Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-01
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Oklahoma has sown about 5000 bushels
of wheat.
They are using turkey-quill toothpicks
in Oklahoma. at present.
The Herald says there is a demand for
resident property in Guthrie.
The principle articles of jewelry store
in Oklahoma are reviewers.
A daily stage line now runs between
Kingfsher and Reno City.
Edmond has imposed a tax of 81 per
head upon the dogs owned in the city
Noble mas a glee club. This is in the
nature of a scoop on other Oklahoma
towns.
When man talks about big Oklahoma
potatoes, he is always OF "urdoubted
veraclty.
A good harnessmaker could make con-
siderably more than his salt at Reno City
at present.
1t is estimated that at least 20, 900 bushels
of seed wheat has been sown in the ChIcka-
saw nation this fall.
Brtton will soon have building to be
used for church and school purposes. 4
subscription paper has been circulated,
with very encouraging results.
Union City is situated in the extreme
southwestern corner Of Oklahoma, and
booms grow just as last as in any other
portion % the land
a man at Guthrie has few live wild
turkeys In a pen. He is keeping
them with an eye to future museum OF
curiosities in Oklahoma.
The whistle of the Rock Islaud engine
was heard in Reno City recently. and
every mothers son of them admitted that
it was the sweetest music they had heard
since they arrived.
Reno City Eagle: Reno City people
who burn coal are anxiously awaiting the
arrival of the railroad. At present Canon
City coal costs here, sl3 per ton, and Usage
coal, sll.50 per ton.
The soldiers and other government en-
ployes at Fort Reno received two months
pay Tuesday, and the merchants Of the
city had enough OF il by Thursday to JUS
tliy big thanksgiving dinner.
An order was received at Fort Reno
Tuesday 10 sell no more beer-not even
thes 'canteens" are allowed TO sell it. This
order, coming on pay day, when there
were 600 cases OF beer on hand, has caused
a great deal Of profanity among the troops.
Similar orders have been sent TO all the
posts in the United States.
Norman Transcript: The newspapers the
country over are loudly proclaiming the
y
town can amount TO much that does not
have good and well travelled highways
leading TO il and the sooner the necessity
for them becomes known the greater the
probability IS that they will be lad at an
early date.
Norman Transcript: The E~ OF
the girl Of the. are small, taperiug, and
beautifully shaped; Ii as beautiful as the
-. and she is without I; her frown is ;.
and her figure excites = Of surprise and
hankering - embrace her. In the win
ter time when her beanx round 10 see her,
she = away 70 put some the CRATE, pro-
vidipg they DO not Use natural gas.
One OF the local nursery agents estimates
that nearly 90, 600 fruit trees have been sold
il Oklahoma this fall. He SAYS tina. every
homesteader has bought a. least few
trees. and many are setting out large or
chgrds- This points 20 Oklahoma as
great fruit country 10 the near future, aai
when in 1892 the Worlds fair is held and
4 grand display Of the products CT the
American soil Is given, Perhaps an Okla
bona pip;n or a Cimzrrou vslley peach
viii take the worlds prize-Guthri. News