The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-01

6-Stiliwater 353
The boundaries of the counties are:
No. l commences at the centre of the
ClmmarOn river, where it crosses the east
line of township II, thence along the center
Of said river to the northwest corner of
township II, of range l west, thence north
on the east line of range 2 west, to the
north line of Oklahoma, then west to the
west line of section in township 10, range
4 west, thence south along said section
line to the northwest corner of section I
township Is, range 3 west, and thence
west to the west line of township l5, range
I west thence south to the south line of
township Il, range west, thence east to
the Indian meridian, thence north to the
place of beginning, containing 10 town
ships and % sections, making 6l5 square
miles.
No. 2 commences at the Indian meridian
and runs due west On the north line town
ship Il, north to the west line of town II
range west thence south on the south
line of section 10, town II, range west,
thence east on said section lines to the IN
dian meridian, thence north to the place
of beginning, cOntaing l6 townships and
10 sections, or 52S square miles.
No. 3 beginning at the Indian meridian
at the southeast corner of section p, town
TO- range 4 west, thence south to the Cana
dian river, thence along the center of said
river to where it intersects the west line
of township 4 west, thence north to the
south line of section 10, town II, range +
west, thence east along said line to the
place of beginning, containing 13 town
ships and sections, or 456 square miles.
No. 4 commencing at tue northeast cor
ner Of town -, range west, thence west
to the 9Sth meridian, thence south to the
Canadian river thence along the channel
of said river to the west line of range 1
west. thence north along said line to tho
place of beginning, containing II town
ships and sections, or 5l5 square miles.
No. > commences at the southeast corner
of section %, township l6 north of range 4
west, thence north along said eastern line
to the north line of Oklahoma. thence west
along the SAID north line to its interseC-
ton with the Cimmarron river, thence
down the center of SAID stream to It's point
of intersection with the 9Sth meridian to
the south line of township 10, thence east
along said township line TO the place OF
| beginning
No 6 commencing at a point where the
east line of township 4 east intersects the
north line of Oklahoma, thence south on
said township line to the center OF the
Cimarron river, thence up said river TO
its intersection with the west line OF town
shin | west, thence north on the said town
ship line to the north line of Oklahoma
and thence east on said north line to the
place of beginning, containing 9 and a
traction townships, or 313 square. miles,
The caIaboose at Union City is comp3et-
ed and the authorities down there Will
have to look around for somebody to
cage"
1t is coniectured by some that the seven
boards of townsite commissioners will be
filled by appointments, outside OF the
territory.
The greatest perseverance yet evidenced
3 - I Il. fl Of
Norman and Edmonds for the erection OF
railway stations.
1t would not be an easy matter to per
suade anybody now that last year at this
time the biggest business IN Guthrie was
the lemonade business.
Last week the editor of the Reno County
| Press witnessed an Indian dance and he
| hasn't passed a night since without dream
| ing that his scalp was gone.
Oklahoma City is having a bank build
/ ing erected that. Ii local paper asserts,
would be called handsome in city OF a
| hundred thousand inhabitants.
/ HamIin SAWYER. of the Oklahoma City
/ Times i in favor of NJ. W. Reynolds for
/ the legislature. BY the by, what Is the
matter with Air. Sawyer, himself:
( a lodge of Knights OF Pythias was
1 organized at Edmond on Tuesday night Of
!
! Is known as Damascus lodge No. =.
/ The redundancy of posts to be filled in
! Oklahoma, judging from the pauciry Of
! poems in the papers Just at present, must
/ have caught not few poets eyes.
! The governors and other territorial
| offices are temporarily located in the Her
riott building at Guthrie AR. Herriott,
/ the proprietor, i an Indianian himself
! The Commercial National bank OF Guth-
| RE was the first bank in the territory 10
nationalize. TX was granted a national
| banking charter by the comptroller Of the
/ treasury. " ednesdav.
The reapeTs and mowers viii soon begin
/ TO sing throughout oklahoma, and from
! all reports their tune Will be heard for
/ some time TO come, as the wheat crop is by
no means bad in our prosperous land, says
| the Alfred Monitor.