The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-25
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

Hay sells at $l2 per ton at Ell Reno.
Sid Clarke has come back from Wash
/ ington.
/ The vanished FL Reno watermelon is to
( be cut open today.
! President Harrison is not exactly In love
with the late legislature.
Oklahoma City Gazette: Sitting Bulls
/ epitaph should be-Bullyi
| This is Oklahoma's second Christmas.
| May its third only be happier.
The people are more than willing to chip
in for a ombstone for this legislature.
What will come after the county cleo
tions? Oklahoma needs rest from poll
tics
If the people of Oklahoma don't see what
they want, ask the president, not the legis-
lature.
In the whole session of the legislature,
Terrill has spoken the most words and
Grimme the least.
Congressman Harvey is already getting
in his work He is sending congressional
records to his constituents.
At the dedication of the Baptist church
at Oklahoma City, last Sunday, 81, 900 was
raised to pay off the churches Indebted
ness
FL Reno Herald: Hunting parties are
slaughtering the game on the reservation,
Notwithstanding the orders OF the marshals
to keep out.
Ell Reno Eagle: Father the Indian trade,
and bear in mind that Lo will soon have
$3.50. 900 to distribute promlscuously,
among his friends i'll this city.
A public school has been running few
miles west of Saltwater for three months
past and the teacher expects to get her
money b. drawing extra salary When the
public money comes around.
A piece of news from the Atchison
Globe: L. w Munhall, the preacher who
conducted the revival at Atchison, Is sure
to have the name 90 laundering down the
ayes There is a town in Oklahoma named
after him.
The bill prohibiting the sale of liquor in
Britton and within three miles OF that city
passed both houses and received the APP
proval of the governor 1t Is the only IN
stances of smoothness between the COVER
nor and legislature, on record
PAYNE Hawk: Don't come to town with
out calling on the Hawk. We want TO get
acquainted with you. No man can interest
a people who are complete strangers TO
him We don't care whether you do any
business or not, come and talk anyhow.
Beaver Advocate: The supplies of aid at
this place are exhausted, Except few
supplies for the sick. with the exception
of about 200 pounds of salt meat. and the
secretary of the board tells us that he don
know when more will be forthcoming.
Last Saturday came several applicants
whose families were undoubtedly suffer
ing. but the board could do nothing tor
them.
Oklahoma Journal: The district court
was occupied Yesterday IN trying case IN
which Jane Sanders asked $1,000 of the
Western Union Telegraph company for
failure TO deliver a message announcing
the death Of her brother, ten miles west of
Edmond She claims she knew nothing
of his death until she saw an account OF II
in the newspapers. while her brothers
wife telegraphed her at once. The mes
SAGE was not delivered. The company EN-
ploves claim 10 have used diligence IN as
certainiug her whereabouts, but without
success. The telegram was then sent TO
her address through the mails.
Oklahoma City Journal: VIM Mcclure
IS back from his ranch SIX miles east Of
Choctaw City. 10 which place he was call
ed by the report that q hostile band OF In
dians were holding a ghost dance near his
place He says that the rumor started
from dozen drunken Indians returning
from ChOctaw City, who stopped at his
place, and at other places along the road,
and acted pretty much as white men do
when under the influence OF lntoIlcants-
One Of them lad out his knife aud from
his motions a lady. in front of whose
house they were. thought he intended
to cut the head of her little girl
off In order TO assure the lady
that he meant no harm. be handed her the
knife Such were the wild Indians that
were about 10 sweep down upon Okla
homa Mr.. Mcclure says that Indians OF
several tribes were holding a big smoke
dance over near the Sac agency about the
time the scare started. but the smoke
dance Is primarily TO cultivate peace and
good will among the tribes During the
ceremonies they make presents 70 one
another Of ponies, saddles and blankets.