Wichita eagle., 1889-11-20
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

There is a demand for houses in Ed
mond-real board houses.
Says Policeman Noble to the cattlemen
keep OFT the grass; move on.
The Benton Comfy Banner says: Butter
and eggs are very scarce articles in thi:
part of the world.
Oklahomaites who are troubled with 8
weakness Tor betting. are now headed for
Oklahoma City, with its inviting election.
The nearest pecan grove to Oklahoms
City is one-eighth miles south OF the city.
1t contains about 200 acres The crop OF
nuts was light this year.
They are getting to say shoe-black for
boot-black at Reno but they can't tear
themselves away from the strap around
their white hats.
The people in the country are making
preparations for winter schools A school
house is soon to be built three miles west
of Moore. and another three miles west of
that.
The Contest for the street railway
franchise at Reno City promises to become
quite interesting, and may result very
favorably for the city from financial
standpoint.
Norman Transcript: Corn is selling at
Purcell for eighteen cents per bushel, while
here the demand for it keeps up the price
to twenty-five cents. The Chickasaw
farmers are making money from the Okla
homa settlers
The Iowa village consists of nine houses
used for living purposes, including Chief
To-hee's, and a larger one, making the
tenth, which is used exclusively as a dance
house. In this rude structure all their
feasts are held. A feast consists of meal
either of game or. on some extra occasion,
a dog The dog is only used, however, on
state occasions.
Prairie fires are getting to be sad
thing in Oklahoma. People are losing
their hay and some of their homes that
they have worked hard all summer to get.
A man comes to town and he Is liable on
his return to find his home in ashes Peo-
pie should be more careful and get their
homes safe beyond doubt before stopping
and thus save trouble.-Ok. Farmer.
We heard a man talking about killing
800 Quails on Saturday and Sunday and
eghty-six on Monday. There are millions
of the little birds here, but the crop cant
hold out long when so many make a bu>i-
ness of hunting. The Quails come right
into town OF an evening 1t seems as
though they ought TO find opportunities
enough to die out in the countrv.-Frisco
Herald
The Iowas are a great people for making
presents and visiting other tribes. FIRE.
quently the whole tribe. which only num-
bers eighty-three souls. Will, on a brief
notice. start on journey TO visit the
kickapoes or Osoes, their nearest neigh
bors, and on arriving near the village Of
their friends they will camp for two or
three days and make and receive presents.
The kickspoos recently visited the lowas,
and on their departure were presented
with eighteen ponies
Speaking of big corn, a gentleman of
undoubted veracity told Us the other Gay
that this spring be measured some grains
of corn grown in Oklahoma last year that
were an inch aud quarter in length We
were prepared 60 believe this story, for
last August we saw the largest ear of
corn that came from the South Canadian
that we ever saw. and we have lived in
corn countries. too. Oklahoma can and
will take the lead in corn. in fat cattle. in
cotton and in ali kinds Of fruit.-Frisco
Herald.
Norman Transcript: Agricultural inter-
ests will lead in Oklahoma beyond doubt.
For fifty years past the SOIL In some por-
tons Of the territory has been IN cultIya-
tioa, and for the past twenty-five years q
considerable amount Of IT. Although dur
ing that period Of time many years O!
drouth and failure OF crops has prevailed
in states surrounding the territory, here
no failure of crops has ever been heard OF
TIE Oklahoma. sad in fact tie greater por-
ton OF the entire Indian territory, will.
when in st.re o. cultivation. become one
of the richest far ming communities on tie
American continent