The Daily Democrat. (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 67, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 6, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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The Daily Democrat
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ANADARKO CADDO COUNTY OKLAHOMA. APRIL 6 190T.
NO 67.
TOWN LOTS AT
PUBLIC AUCTION
DEATH IN
STORM'S WAKE
WE SAY TO YOV
Weather Forecast
Washington April 5. Fore-
cast: Oklahoma and Indian Terri-
torySaturday fair
tho lots are sold or offered for
salo.
Each purchaser at thd time of
11 4 VH
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2& Fair Dep't
LOCAL NOTES J
H. M. Tilton iB visiting in Law-
ton today.
J. C. StevenB it visiting friends
in tho oity today.
W. J.Caughey came in last
night from Oklahoma City.
E. D. Snodgrass is spending a
fow days on his farm near Law-
ton. Miss Lulu Miller is spending a
few days with friends in Geroni-
mo. H. B. Lookett returned from a
Bhort buBinoe trip to Hydro laBt
night.
Lloyd Heflin.court stenograph-
er oamo up from Lawton this
morning.
Illustrated Lecture and illus-
trated songs at the M.E. church
Monday night.
Fred Roy Ziller who has been
iu tho city the past fow days re-
turned to Enid last night.
Mrs. Junius Oldham left this
morning for Hobart to vifiit with
her daughter for a fow days.
Prof. Findly returned home
last evening after an extended
visit in different points in the
territory.
Capt. Groody went to Cement
last evening where he will be
for several dayB on sohool land
business.
ThoB. Kearse of Ft. Cobb was
a visitor at the court house yes-
terday returning to his home
last evening.
Thos. Woodward went to Chat-
tanoogo laBt night where he will
look after business intorost3 in
the big pasture for several days.
Careful dressers find us but have
you?
Superiority in Dress goes with
Stein Bloch smart clothes.
They have no equal in Style Fit
Workmanship and Quality.
It costs you nothing to let Mr. Tanner
show you the late styles and how you
you look in the most Up-to-date cloth-
ing made
You know then what to look for in
others.
Prices $15-00 io $30-00
Stetsoa H&is .
1907 Styles
Stiff ajid Soft in AH New Shapes
L. Reeves andW. D. MoCloud
of Hinton are court houBe visit-
rs today.
Logan Billingsloy came in last
night from a short business visit
in Fort Cobb.
"Ten Nights in a Barroom" il-
lustrated lecture at the M. E.
churoh Monday night.
An illustrated lecture "Ten
Nights in a Barroom" at the M.
E. churoh Monday night.
Judge Gillette came up from
Lawton this morning and will
open district court here Monday
Mies Lolah Popplowell and
brother Guy went to Binger to-
day to spend Sunday with home
folks.
H. J. Miller returned last even-
ing from Enid where ho has
been visiting his mother the past
week.
Mrs. Minnie Pearson returned
to her work in this city after
visiting for several days ut her
home in Oklahoma City.
Worth Farmer of Oklahoma
City who has been in the oity
the guest of. W. S. Ellison re-
turned home this morniug.
Rev. Naylor returned today
from Minco and will hold service
at the M. E. churoh. south at 11
a. m. and 8. p. m. tomorrow.
Dr. L A. Milne and wife of
Lawton came up last night and
will visit for a few days with Will
Milne and family of this oity.
W. A. Mudd oame in from
Apache last night where he has
been looking after some line work
for the Pioneer Telephone com-
pany. Paul Kaiser has made some
improvements back of his place
of buainobs. He has set out bor-
muda grass and flowers and will
have a veritable flower garden.
Store
LOST Pocketbook contain-
ing Union Printer's card also
some papers Finder please re-
turn to this office and reoelve re-
ward. GO tf
E. C. Clifford who hns been
tho guest of his sister Mrs. Jno.
Mosby tho past week left this
morning for points in tho north
ern part of Oklahoma.
A. L. Fisher who has been
confined in the county jail charg-
ed with erabozzloment and boing
unable to furnish bond was giv-
en hiB liberty on bond yesterday.
J. C. Williams' Grocery has
juBt received a full lino of Mc-
Laughlin's coffees. 15 to 40 cent
grades. Every pound sold und-
er an absolute guarantee. You
like good coffee; try this. If it
iB not all thvt it claims to be
your money will bo refunded.
60 tf d it w
Another Pileup
The illfated Sandburr Limited
added another wreok to its un-
fortunate oareer yesterday after-
noon. When it pulled into this
oity there were noooaohes exoept
box oars and they lookod feeble.
The rain had made a mushy track
south of Lawton and while cross-
ing it three cars left the track
and piled up in the ditoh. Strange
o relate not one person was in-
jured as the oars were on the top
of of one another and were turn-
ed completely over. The engine
ran into Lawton and procured
two freight cars and transferred
tho passengers baggage and
mail taking them into Lawton
where tho passengers were given
the ohoioo of staying over night
or coming to Anadarko in tho
box car All tho women stayed
at Lawton but a crowd of tho
men deoidod to come to this oity
and rode a 11 the way standing up
Town Sites in the "Big Pasture'
and Pasture No. 4.
Tho lots in tho townsitos of
Randlett Eschiti Qunnnh Isa-
dore Ahpeatono and Koonku-
zachoy Kiowa Comuncho and
Apache lands Oklahoma will be
offered for sale at publio auction
to the highest bidder as follows:
Randlett beginning on Monday
.May 13; Eschiti beginning on
Thursday May 23; Quanah bo-
ginning on Monday Juno 3; Isa-
dore beginning on Thursday
Juno 13; Ahpeatono beginning
on Monday Juno 24 and Koon-
kazahoy beginning on Friday
July 5 1007. Tho sale will con
tinue from dy to day until all
the lots are offered. Those town
sites are offered for sale in ac
cordance with tho provisions of
tho act of CongresB of March 20
1900 (31 Stat. L- 80). Tho sales
will take place on tho respective
town sites beginning on tho datos
above mentioned. Tho town sites
are located as follows:
Randlott. South half of sec-
tion 28 and oast half of south-
east quarter of section 20 town-
ship 4 south range 12 west; area
400 acres.
Eschiti. North half of seotion
3 township 4 south rango 14
west; area 320 acres.
Quanah. Southwest quarter
south half of northwest quarter
and west half of southeast quar
ter of seotion 30 township3
south range 10 west; area
320 aores
Isadore. South half of north-
east quarter and tho south half
of the northwest quarter; the
north half of tho southeast quar-
ter: and tho north half of tho
southwest quartor of seotion 24
township 2 south range 10 west;
area 320 acres.
Ahpeatono. West half of sec-
tion 34 townspip 2 south rango
13 west; area 0-
Koonknzaohey. South hilf
and Bouth half jf tho north half
of tho northwest quartor and tho
north half of the north half of the
southwest quarter of section 13
township 5 north rango 10 west;
area 100 aores.
All bids will bo subject to tho
approval of the Seorotary of tho
Interior and tho right ia hereby
reserved to reject any or all bide.
The purchaser of each lot will bo
required to deposit 25 per cent of
tho purchase price on tho date of
sale payment to bo made oither
in cash or by certified checks or
drafts Uncertified chockB will
not bo aooepted. Tho remainder
of tho purchase price must be
paid on delivery of tho deed. All
cheoks and drafts must bo made
payable to William L. Miller
Speoial U. S. Indian Agent.
Deeds in fee simple will bo ex-
ecuted and delivered to tho pur-
chasers as early as practicable
after tho approval of tho bids.
Copies of the regulations govern-
ing tho sale and all necessary in-
formation may bo obtained by
addressing William L. Miller
chairman Kiowa Town Site Com-
mission Anadarko Oklahoma
or the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Washington D. C.
F. E. Leupp
Commissioner
Tho sale will Dogin at 0 o'olook
a m. and continue until 12
o'olook noon and at 1 o'olook p.
m. and continue until closed by
the chairman of the Town Site
Commission not earlier than
5 o'olook of each day until all
salo shall givo his post-offico
address and Bhall designato some
bank whoro tho remainder of tho
purchaBo prico will bo deposited
within thirty days from the dato
of notice of tho acceptance of tho
bid and whoro tho 'deed shall bo
dolivorod in osorow. Failuro to
comply with this roquiromont
may result in dolay in tho doliv-
ory of tho doed. In oaso any
purchasor defaults in final pay-
mcnttho amount of his first pay-
ment will bo forfoitod for tho uso
and benefit of tho Kiowa Apaoho
and Comanohe Indian? and tho
lot or lots will be resold at tho
next publio aotion.
All lots remaining unsolJ from
tho first salo all lota on which
tho bidB aro rejootod by tho Sec
retary of tho Interior and all lots
on which default iB made in tho
final payment shall bo again
offered for salo at suoh timo aB
tho Secretary of tho Inioriorshall
designate subjeot to tho fore-
going rules.
Tho Townsito Commission ia
having wells bored and pumps
put in plaoe on tho townsitos so
that everyone can havo all the
pure fresh wator wanted.
Shanks for aLewJ Turner
Yesterday M.R. Shanks drift
ed into town between tho two suns
unexpected and with a spoeoh
ooncealed about his person. Tho
boys got busy with tho oiroulars
and in spito of tho meeting of
tho Commeroial olub and tho
shortness of the notice thoro
was a fair crowd at tho Court
Houso for ShankB ia an orator
mind you.
Mr. Shanks spoke for two hours
to a deeply interestodjaudionco.
He took up tho constitution and
treated tho initiativo and roforon-
dum the corporation an d2-oont
tare provisions. Hoalso spoko
upon that subject of fjoontention
the orstwhilo Jamosi Crow. The
now jury system also received
attention. Then Mr. Shanks
wandorod off upon tho gloriouB
hiBtory of tho Domocratio party
and mado hiB hearers see trembl-
ing boauty while ho talked it and
wound up with a William J.
Bryan peroration thatjbrought a
roar of applause interspersed with
coyote yells of puro delight.
Then Mr. Shanks drove into tho
real business of the evening nn
advooacy of M. L. Turner of
Oklahoma City for U.S. Senator.
Mr. Turner's olaims forjtho suff-
rages of Oklahomanswero well
and ubly presented and Mr.
Shanks left tho boys meditative
and somewhat silent. Turner has
friends hero and thoroaromany
votors who aro still weighing tho
oandidates.
Mr. Shanks is from Geary.
He was ono of tho throe men who
didn't get tho nomination for
oongress from tho our dijtriot
and he is out now working for
the Constitution and Lew Turner
with tho interest of tho Demo-
cracy behind it all Wo were
glad to hear Mr.Shanks and tho
poople of Anadarko who missed
hearing him have missed some-
thing very muoh worth while
Ten Nights In A Bar Room
A looturo given at tho M. E
ohuroh Monday night by Captain
J B. LiBter. State Organizer of
the "Anti-Cigarette League"
tho leoturo is illustrated with
steriopticon elides and interspers-
ed with illustrated songs.
Louisiana Mississippi and Ala-
bama in Wind's PathDe-
vastates Four Towns
Now Orloane April 5. Prob-
ably fiftoon lives wore lowt today
by a tornado which swept aoross
portions of throo gulf Btatos and
which was traoablofor a distanoo
of 300 miloB. Tho tornado
moved from woat to cast cross-
ing tho aouthorn oxtreinity of
Louisiana and Mississippi and
strikintr into Alabama for a ehort
diatan-f. Portions of four town
woro dovastatod and damago ap-
proximating 500000 was done.
Tho tornado began at Alex-
ander La. aoon aftor 1 o'olook
this morning inBtantly killing
four porsons thoro fatally in-
juring throd and injuring thirteen
others.
Soon aftor davlight it nearod
tho Mississippi river killing fivo
persons at Jaokson La. whilo at
Bayo Sara La. at least half a
dozon others wore reported killed.
Thoro was ono fatal injury at
Jaokson.
Tho tornado n-xthppoarod at
Carson Miss. whore groat prop-
erty damago was done. About
noon near Solma Aia. tho in-
habitants saw whirling olouds
rise in tho air and tho storm dis-
appeared. Tho dead :
Omor Book
Matthew Dunne -
Ora Dudley
Lydia Harding of Alexander
Throo female inmates of tho
insane asylum names unknown
and two negroes at Jaokson.
La.
Several negroes near Bayou
Sara La.
Fatally injured:
Miss Mary Lea. of Jackson
La. and throo negroes at Alex-
andria. Seriously injured:
Mrs. Omor Book and two
ohildron.
Mrs F-ank Hortonse.
Mrs Matthow Dunn.
T. R. Convillen wifo and four
ohildron.
Frar.cis Domiob and Edward
Sto ard all of Alexandria.
H. II. Ferguson Jaokson.
A. B. Grothers of Bayou Sara
About twenty homes in Alex-
andria were completely demol-
ished 50 woro damaged and
altogether about 100 buildings
woro seriously wrecked including
several business houses.
Sevesal homes were blown
down at Pinoyillo and injuriea
wero roported.
Tho insane asylum at Jaokson
La. waB almoBt wholly wrecked
with a loes of about 8100000
In addition to three female in
mates killed many sustained
injuries. Two negroes wero
killed at a nearby plantation
whilo reports from tho surround-
ing country said there waa prob-
ably more or loss loss of life
among the negroes whoso flimsy
cabins quiokly collapsed boforo
the wind.
At Bayou Sara several pas-
sengers on tho Bteamer Betsy
Ann had a thrilling esoapo. Tho
Betsy Ann was reduoed to a total
wreck While tho breaking Urn-
boro from tho ateamor and from
the Bhore flow through the air tho
crow got all the passengers safely
ashore Hardly a membor of the
crow esoaped without some
bruises.
(Continued on page 2.)
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