Wichita eagle., 1889-07-21

The city council of Guthrie is charged
with dilatorIness
The first baby born in Edmond is Miss
Anna Edmond Young.
Guthrie's electric light plant will be
going inside of a month.
Oklahoma City prides itself on having
the incest sidewalks in the territory.
| Edmond claims the first church and the
first school house erected In Oklahoma.
The citizens of Oklahoma depend largely
on the protecting clouds" for comfort
| There are several 'southerners' Of Okla
| homa City who are aching 10 fight duel.
Next Tuesday the people of Guthrie vote
upon a proposition To bond the city for
! S20,0 900.
! The local papers think that a coat Of
paint or two would improve Guthries
appearance little,
| Guthrie has 1i5 lawyers, lightweight
| doctors. forty-five drug stores and nine
teen ice cream parlors-
| At Edmond. The Santa Fe has 1900
! feet of side-track which Is ali in use; and
will hold about 2l0 cars.
The Edmond Sun has issued IT'S first
number with w. W. REYNOLDS name
standing solus at the head.
There is a man at Oklahoma CITY VINO is
quite sad. He lost his diamond cluster ring
| in the hash of popular restaurant
and don't know where to find it.
An attempt was made the other night 10
rob n residence on the west side in Guthrie
The wuuld-be robber was detected by the
man sleeping in tne house. who instead Of
shooting at the man, ran to the front door
ana fired of bis pistol and came near
shooting several innocent men who were
On the street. The robber got away.
There are three Renos. Reno, Fort Reno
and Reno City. FL has been added TO
Reno to prevent confusion. Reno is now
called III Reno. which means The Reno, IS
on the high plateau south Of the North
Canadian river. Reno City is in the bot
tom north OF the river. Fort Reno l. on
the military reservation four miles west Of
II Reno.
Oklahoma City Times. Fifteen negroes
were arrested yesterday and taken before
Judge Pagan charged with the displaying
OF fire arms and other deadly weapons.
Attorney Scott (colorecl) represented the
negroes as council and had the case con- /
tlnUed until today by agreement. Prior 70 I
the arrest several Of the negroes resisted /
the officers and started on a race across /
lots but were corrailed ard taken before /
his honor with the above results.
Guthrie Herald: The frogs in Egypt /
were never as thick rs kansans are in Ok I
lahoma. They are jumpers, skIypers and 4
are found everywhere. IN the cities, on the
farms, in the professions, in the newspa-
per., and few % them in the ofilse.
And more Of them are coming. They will /
be here by the thousands this fall They
are slick, skIIiful and artistic boomers.
They will help to build towns, open farms.
build churches and "fI" county seats
Guthrie News: Q1tte scene occurred
at a certain hotel IN the city yesterday. A /
lady who had been boarding al the place
became sick and being unable 20 pay her
board bill put up brass watch "a collst-
eral After getting well she proceeded 20
leave the hotel ard to take her trunks
with her. The proprietor demanded and
insisted on retaining the trunks. The Lady
secured a lawyer. who, IN the absence %
any pretended law on the Oklahoma stat
ute books regarding such case, made Use
Of little strategy. He suployed two
GOVT boys whom be picked up on the pablo
square and taking the leadership proceet-
II 20 tie hotel and deliberately removed
The trunks For this piece Of hns art "a
sw practice The lawyer charged hls eIis1. /
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