Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-19
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Oklahoma corn is selling at 45 cents per
bushel.
Water is found Twenty-Five down al
Britton.
Purcell is saving the top off of hills, tc
beautify the city.
Saltwater has fifty scholars enrolled al
| the public schools.
| Samuel Oyster died on his claim, near
Saltwater, Tuesday, October 10, aged "a
| years.
| Saltwater was four months old yester-
| day, and it is the biggest child of that age
| you ever saw.
! The men who would make the best
mayors for Guthrie are the men who don t
| wish to serve.
| The fire guards around Edmond have
been burned and the town is pretty safe
| from prairie fires.
Tine is one thing the Oklahoma City is
very quiet about-the entertainment of the
editorial convention.
Frisco is coming to the front with two
newspapers, and they both nave the most
sanguine hopes of living
A train of wagons passed through Wich-
tia yesterday of colored emigrants, and
every wagon had two dogs.
The most difficult thing in marrying, at
such an event in Oklahoma recently, was TO
procure minister of the gospel.
At the interior department it is thought
that upwards of 10000 Indians will be en-
titled to vote at the next presidential
election.
The single people of Oklahoma are al
ready getting married and settling down
for the winter. Hymen is no stranger in
the beautiful land.
If a man wishes to keep his fair name
untarnished in Oklahoma he must handle
nobody eIse'S money but his own and
manipulate his mouth carefully.
The new opera house at Guthrie col
lapsed Tuesday evening. Defective
masonry and failure to use q sufhciency
Of lime in the mortar was the cause.
A coored man arrived at Edmond the
other day with 125 chickens. 1t is great
boon for Edmond, but heaven knows how
many other communities suffered for the
benefit.
An effort is being made to secure for
Oklahoma City the annual meeting of the
Indian territory conference of the NJ. E.
church, which convenes somewhere in the
territory next month.
A large number of farmers and mechau-
ic sof Edmond and vicinity met at the
school house last Saturday and organized
a dFIueTS alllduCc ~ COUlIDltJce WAS
appointed to draft constitution and by
laws.
State Herald: The reformers are still
looking for Il man for mayor and suitable
councilman. There are plenty of good
men, and from this class our leader must
be chosen. Guthrie cannot afford to make
mistake now. The issues are too great.
A man on claim near Guthrie has just
gather 125 bushels of beans from SIX acres
of sod He sold the beans at $3.50 per
bushel in Guthrie and has cleared about
$500 from his little speculation. The
beans were dropped in furrow and the
sod turned on.
1t is reported that the Rock Island will
run on their old survey which passes be-
tween Darlinhton and Fort Reno. If the
old survey be taken the road Will miss
both the Renos about four miles, but of
course 1t wont miss them. The Roca
Island isn't in the country to slight towns
as important as the Renos
The following are the appropriations to
some of the Indian tribes: To the Kicka-
poos the novernment approDrates annual
ly $4,000: to tie Iowas, $3.50; TO the Paw
nees, SIS, 900: to the Sac and Fox, $500; TO
the PottawatomIes, SO, 500; and 10 the
ShawneeS, $1,000. Each of these tribes
have also large aunuitles of various kinds,
besides an appropriation for clothing,
supplies and the like. The Pottawato-
mics have $4,000 coming to them this
month.
State Herald: The general impression
that the Indian race is dying out does not
appear to be justified by the statistics. Ac-
cording 10 the latest official reports. cur
Indian population now aggregates 2G2, 62U.
Several of the leading tribes are stronger
in numbers than they were at the time Of
their greatest success in war, and the
birth rate constantly exceeds the death
rate. There is surely no reason why they
should diminish when the government
provides them with everything
they need, and does not require them 10 do
anything but To take life easy and let
white men do all the work.
Oklahoma City Journal: Quite a number
Of young lAdies-all single ladies are young
have taken claims in this part of Okla
homa and are improving and liking them
up very nicely and thoroug hiy-Jast as
good and "a great deal more with an eye 20
the artlstical effect than II they were men.
They come to town driving their own !
teams. handle their own money, purchase /
what they need, be it lumber, provisions, /
hardware or what not. and drive off home |
with loaded wagon just a. independent !
as if they were one of the Iordliest lords Of |
creation. Many Of them have formerly |
been school teachers and all have intelll- !
gence and refinement.