Wichita eagle., 1889-12-15
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.


anything except on Sundays.
In anticipation of Christmas the hosiery
trade in Oklahoma is looking up.
Edmund has contest on the townsite,
but that doesn't stunt the boom any.
The Reno City Capital has taken in a
new man and the paper shows it. too.
Frisco hasn't literary society, but it
has charter war and that is about as
bad.
The women of Frisco are calling on the
men TO subscribe towards the building of q
church.
A good mill and elevator would be about
the incest Christmas gift Norman could
receive.
Oklahoma is said to be popular retreat
1or Kansas young men TO grow their first
mustache.
A collection to defray the expenses Of
townsite contests Is being taken In south
Oklahoma.
The oldest man in Oklahoma is only 50
years. For the most part, 1t is land OF
young men.
Edmund has one street lamp, and it and
the moon light up the city in true metro
politan style.
The teachers association of Oklahoma
RE, during the holidays.
The G. A. r. post of Stillwell elected
officers yesterday. The "boys" are getting
in shape for Christmas.
Norman has recei Jed pair of goats. 1t
is planned to do away with the empty tin
cans in the neighborhood.
The Santa Fe has assured Norman of .
depot. The depot usually follows the as
surance about three years.
The Guthrie council insist on cash de-
posts In place of bonds. 1t is the hard
cash that counts in Oklahoma.
Here it is almost January and the ma
jority of people in Oklahoma haven't dis
carded their gasoline stoves yet.
They have gone so far at Reno City that
1t Is openly discussed in what part of town
the capital building would look the best.
hundred, and this isn't counting the buck
Indians that loaf around the place either.
The old soldiers of Edmund effected
meeting for the purpose of organizing a
q. A. h. last Saturday. They will build
hall.
Kingfisher and the Renos don't say
much about the opening of the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe country, but they count on
1t a good deal.
Oklahoma is for St. Louis as the location
of the worlds fair, and 1892 Oklahoma
will have raised enough to make An exhibit
that will compare with Kansas.
Edmund is to have another feast Christ
mas eve. This town means to eradicate
any possibility of hunger among the peo-
pie by bounty OF public dinners.
A boarding house was started in Reno
City, run awhile and died. all in the same
week. There was nobody strong enough
in town to carve the hash or down the
butter.
Some of the poor fellows who don't
know what they are doing in Oklahoma.
or, for that matter, on earth. if they hang
up Christmas eve, It will be
themselves.
The Edmund Sun thinks Secretary No
BILE is the biggest man of the adminiStra-
ton. AS Oklahoma is new country
there should be no objection to its produc-
tion of new ideas.
A steam saw mill has been started up
near Reno City, and since it has com-
menced it's buZZing there has not been q
jack rabbit seen for five miles around, not
to speak of deer.
There followed such rumpus that the
mayor of Guthrie has rejected the fifty
dollars salary. There must be great honor
in being mayor of Guthrie, at least there
is nothing else In 1t.
Only one thing seems to be lacking in
the presidents message and that is some
aliuson to Norman. Secretary Noble,
too, failed to mention it in his report, says
the Norman Transcript.
A man living on the hill northeast of
Frisco one mile, in digging a we'll on his
farm, at a depth of ten feet, struck a
: pa I'M nf WIT foot i'm
ming through the ground.
One way of telling tenderfoot in Okla
homa is TO see If he wears suspenders
The principal objection to suspenders
among the boys in Oklahoma seems to be
that they make better slin1-shots
Edmond is discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of
4 charter. 1t is to be hoped that this will !
not be cause of any internal strife in this |
little city, which has been exceptionally |
pacific for an Oklehoma town SO far.
OF the deleoates appointed by the terri
.orial convention to represent Oklahoma |
At Washington, Messrs. Lowe, Ross, |
Speed, Green, Reynolds and Martin, |
Messrs. Lowe, Speed and Green have al |
ready gone.
The Guthrie police have been supplied |
With clubs. Such action should not re-
,eive the commentator of the people In
.
lands OF self-important policeman is
'ery frequently an unnecessary provoca-
ion for the use Of fire arms.
A dance and an oyster supper have COM
,ined aJ Saltwater for a Christmas eve
celebration. The people who eat the most
oysters and dance the least, or those who
lance the most and eat the least oysters,
Will have most comfortable stomachs
christmas day.
An Oklahoma paper complains that the
'fiicials of the Guthrie land Office seem to
Dc making but slow progress towards the
ettlement Of many contest cases In this
nat district. The people would like to
&c matters of that kind 90 right ahead at
more rapid rate as it would be better for
III concerned II an settlement could be
rought about.
Frisco Herald: The ROSTERS of this part
re very unreliable as time-keepers They
row at any and all hours of the day and
light. They are all imported cocks and
hey are pleased to think they have found
UGH splendid country to live in a coun-
~ where preachers are scarce and where
here Is such supply of wild game that
he yellow legs are not much in demand.
Norman Trans script: The contesting of
laims and city lots in Oklahom ma by men
no realize thst they have not a shadow
chance to hold property, and therefore
re fling confess merely as a matter OF
population il growing evil that the peo-
le OK Oklahoma as matter OF preserva-
on, would like TO know how TO prevent.
erritorial government would give US laws
nat would efectually stop such proceed
lgs and we hope TO have il a. an early
ay.
Judge Green. OF Lexington. says he has
.cently talked with many Chickasaw
,rmers who say that for ten years past