Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Game is said to be the most plentiful il
the strip.
That is red-handed scheme of the FL
Reno Herald's.
A tax of s per cent has been levied IL
Saltwater for school purposes.
No matter how high up it may be all the
people in Oklahoma fire away at each flock
OF geese.
A committee appointed by the council is
examining the treasurer's books in Okla.
hOma City.
About 1000 pounds of game was shipped
from Norman during the week ending
Sunday. November 3.
A new saw and grist mill is soon to be
erected on section 35-16-3, one aud a hal!
miles north of Seward.
In an election held at Norman, the other
day, Mr.. Marquart. the postmaster, was
almost unanimously chosen mayor.
Oklahoma has been waiting for the
clouds to roll by for about three weeks,
and it is getting little monotonOus.
A company representing $3.50, 900, accord
ing to the Times, will prospect for coal
and gas at Oklahoma City Immediately.
The United States marshals are after the
parties who sold liquor at Guthrie on cleo
tion day and several of them have already
been arrested.
Edmund Sun: Arrangements have been
made to have big game supper and ball
in our school house Thanksgiving evening.
Look out for big time.
The attorney general of Kansas has de-
cided that those who have gone to Okla
homa and taken homesteads haye forfeited
their right to vote in Kansas.
The Minick colony of old soldiers at the
station have come to stay and will add
very much to the patriotism and socia-
bility of orr locality, says Seward cor
respondent.
Mayor Pagan of South Oklahoma City,
is mayor in name only, as the council mas
locked the mayors Office aad won't give
up the key neither will they accept the
bonds that he ogers to furnish.
Senator Plumb told committee that
a representative from Guthrie in Wash
ington, during the fore part OF the session
would be beneficial to Us 30 there Will be
one man at least, disposed OF comfortably
for the winter.
Guthrie is to Oklahoma what Rome in
its palmy days was to the world. Rome
was the world and Guthrie IS Oklahoma
State Herald That IS little too far.
All will concede that Guthrie is ok, but
not Oklahoma.
LIE UutQrle Oapitht says tudt toe
travellers across the Cherokee strip are
making every effort to hurry out the cat
tie men. Large areas are being burned
over and the cattlemen viii soon be forced
TO drive out their herds for want of feed
Territorial advocate: Enough snow has
fallen during the past few hays TO have
covered the earth more than foot deep II
It had remained, but snow don't lay on
long in this section. Such fall OF snow
in this country, and SO early in the season,
is phenomenal.
Oklahoma City Times; On the north
bound train today some confidence men
who were aboard buncoed stranger out
Of 500. The brakeman, MAstox. walked
out into the baggage car and returned
with a winchester rife and ordered them
70 give the money back, which they did
While his action WAS well timed. IL also
came near being a serious matter, as some
OF the passengers became frightened and
crowded out OF the car and went 20 the
baggage car, and during tie excitement
some parties were almost forced of the
platform while the train was running at I.
G.Ea Fate Of speed.