Wichita eagle., 1890-02-21
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Union City is happy over the near COM
pletion OF the Crescent, new hotel IN that
city.
The Young Mans Democratic club OF
Guthrie does not admit man over 40 years
of age.
Oklahoma City had it's first fire Monday
night. This is a fine record. One fire in
ten months.
Tomorrow is Washington's birthday, a
very appropriate time TO bestow the terri
torial government.
The Republican territorial central COM
mittee is called to meet at Frisco on next
Tuesday. February 2S.
Work on the depot and the sidetrack OF
the Rock Island at Reno, it is said, will
commence Immediately.
Guthrie had a prize fight the other even
ing. This was not the baby show we have
heard SO much about recently.
The Salvation Army is preparing an on
slaught on Guthrie. If territorial govern
ment was ever needed it will be then.
A German band is permeating Oklaho,
ma with its soothing tones Something
had to be done to make congress slowness
bearable.
Oklahoma reproves Russia for its bar
barism. This from a new country in a
new land, without government and pro-
lection, ougG to make Russia ashamed of
itself.
Hens are not so very scarce in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma women are talking of organiz-
ing weman's suffrage league. with a
view to having Incorporated in the Okla
homa constitution plank extending the
right to vote to their sex.
The Oklahoma farmer should not neg
lect the castor bean industry. 1t is COM
paratlvely an easy crop. Castor beans
bring 50 q bushel and twelve bushels are
the product per acre. Eastern oil makers
say the demand will increase rather than
decrease.
The city council of Kingfsher have had
a grade established and the entire town
site will be graded Twelve feet will be
left for sidewalks and shade trees. 1t is
estimated that fully 100000 shade trees
will be planted this spring. II the citizens
can make it so. kingfisher is to be "a Joy
forever"
The business men of kingfisher will
bridge the Cimarron river nine miles
northeast of the city. This will accommo-
date and bring people fifteen and twenty
miles from Kingfisher to trade with local
merchants. The material and labor has
been contracted for and work will com
mence immediately.
The Kingfsher district presents a busy
and Interesting scene at present. Within
seven miles of Kingfisher are FIVE creeks
with running water and timber OF the best
kind. Corn which was planted IN June Of
last year yielded twenty-five bushels 30 the
acre and land experts claim that the soil
is better adapted for wheat than any other
farm product Fully 100000 fruit trees
have been sold from kiDghsher and the
farmers intend to have the finest orchards
OF any state 10 the union.
Now that the settlers OF Oklahoma have
passed the herd law what are they going to
do with it:-Topic.
That's question the settlers viii have
20 answer tor themselves. We confess we
don't know.-Norman Transcript.
The Times does not know that the SET
tiers have done anything more than gain
cd the knowledge of public sentiment as
expressed by the ballot. The people do
not claim that the supreme court would
bow in submission of the expressed vii of
the people OF any one or two townships in
Oklahoma Bur for local purposes IL will
probably secure temporarily what is sbso-
lujely necessary for the welfare OF the Deo-
pie of Oklahoma; that Is relief from the
devastating herds Of Texas cattle that have
roamed over this country at perfect free
dom, destroying crops and gardens without
the least restraint. The man who would
allow his stock 70 run at lsrge IN violation
OF the viii Of the whole people, expressed
by the ballot, because Of the absence Of
law, would only be too glad TO commit
depredations upon unprotected society if
be could do so and avoid punishmeGL-Ok-
lahoma City Times.