The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-22

There will he less powder in Oklahoma
tonight than there IS this morning,
KinCfsher is celebrating eoday, and i is
not the only place All Oklahoma Is.
What has become Of those fellows who
sold lemonade in Guthrie last April tho
23ds
Nlilt Reynolds is all expectancy. tie
will not muff the secretaryship II Il comes
his way.
Father ScaIlon preached the dedicatory
sermon ~ the Catholic church az Norman,
Sunday.
Ham sandwiches, pickles. coffee and
0ther picnic daInties hold sway IN Okla
. hOma today.
1t will only he a little while now until
the native born Oklahoma baby VIII be
able TO walk.
The Oklahoma Territorial Teachers As
ISOLATION held a very successful session At
Edmond the past week.
The cslaboose in East Guthrie hasn't
been occupied for weeks The next thing
and the neighbOrs viii have 10 haunted
II rained three day in Oklahoma last
week and If YOU can't see the corn grow
ing. YOU do not look close enough or there
is something the matter with your eyes
one hundred and sixty acres Of tho
tOwusite of Edmond Is under contest.
The case viii be heard on June rs. Tha
sun says there Is no doubt the city viii
win.
Most Of the forest trees are now in leaf,
and the wild grass Is several inches high.
SAYS an Oklahoma paper All kinds of
crops are doing well and every thing looks
prosperous through the country.
Dick Walker comes out OCCASIONALLY AZ
an authority on English bat Dick was
q Yf n Ia
told Guthrie reporter that "statu quo"
meant just what lt said and nothing else.
Lots of the fellows who were wearing
rcvOlycr- "a year ago today and looking as
savage a~ % Hottentot, are to-day in Okla
homa wearing high collars and patent
leather shoes. They have enough Of being
tough
The bridge raising on skeleton creek
yesterday was success. quite crowd
from Guthrie was present 10 participate Ia
the festivities Of tne day. Bridge raising
is liable 10 become popular amusement
ia Oklabomu.
The position for the governor Of Oklsho-
ma is now said 20 lie between Major Steele
an ex-cougreeSmau from Indiana VINO e
year ago wanted TO be pension commits
-ioner. and Nose MCLain, "A wealthy In
dianapolis politician.
Oklahoma is destined 10 De well supplied
with sawmllls. not less th8n four outfits
having been uuloadcd az this place during
the past two weeks There d. great de
mand for rough lumber throughout tho
territory, which has ueccssItated ths
shipping OF these mills, says the Guthrie
Democrat
Oklahoma Journal. 4 peculiar ching
was noticed regarding the North Canadian
this week Before the rain 40 COmus need
u rise n the rate Of an inch per day. A
soon rs the rain commenced 70 began -
fan Al about the same ratio and j. now &C
its normal stage.
4 convention. 20 be composed Of the
editors and publishers Of All the news
papers IN the Indian territory, including
oklahoma and No-Nans Land. is called -
meet 81 Purcell. l. IT,, Tuesday. May -
1880. at 20 O'Clock q. 10, for The purpose ~
organizing an editorial association for tho
Indian Territory.
4 bill 20 authorize the Chpctaw, Chick
a.aw, Cherokee. Greek and -cmiole ma
ti0us az Indians, respectively. % lease
lands within their boundaries Tor mining
purposes. -uDjec; o. the approval ~ tha
secretary u the interior, and 20 validate
leases heretofore made for such purpases 5y
the proper authorities ~ any such nations,
has been introduced in the United States
senate.