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I. he Chickasha ' Daily Express 5ft Vol. 1 . ' " ' ' " Chickasha, Indian Territory, Wednesday, Deceember 12. 1900. No. 303 bVshOT For Chickasha First; The Indian TerritorySecond; The World After. EstabfflAn.goo 1 & v n SI 1 cr. RAY i ep. I", 'A WISE MAN r A. wi-ii- in mi nlwav iirii!-'. f'r li.i line pais a fiii r IT kno v i it wlieu h live dollar Khi.e in ii!T 'I n niliilturnnil h liulf it is not a ti v' I l :i wti . II- (I it'iii' "xp-i'' sometliinji for noihiny. He- know- i ii ii i r shoes ami our pricstiro exn"l right, and that ou t .3..r) the Ihki $3 50 8ll , Mi l( f . ; . .' , EM ERF ON Siti-;fM'iiin. ; s y 'J " " '-, CLAIM BURIED TREASURE. Thrra !w Yorker. Dig tor a. Fur tune la Ohio (1 round fCdorta So Far faille. peveral years past nt times on the territorv nhmit tun tmrttifMi.t rf Upper .Vfitwiu.-ky, (., on the Diiniap rm cj( ciallv, there lias been an in ' tense frol! excite nu n t ami much pros pertliijr lias been done. Now comes i :h tury that three .New Yorkers lime l'eeii (.'iirifim? at nfrh t wider the diree :in.i of Mr. Hall. Tradition kivs pu!d was 1) ( j on the farm years a;ro and investigation iow proves that this is not nil founded. It Is Motet! by one who is nn the inside that upward of has already been lakennqj the prosp: rtors have murli confidence in r bei titrable to locate the $";l,000 reported Imried. It is r -'.ated that many year ngo, when this was n wilderness infested uit.h the red men, five men left New ! York state with $.TO,(HX, expecting1 tg invest that amount in land. Otieni?ht. j vt hen I hey were encamped rear a spring j (irnvh.it is now the Dur.lnp farm, three j were massacred by the savants, the another Ix-inir cnnturerl. The rsntive. immediately wn.te tn their . relatives ' descril)iiu' us nenr ns ()osib!e where Iht ir iiumey was located. Many rffyrts have 4ueii made ta ttnd the spot, but mtil now the efforts proved futile. Orientals as Soldier. IS'o European nation lias Miceeeded in holding or com rolling tropica: (Kisses ions uithouf the aid of native troop. Moreover, these can be maintained at a 'tilt h l.'iia!!cr cost tliaii white toldiers. not to rpeak of the great expense of transportation. two-thirds of thi ..V; to' lCtXrZZ lection, had over l.l.OOO natives doiiif nilitary service in the Philippines; and n..ii. :.. i i . Knglnnd't success in converting the I'gyptian fellahs into (food soldier U another example .of how apparently jioor material can he utilized. Old Derda .Nut Taxable. A The treasury department at Wash- lojfton has ruled that deeds of convey ance, mo it ;, is and ussipnments of iiiort(,'npes executed and delivered prior to duly 1, istw. and not presented for record until subsequent to that lime are not taxable. Persons who record such papers now will not be oldiced to affix Mumps unless the pa . (hts were executed mucc June 80, 1S98. There was n war tax from September 1, 1S62, until October 1, 1S72, and pa pers executed within that period must jit stamped when recorded. Only Tn o Mrlliodlat I'sprr. I'rofltable. It cumc out in t he report? of the re- i rt Mi thotii.-t conference that otilv afAi'w' S ""'ial Journals o 1 Vdiurcb. published, in (!itT'rrr.t n c Vlf of the ii. mi , rv umier 1 lie common i of IS otiicia! lournals of the elions n n tiwi -f the ( hiistinn Acivin-ate, had been contvueted at a profit. The ret loss, on tin.' othersh $10S,000 in fouryear had .Si.en linrne lit. nf in ortifitji nf th pubiij hlnr buwincse know n us the Hook t oncern. A riiotnarniiblc ( heeklnir Clock. An nppnrultiM that hna at least tlio merit .f novelty is oni rxliibition in London. It is dcKic-netr ns a checkinir iock lo rcconi' the hour of the nrrivnl of, citipluves nt their place of work. The novelty, consists in a sensitized lihot'oKrnpliie ribbon at tnelicMo clock ork. Kadi employe, ns he or she nr tins, ressH the button of thei tim- Line uud iunu'Hliulely his or her phntnprnph, together with a plioto ejraiilv of the clock showirv tho mo uei of nrrivnl, is impressed on the "vrtT,!e riblwm. H is f.ni.1 tliut the. photnfrrnpliu can l- nint'c nt. the. rnte of I'Va tuituite. Youth's Companion. REUDER DECISION Justice Harlan HandsDown The Decisolon in That Wichita-Choctaw Controversy. VICTORY FOR WICHITAS, Holds That the Choctaws Ceded Their Title to the 'Government in 1861" REMANDED THE CASE The Iic'servation is a Tart of the Old Leased District Lying Be 'tween Red River awl. tbe , Cauadiun River i Washington, Doc. 10. The Uuiu-il States . supreme - court today rendm-d au opinion in tbe e'aiui of the. . Wichita, Choctaw uud Chickasaw Indians in connec tion with tho old Wichita reserva- llou J usncc llurlan handing down iho oj-'iniou. la 1801 the luiliabir made a trca'y with' the Cuitcd states overnmeut ceding the Wichita reservation and agreeing lo lake 1G0 acres of land in severalty. They then claimed that they were entitled to the procoeds of the "Borplns land. The court of claims sustained the contention of the Iudiaus Lot todaj 'a opinion reverses that po sition, tho supreme court holding that in the treaty of 18GI the Choctaws had uiade an absolate ' 6Sslon of the landa included iii the. i reservation, The court alfto remanded the case to the court of ciaiuis with directions to liMniss tin claims of the Choctaws and the Chickasaws and to fix such loiupeusation to the Wichitas as is consistent with law.- The res ervation is a part of the old leas- f dislrict of 7,500.000 acres lying 1 ".'T I . "" " o- Gpip REDUCTION II o THE BIG CASH between the Bed river and the 'anadian river and the 9Sth and 100th degree of. west longitude. Want Peimanent Commiitco. Guthrie, O. T, Dec. 10. A special to the Capitol from South McAlester eays: Tho Binglo State hood convention met here in the opera houBe at 2 o'clock this after noon. D. C. Lewis of Oklahoma City read tbe call. 13.13. J3ral foid of Ardmore was made tem porary chairman and C F. John son of Pawnee secretary. C. E. Castlo of Wagoner was electe'l permanent chairman ; Vl II. Greer of Guthrie secretary, t and i). V. Craig of South Ale Alios ter asais tant secretiiry. .... Twelve delegatos from each ter ritory were appointed a committee on resolutions, as follows: ' Indian Territory S 13. I3rad fold, ArcUiiore; J.'S'Mlardy, So.j McAlester; J. W. Uocker, Pur CiU: At Mi' Dawson, Chickasha;1 C. E. McPherson, Caddo; C. 13.J Dood. .Wiilmrton; 8. E. Al ei s,V Okmulgee; J II Swotfer.1,. Al len; Dr. Ilk hartlf, Lnnioy; LW-4 Howe, Lebanon; William Jackson Wagoiici,-. Henry Ansley, - ilcAl ester. :". Oklalionin-.lL 13. Forrest, El Ilcao; K. ' W, , JJrtwer, Norman; Lincoln Mckinley, New kirk; 11. 13. Gilstm , chandler; P. S. Na gle, KiiigGsbor; F. II. Greer. Guthrie; Lewis Davis, Perry; 1). C. Lewis Oklahoma City; D. W. IkllarJ, I'awlreeTr''f,'nian Miller, Stillwater; J. A. Baker, McLoud; 11. A. L'illups, Moun tain View. It "was voted to constitute a permanent single, statehood com mittee composed of " nine from each territory, and the . ch4ri;iu and secretary of this convention. 1 here are present 350 delegates abouf half from'eaob tcrritorv-A lleduced rates to XJklahomn City for tho annual confcrenccyvf Seventh Di.y Adventists, December 19tb to 24th, 1900. Tickets will be on sa.le at rate of $2.C; for the round trip on Dec. lOtli to' 21th, good, to re turn up to rnd including Dec. 27. , . J. F. KlMMKlil.V, Loral Bgent., Am 'oTTonmrairoTroTfroTr a - r -Srs-: rs ir r 4 NO l CE! Purchase a home in your young days t That your old age may he passed in comfort. ROB T. l. McQUISTOiSS . , 4 , Will open his Land Office 4 blocks west of j Court house till he finds a location to suit. Land BoJght.. Sold ana Exchange. "j Sniall hou-es built ph short notice; rents collected; property " looked niter and necessary repairs kept up. j. Should you wish ' ' to purchase a home and and haven't" money," come and. see me. ' " Jlortg'ac'tn raiswl and loans extendetU-Purchase a homeland',, s '. i your dear little wie will beautify it. Should you wish to buy, . " sell, rent or excLange property of any kind, gi7e me a call.; . , List your property if you wish to Sell. Exchange or Rent. , . i .t ... Money d vaoeed on property placed in my charge. Monei to " '"" """ ,r " Loan. If ymirare thinking of purchasing lots or a home, call on -VouJliisWlisftftlieConrtEoE :' ROBT. :;.:rr. CIIICK ASH A, INDIAN TERRITORY. . 5 v- rnmSS' MC e j a i 11 -y 7- Teacher's Me-ting as Gu hn Dttceuibcr 2Cth tu.29lh the 11. . IsJand will self iickots to Guthrie, O.'T.j'ttnd re'ttirnt rato -of oi.e4 and onelhird iaes for tho round trip, commencing Dec. 2f.th and up to aud Jmcljiling Dec. "Din, IdygcVi liturn'Jariobry 1st, luoi; --" ;" 'r' : '-':"' - Call at the Depot Ticket Office for particulars. V - J.W. KlMMELY, ' l'- ' r ' Agent; ' A physician, who certainly knew What was best for an invalid blue, , ' Struck a life-saving caper By prescribing wall paper Of a tkeeifui and fiiusliiny hue, And he went to Town end's and was filled out wiih the proper lint, and the invalid is doing business as usual, rf - -- "' v :' ' ( - ""NOTICE. f '.The regular, annual meeting of the shareholders of the First Na tional Bank will be held at its hank ing rooms atChtckasha or. Tuesday, tbe 8th day of January, 1'JOl, be tween the hours of 10 and t o'clock, if II B, Jouxso-s.jCasuier. iH mmi " ,.r'! r.rc proud to call or.7 cuctoiacrs' n! rr Uou to such a coruct. vVe knuw no Ir'.lor. AVccin lit yen h.uideomcly at G ! -CO. o.-, 1.' I ou wi Ji, a Uncr quality- All aro l.ust proof "at $1.25, $1.50, $1.75. Ask to soo Warr.e.-'s RUST-PRCOS' STORE. o o o o o o o o oin C. B. Campbeuu Pres., K. K. Wootten. Jb., Vice Pres., H. B. Johnson, Cashier. No. 5431. First National Bank, Capital . . . $25,000.00. CHICKASHA, IND. TER. . r . DHRECTORS: R. .V. Bonrland, C IT. Bessent. R. Bond, E. B. Johnson, A. L. Xail, R. K. Woolen, jr.. Webb Uendrix, C. B Campbell, . B. Johnson. CORRESPONDENTS Importers aiid Traders National Bunk, New York; Am erican National Bi.nk. Kansas City, Mo; Boatman's Bank, St Louis, Mo; Farmers and Mechanics Bank. Fort Worth, Texas. Our patrons, irrespective of the size of their accounts, will receive careful and considerate attention, and liberal accommodation wiil be extended them upon accept able collateral. J c Boh art. President. J. A. Bohart, Cashier. J. B Cr.ABK. Ass't Cash J. H. Ci-AHK, Vlcel'resident. , W. A. Uohakt, Ass't Cush . ... ' ESTXBLIBHEO 189. Bank of Chickasha; ; . CHICKASHA, INDIAN TERRITORY. . Capital, : : : $20,000.00 ,. VlNDIVIDUALRESPONSIB!L!TY, $150,000. Offers to Depositors every Facility which their Balances, Busi ness and Responsibility Warrant. Q CASH I am very much overstocked with clothing and overcoats. Anyone in need of clothing will find it to their interest to call and examine our stock before buying. I am willing to -make an even ex change for the cash, so come and get my prices. J. G. MAYS Piw. - " - L. McQUISTOPO J. T. Aust, Ass't. Cashier, B. F. Johnson, Ass't. Cashier. STORE. in m m m