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MCGEE - INDIAN TERRITORY
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center>THE CHICKASAW NEWS
VOL. 4 MCGEE I.T. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1906 NO. 43
RAIN STORM
Tuesday night, what might be called a tropical storm descended upon McGee. The electrical display was tremendous and at times fearful. Intense flashes of light would almost sear the eyesight and the deafening shocks of thunder would seem to rend the very foundations. The rain fell with a sullen roar that added to the appalling volume of sound and fury. Several of our people thought they heard the sound of a cyclone not far off and we would not be surprised to hear of one in a few miles of us. Some chickens were drowned but at this writing we have not learned of any other losses.
TRAIN SERVICE IS COMING
President Dorset Carter of the Oklahoma Central, stopped over in McGee Tuesday. He tells us they have a train of car snow at Lehigh ready for service on the new road and will inaugurate a train service for Walling as soon as track laying reaches that point, dispensing with the usual delays in such cases. Owing to some trouble with the engineering department a few weeks or a month ago, some payments for grading were temporarily held up, but the disturbing factor has been removed and everything is now working smoothly. Tracklaying has reached the crossing on the Frisco at Ada. There is a heavy cut at that place which may cause a delay of four or five days on account of the heavy rainfall Tuesday night. After the crossing is made, tracklaying will go forward at the rate of a mile and a half per day on good smooth road, and averaging a mile per day, which ought to bring it to Walling in 25 or 30 days unless Tuesday nights flood has caused some washouts or further rains cause delay. The rains this summer have greatly retarded the work, but as soon tracklaying reaches us we will have a train service.
Whitt W. Hyden and bride returned Monday from a week's trip to Texas seaports. Mr. Hyden is one of the most influential merchants of McGee and one of the best known and most popular citizens of the Chickasaw Nation. His bride was Miss Dovie Farris. The Ada News has this well deserved notice of the bride and groom:
"The bride is one of the best know ladies of the McGee-Center neighborhoods,having taught very sucessful term of school at both places. She is exceedingly well educated, highly accomplished, an excellent conversationalist, and Capt. Hyden is to be congratulated upon securing such an excellent helpmate.
As for the Captain, the News has known him personally for some years. He is one of the most successful merchants of McGee; is a gentleman of mature judgement and his word is as good as his bond. At the breaking out of the war he enlisted with Quantrell and served his cause with unflinching bravery and distinction. At its close he settled down to a life of toil and yoemanary, and his labors have been rewarded. He is popular, not only in his immediate neighborhood, but over the entire Chickasaw country. As evidence of this facthe was at the 1905 reunion of the Chickasaw Brigade U.C.V., elected its commander and served his comrades with credit and honor.
The News extends to Capt. Hyden and his estimable wife the best wishes for the future and a happy and prosperous journey over life's sea."
Mr. J.W. Lokey, the mail carrier, tells us his house was struck by lightning and the terriffic sound of it was more like the bursting of bombs he used to hear in his Confederate soldier days than he can think of. It came through one window where he was sleeping and passed out through another over his children. He saw great balls of fire as big as his fist and myriads of sparks. In another run it knocked a lamp chimney off and put out the light, tore off six feet of roofing, broke his glass door, melted holes in his screen and went down his well boxing like a shot, but did not hurt a soul. It killed a horse for Mr. Crane just accross the street. This happened Wednesday night Sept. 12.
B.H. Taylor tells us a splendid meeting is being conducted at Hart by Rev. Peter Smith. Up to Sunday night there had been more than 30 converted.
Monday, Eld. S.D. Chambers gave us a ride out to the new town with himself and J.W. Loyd. Everything appeared to be lively.
J.C. and O.C. Davis, prominant contractors on the Oklahoma Central railroad near McGee, were in town Wednesday settling up their accounts prepratory to leaving for a point further out on the line.
F.M. Burch tells us the boll worms are at work on cotton in the timberland too. He thinks his crop will yield 200 pounds to the acre.
Muskogee is raising $10,000 for the purpose of building a steamboat to be operated on the Arkansas River.
H.M. Byford authorizes us to say the Chickasaw News is all right as an advertising medium. He made a $2500 trade on a small as last week.
2000 Hoo Hoos are holding a big concatenation at Oklahoma City.
The fine barn of Nath Byars was burned about daylight Monday morning by incendiaries.
Muskogee, I.T. Sept. 10--The schedules of babies enrolled for allotment in the Cherokee Nation are being returned to the Dawes commission here. As fast as these schedules are returned approved, allotments are made to the Indian babes.
LOT BUYERS IN NEW TOWN
The following parties have purchased lots in the new town of Walling since the last issue. Already enough lots have been sold to guarantee a good business town.
B.A. Jones, J. Ways of Ada, Addie Hobgood Ada, W.R. Branch Shawnee, J.J. Copeland Center, F.W. Troutman, H.A. Stevenson Center, R.H. Taylor, H.C. Fagin, W.E. Mathews Ark., S.M. Gloyd Lumber Co., C.M. Woods, H. Beavers, Elmer Sample Sulphur, Dr. S.C. Davis Hart, J.B. March Ada, Jas. H. Shell, Sam Boatright, W.H. Brinlee, H.P. Douglas Shawnee, O.T., L.T. Salmon Maud, O.T., Morris Bayless Sulphur.
You won't know Walling when you see it again.
Substantial business men are coming in fast and securing locations. Keep your eye on Walling!
That Walling will make a town of 2000 people in the next two years is doubted by none who know the conditions.
It seems like Walling is destined to be as large a town as any of her neighbors. Keep your eye on Walling!
Walling has more mileage of good farming country than any other railroad town in the Chickasaw Nation. Keep your eye on Walling!
A prominant railroad contractor who has been working near McGee told the writer a few days ago that he thought tracklaying on the Oklahoma Central Railroad would reach Walling in 20 or 30 days at the outside as the track had already reached Ada.
J.F. Sharp Esq., Vice President and General Attorney for the Oklahoma Central Railroad, was in Mcgee Wednesday. He says the road is moving right along; better than ever before and sees no reason why tracklaying should not reach Walling in 30 days.
M.F. Bayless is our authority forthe statement that a census of Walling was taken Tuesday and shows 300. Judge Edwards insists that we put it 500, but we won't exaggerate.
Thirty peach trees on less than half an acre of ground produced 1000 bushels of peaches for which the writer D.W. Brown at Haskell received ??? unreadable.
Jesse Brinlee of Ada, came in Sunday on a visit to his father.
Rev. D. McRoer(?) of Pauls Valley was in Walling Saturday looking after a lot fro the Presbytarian church. He says that denomination will erect a building in this town.
Monday night a lot of admiring friends serenaded Mr. and Mrs. Whitt Hyden with music on the violin and guitar and were treated to a luncheon of cake.
Eld. S.D. Chambers sold out his lease 4 miles north of town to John W. Loyd. He will move on to it October 15 and declares that some woman will have to say yes or no, as he is going ot have a housekeeper.
J.W. Hyden of Center, was here Thursday. He is thinking of moving to the new town.
J.J. Dutton a liveryman of Asher was here Thursday. He will probably lacate in Walling.
A family reunion of 20 relatives has been a feature at J.M. Yingling's home the last week or so. Saturday he had an artist out and their pictures were taken.
FIX COTTON PRICE
Hot Springs, Ark., Sept 7--The executive committee of the Southern Cotton association in session here today fixed ten cents as teh minimum price for which cotton should be solc this season.
Ollie Boatright has one of the largest apples we have ever seen. It is 15 inches in circumference and weighs within a fraction of one and a half pounds. Mrs. Boatright brought it from her father's at Lexington, O.T. on her return home.
A.G. Reese after being treated for cancer of his face, returned to his home in Oklahoma last week. The cancer had again come away and it is hoped the desease is thoroughly eradicated.
Ben Little and wife of Asher, O.T., are visiting his brother J.H. Little
Fayette Hopper of Baxter County, Arkansas is visiting O.M. Hayes near McGee.
S.B. Price of Allen, I.T., is visiting his brother W.T. Price
J.W. Hyden of Center, brother of Messers. Whitt and Dave Hyden was in McGee last week.
W.L. Cunningham returned Tuesday from a trip to Fort Worth, Tex.
Eld. J.W. Dowing returned Monday from Oklahoma, where he held several good meetings the last few days.
A.P. Hayes is suffering with a tumor on his leg.
S.O. Thomas went out to the Burney Jones school house Sunday. He says there's a pair of bewitching eyes there that hypnotise him.
FOUND DEAD
Saturday morning about daylight Mr. Simmons, familiarly and kindly known as 'Uncle Dan', was found dead in the hog lot at M.L. Cotter's, his soninlaws. He was expecting to start that day to visit another daughter and had risen early. As he went out he called to his daughter who had been unwell and asked her how she felt. So far as the family knew, there was nothing the matter with him more than a slight constipation for which he had taken medicine the night before. The hogs had not molested his body which lay as if in sleep, with the head resting on the right hand. His sudden death is attributed to heart failure, no other cause being known. He was over eighty years old, and, up to within a few days of his death he took a pride in the amount of work he could do at his age. Of such a man it can well be said, he has been a useful citizen. He is resting from his labors at last. Peace be with him.
32 acres of cotton, 14 acres of corn for sale, 2miles north of McGee; also farm implements. W.D. Hayes
WALLING LOCALS
W.A. Brumley's building is progressing fast.
Walling looms up with its new buildings in spite of the inclement weather of the past few days.
W.U. Goodwin had the foundation for his business building in Walling laid Monday, and it is going right up.
H.T. Douglas, Pres. of the Shawnee National Bank of Shawnee, and H.L. Salmons, cashier of the Maud State Bank, passed through McGee Monday on their return from a hunting trip. They may invest in Walling.
C.A. Leeper of Sulphur was in Walling and McGee Monday and purchased lots for his lumber yard.
Thompson & Co. have the walls of a box building up and covered.
Will Jackson's residence now rests on its lot in the new town. So does that of Whitt Hyden, Jr.. The sound of the hammer rings continuously.
C.H. McCurdy has moved his business to Walling.
W.T. Hayes of Walling was in McGee Monday. He reports trade excellent.
Dr. Putnam and Bro. from Midland were putting up a restaurant.
The frequent rains have retarded the building of Walling no little.
L. Esserman of Roff, has opened a tin shop in Walling.
Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Morgan of Agra, O.T. arrived in McGee Sunday morning. They will reside permanently in Walling. Mr. Morgan will be mananger of S.M. Gloyd's Lumber yard there. Mr. Gilbert, auditor, was called hurriedly to Oklahoma City on account of sickness in his family. But it is hoped he can return this week to complete business connected with the yard. We predict a very successful season for the yard under the courteous management of Mr. Morgan.
Dr. J.N. Norris dwelling house started on the road to Walling Tuesday.
H.C. Gray has bought H.M. Byford's Farm. Mr. Byford will engage in business in Walling.
A good many strangers are looking at lots in Walling.
Miss Ruth Hyden will start today for Wynnewood, where she will attend school the coming term.
The guinuine Mexican boll weevil has show up in the cotton fields around Caddo, but not in numerous quantities.
JOKE ON THE SNAKE
The Bible says "as wise as serpants and as harmless as doves" and it is not often we find them the victims of a joke. But G.R. Sullivan tells us of a good one on a certain chicken snake that was on a still hunt for eggs. In his haste to appropriate the stock of a setting hen he reached under her and swallowed a small round gourd that happened among the nest eggs. Mr. Sullivan says that where the recent rains washed off the soil in his field it left exposed stinging nettle roots that measures a foot in diameter. He says it is discouraging to think of trying to kill them.
Geo. Benton tells us he got plenty of water for Lee and Mantooth at 45 feet, in another place in the new townsite he got water at 30 feet.
A LONG CHASE - With the tireless tenacity that pursues until the chase ends in capture, Charley Robinson and Tom Sundean took up again last Thursday, the trail after the thief who stole their horse near Lola, Cherokee nation. they soon recaptured the stolen animal in the Cherokee nation; but they did not end the hunt. They have followed this for the footsteps of the fleeing criminal and stopped two days with H.C. Evins nephew of Charley Robinson to rest and pick up the trail again.
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