The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-21
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

Oklahoma City is to have two cotton
gins.
What mas become of Coal Oil Sam of
Guthrie?
The Methodist church at Guthrie was
dedicated last sunday.
Day after tomorrow 90 and cast your
vote. Ii may be decisive.
The Norman town site board has been
ordered to nat place at once.
The new United States marshal, came
from Nebraska TO Oklahoma.
The press of Oklahoma doesn't seem to
flop together on the relief measure.
Cleveland county has but one negro
voter, and how do you suppose he voted;
Cow men report that wolves are killing
many calves and weak cattle IN the Cicero
kee strip.
Before You know it you will commence
to hunt the sunny side OF the street again
to keep warm.
You haven't heard anything of the cOun-
ty seat fights lately, but don't fatter your
self they are not dead.
Oklahoma is represented in the G. A. r.
encampment in Boston by Hon. William
Hackney, of Guthrie.
The papers are confident that good
men, were elected and they are admOulSh-
ing them TO make good laws.
There are very few dark horses" in
Oklahoma politics y man has TO get out
and hustle when he wants an office there.
The MulhalI Monitor in whirlwind of
patriotism calls out: stick to it boys, if
you have to live on black haws and wild
grapes next winter.
y. H. ClasSen has purchased the Ed
mOnd sun and enters at once upon his
duty as publishers. Mr.. Classen is
young man of good education and will
make success as an editor, it is said.
Mulhall Monitor: Hunting on the strip
is said 10 he good. hit Carson informs us
is a gsOd shot and has enough ammunition,
he can Kill wagon load of chickens every
day.
Old settlers say that this has been the
dryest summer in the Chickasaw country
for the past twenty-three years, and still
the crops in almost every portion of the
country are abundant.-NOrman Tran
script
There are great many divorce publica-
ton notices being published in the papers
of the territory, and in nine cases out of
ten the suits are brought by the husbands,
says the Journal The principal cause Is
"desertlOn."
1t was the intention of the editors of Ok
lahOma to take a trip to the gulf coast
some time about September, but the legis-
lature and other important items viii
make it poor time for the man to be
away from the wheel.
The Orients is the name of a new secret
society recently organized at Guthrie. Its
aim and object IS for mutual protection
and to aid the poor. Any person who is a
member of any other secret society is
eligible to membership.
Captain Burbanks, of the Oklahoma
City camp. and Captain Cavanaugh, of
the Guthrie camp, have received instrUc-
lions from Washington to investigate the
reports of restitution among Oklahoma
settlers and report to the department.
VIII the sufferers hide OUT"
Oklahoma City Times: 1t now begins
to look like some one had acted with too
much haste with regard to the proposed
government appropriation for the relief of
Oklahoma. When you call an enterpris-
ing citizen of Oklahoma a pauper. YOU
have put in motion a cyclone. They are
not paUpers and resent any attempt to
class them as such. Any relief in the way
of employment would be very gratefully
received. But to be maintained in idle
ness Is another question. 1t IS revolving
to the American idea of freedom and man
hood, Look at things "a they are.
Guthrie Capital; c. T. Drummer, sena-
tor elect from No Mans Land A. X.
Henderson, Of Beaver and DR.. Nichols, of
Liberal, are the Noble. Senator Drum
mer has a large ranch near Optima. sew
enty miles west Of Beaver. He Is probably
the oldest resident of the strip. having
come there seventeen years ago. His
friends put him up on an independent
ticket and he beat the regular Republican
and Democratic nominees sIEty-One votes
He IS a broad minded, liberal. honest Ger
man who will never hesitate 10 do right in
the legislature He is a staUnch Republi-
can. Mr. Payne, the representative elect,
Is and independent Democrat
Oklahoma City Chief: J. W. Patterson.
the tallest man known in the world ex-
cepting the Chinese giant, Chang. Will
make Oklahoma City his home Mr. Pat
terSOn stands seven feet and seven inches
in hi. stocking feet and is = years old. He
has travelled with number Of the best
shows IN the country for the past eight or
ten years and is well fixed in this worlds
goods About year 20 he married and
has decided 10 settle down and take life
easy. He owns considerable property in
TIN. city, and as soon as he returns from
the east VIII begin the erection OF a fine
residence. \ couple Of months ago his
wife presented him with a pair Of strap
ping boys Of which Mr.. Patterson i i'm
mensely bOastfuL Mrs. =. i larger than
the average woman. being nearly SIX feet
high and weighing over 20 pounds.