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

1t might pay to take the census of Ok
lahoma while the hunting season is on.
1t is said that Milt Reynolds is not quite
decided whether he will take the guberna-
toral chair of $500 or the secretary's of
8. 500.
What with prairie fires, highwaymen
and bad marksmen, it is not the safest
thing to stroll over the prairies of Okla
homa.
The population of Oklahoma is estima-
ted at 60, 600 About $4,000 of these have
the "best claim" in the whole Oklahoma
country.
The chances of creation of the Office of
Justice of the supreme court with salary
of 81, 600 threatens Oklahoma with a fresh
influx of lawyers.
OF course it is not time yet for such a
feeling, but there are any amount of men
in Oklahoma who think they are lin the
air" for governor.
The best advertised thing in Oklahoma
is Guthrie's electric light plant. A slight
deviation in the speed of the dynamo gets
into the dispatches
The Oklahoma Chief did something last
week quite singular and foreign to the
habits of Oklahoma papers-came out
without a patent side
Mistetoe grows in Oklahoma as an adj
vertising item: this should not be lost
sight of But it is not so satisfactory to
stand By the mistletoe as under 1t.
The claims at Frisco-charter and anti
charter-are designated rs the Cheyennes
and Araphoes. This volume second of
Seminoles-kiccapoo of Oklahoma City.
Pat Hunt, the man who was shot by
George Miller at Turkey Track ranch
about two months ago, and who has been
at the Globe hotel, died Wednesday.-Still
water Standard.
There is a good deal of compromising
being done in the matter of contests on
claims. There will be more as the time
drags YEARLY along, expenses pile up. and
little prospect or getting title appears.
When territorial government is pro-
vided for Oklahoma and election of the
council and the representatives takes
place YOU will see the newspaper men of
Oklahoma bob up as thickly as candidates.
Oklahoma City Journal: \ great deal
of wood is coming TO town these days, and
putting many nickel into the pockets of
those farmers who are fortunate enough
TO have timber on their claims. Prices
range from 81 20 - per load, according to
size
Oklahoma Chief: Mistletoe hunters are
rambling through the woods around Okla
homa City, and many of our homes are
being decorated tastefully inside with that
English emblem OF holiday good cheer
the mistletoe bough. What visions of
English song and story float before our
eyes at the sight of these pretty green
branches loaded down with glistening
white berries They suggest the blazing
yule log, the mistletoe decorated rafters,
the plum pudding and tempting meats the
notes of the fiddlers, the tread Of the
dancers, the voices OF happy children aud
care-free men. The mistleioe Is freak Of
nature scientists are at a loss to account
for. 1t is parasite which grows on the
graceful elm. its wood being foreign to
any other variety and its leaves similar to
winter-green leaves. It is more beautiful
than pine for holiday decorations and re-
tairs its freshness much longer Mistletoe
is found onite plentiful in the North Can
adian wooks. and will be largely used in
OLIah1.rna Citr.S holiday dac0ratlnns