The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-28

Reno City was laid out as a government
town site May 9th, 1SS9-plat filed, and is
without contest. Occupants and owners
of lots will receive titles soon as the town
site commissioners are appointed. FL
| Reno on south side of the Canadian river
! is town started on a homestead entry on
| which there are several contests and plat
| of which has never been filed. Congress
! in establishing territorial government for
! Oklahoma designated FL Reno a county
seat, there being no town by that name on
record a. general land office the people of
! the fourth county in southwest Oklahoma
! started a town and have a plot on file,
named FL Reno, adjoining Reno City, on
the north side of the river. claiming the
| county seat, on the grounds that this
! FL Reno is the only Ell Reno on record.
! This is a county seat fight that will be
watched with interest by those. acquainted
with the situation. AT Darlington is
! situated the Indian agency. The Chey-
enne and Arrapahoe Indians are having d
| big dance one mile west of the agency.
Payne county comprises the northeast
pan handle of the Oklahoma country and
! is bounded on the north by the Cherokee
strip, on the east by the Sac and Fox ma
ton, ON the south by the Iowa country
and the Cimarron river and on the west by
the Indian meridian.
Under the laws of Nebraska. in force in
Oklahoma, the hunting of prairie chick
ems, quail and turkeys is prohibited until
September |, and deer until October -. 1t
is unlawful for the railroads TO receive
game for shipment at any time. This
ought to stop the wholesale slaughter of
game for time at least.
From the amount of prize fights. boat
riding excursions, professions, hunting
and fishing parties and the like that Guth-
RE people enjoy, the Democrat thinks a
sensible person would think that our peo-
pie were about as well provided with pies
urable pasttimes as any other community
We should think so.
The Oklahoma Bank people will shortly
begin the erection of a fine three story
brick block, fifty feet front, at the corner
of Broadway and Main. The Chief says
the building, now under construction, will
be the finest structure in the two terrific
RES. The Guthrie bank building is a fine
one but this one will surpass it.
Frisco, with her central location in the
county, her excellent water, her beautiful
and healthful town site. her splendid
building material, her water-power privi-
leges, combined with the character and
energy Of her people. the Herald thinks,
ought TO have the permanent county seat
without even a rivalry. As good a town
as that will not be left in the race Of pro-
gress whether II is a county seat or not.
Governor Steel divided his time Satur-
day to the fixing Of county lines and ap-
pointing county officers The Capital
says he has started in on the ten hour a
day plan The Eagle Will give an outline
of the one and list Of the other as soon
as they are promulgated. The areas Of
the counties in square miles are as follows:
COUNTY SEAT. ARIA.
1-Guthrie... Observation-Disclosures. GA
2-Oklahoma Observation-Disclosures. 528
IN Orman. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
4-tI henO. Observation-Disclosures. "lJ
5-klngfisher ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 54f
6-StIllwateT Observation-Disclosures. 313
At meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Oklahoma state Fair association. held at
Fl Reno, April 10, the following named
gentlemen were elected as officers Of said
association for the ensuing two years.
Major John \. Foreman, president: Viii
lam j. Grant, secretary: I. .JalouICk, Jr.
treasurer; =. ". Sawyer. vice president:
DR.. D. W. Scott. chairman OF the board Of
directors: Calvin l. Seyery, superintendent
OF speed ring The first state fair will be
held at Fl Reno. commencing on Tuesday,
October :. 1890 and continue four days
FL Reno Herald.
George w. Afc9Hllen. travelling agent for /
the job printing aad lithographing depart +
ment Of the Wichita EAGLE. was IN town
yesterday in he interest Of bis house he
Is pleasant gentleman. but the EAGLE IS I
10 rather small business when II puts men I.
out on the road soliciting JOB work and !.
taking a means Of support from the print /
ers Of the territory, who have hard enough (
work 70 get along a. il is--Oklahoma /
Journal
Mr.. McMillen does not solicit orders for 4
job work. Has orders from the house not |
10 solicit JOB work from business houses. /
The EAGLE has not done, all told. 10yvor1h +
~ -Ea r--SFro--- arfo-sora-y- xrf-- cfsrL
the average country Newspaper Office can
do. for Oklahoma business ns4n. The
EAGLES instruction 20 Is travelling men
on that point IS very explicit VIII the
Journal be fair, please