Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-03
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OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The whole Indian Territory covers Ga, 900
square miles.
Passenger conductors all report an ex-
traordlnary travel south.
1t goes without saying that Lincoln is a
strong Republican town.
Postum hunting is the ego" in Okla
hOma, but the poSsum IS the goer.
The Guthrie News has also absorbed
Milt Reynolds paper-the State Herald.
The crowds are increasing so in King
fisher that the streets look narrower, every
day.
The matrimonial market has taken a
lull.-Purcell Register. And bye and bye,
1t will take lullabye, we suppose.
1t will be possible but not probable that
a man can give up his street Car seat to a
lady in Guthrie within six months.
The mayorality election in South Okla
homa has been set for December 9. A
half dozen or more are out for the place.
Congress met yesterday and nobody is
better acquainted with that fact than the
Oklahomaite, who expects some great
things from congress.
Probably more wild game was killed and
eaten on Thanksgiving yesterday than will
ever be killed and eaten on Thanksgiving
day in Oklahoma again.
The Oklahoma Journal says the pool of
politics is dirty one-and he who gets
into it is not wise But let it be remem-
bered that the Journals candidate was
not elected.
A circular has been issued by the Lisbon
and kingfisher board of trade for the pur-
pose of furnishing reliable Information to
the general public about kingfisher and
Oklahoma"
Lexington has church three Sundays of
the month. Oklahoma has undertaken
the revision of good many things, but it
was not dreampt that it would tackle so
long an established custom as this.
In some portions of Oklahoma are
wooded tracts, and the people IN that
country also consider themselves connois-
seurs in cigars, so you should be particu-
larly careful how you speak OF man
taking up stu mps-"
The Oklahoma Ditch and Water Power
company has let the contract for the con-
struction of the canal, at Oklahoma City,
TO Mr.. J. l.. ". Bell, a railroad contractor
of Emporia, Kansas. The contractor
thinks that he will have the work done in
30 days.
At Edmond Thanksgiving the great
game supper came off, with about $50 par
ticipating. The receipts were about $50,
which goes to the support of the schools
There must have been considerably over
saven basketsfull left and several old la
dies have SPOKE for them.
Edmund Sun: The professional foreign
hunter is not loved by the settlers of Okla-
homa, and especially by those who live in
this section OF the country. These hunters
are daily encroachiDg upon their claims
and siaughterIng the game without leave
or license. The settlers are getting tired
of this kind of work, and we understand
that they are organizing 70 put stop to
it. Ii the settlers in different parts of the
county will take a firm stand against the
slaughter of our game, they can make
these hunters awful tired
Guthrie Capital: Thursday, Z. Camp
bell had Jim Wright, Charles johnson
and ". H Boles arrested for bunco work
and they were heavily fined. Campbell
claimed to have been done mp by one Of
their sure thing" games over Boles' dance
hall. AT IL O'Clock last night Campbell
went 10 the dance hall He soon got into
a row and hauling ont dirk-knife pro-
ceeded to carve. jim Wright got a deep
and dangerous cut IN the bowels John
son was grazed pretty badly and BOles &c;
1t in the groin and other places. Campbell
escaped.