars aad one (1) Pullman.
The Pullman sleeper aad oae chair
car goes through ta Kansas Git
without change oae chair ear
through to St. Lonis and oae
through to Memphis. The rotor
train leaves Kansas City 9:20 p m
arriving Oklahoma City 10:55 a. m.
Further information regardmg
rates time etc. will be ehrsrfnlly
given by any Frisco System Agent
or the undersigned .
D. F. Dana
D.clriet Passenger Agent.
Wichita Kansas.
A telephone in your hoote
gives you dir. et and quick com-
munication with every first class
business booe doctor etc. in the
If yon war.) ;n;nt varnish or
wall paper go down in the base-
ment o the Hank of Cickasba
and get I H. Towaaend'a prices.
Frisco System.
Has put on a now train known as
the "OKLAHOMA LIMITED"
between Oklahoma City and Kansas
City. This is the fasten and finest
quippei train of Oklahoma for
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.... IN tmi CITY
Bravj
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REMOVAL NOTfOR.
Hereafter my office will be fwaad
in the new First National
building roosts 1 and 2 1
avenue and 3rd street.
"phone 105. resideace 'phot H
W. L. Peters PaQ. M. D.
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Beavers, L. L. The Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 292, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 16, 1901, newspaper, November 16, 1901; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc733059/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.