Wichita eagle., 1890-02-23
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Bye the bye, what place Is to have the
capital?
Another month or SO and the cotton will
| be planted.
! The Guthries owe the teachers of the
| schools there al, l0O
The crop of oats being planted in Okla
hOma Is a large one.
The most numerous society in Oklahoma
is the literary society.
The number of farmers who will plant a
crop of broom corn is increasing.
The ladies of Frisco We're gathering bou-
Quets OF wild flowers on the creeks last
week.
The citizens of Saltwater are complain
ing of the promiscuouS shooting on the
streets at night.
Edmond will give entertainments, the
proceeds to purchase park and attend to
Its embellishments.
One claim west of Saltwater recently
sold for 81, 100 cash, and another east of
the town for $500 cash.
There are several candidates for marshal
of Oklahoma, when it shall have gotten
territorial government.
4 correspondent from Custerville says:
"The Diamond boys nave fifty acres Of
wheat that IS looking me-.
A meeting of the farmers and those in
terested WAS held in Reno City yesterday Y
to discuss the needs of u herd law.
Liberty school house, two miles north
west of Norman, Is the finest and best
equipped one in Oklahoma, IL is said.
The safe in the Norman bank was locked
the other day and defed all efforts to
open it, An expert had to be sent for.
The Oklahoma papers are at present re-
framing from any predictions about the
territorial government. 1t might scare it
of.
There is q big demand for forest trees in
Edmond. Elm, native cedars and walnut
trees viii fud ready sale if brought in
soon.
General Crook and staff, who have been
spending few days III the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe country, returned TO his COM
maud this week.
The ladies of the Christian church So
ciety OF Edmond are preparing a musicale
and lunchlpg social. to be given Wednes-
day evening, the 26th.
President Harrison has appointed Harry
P. Clark. of Guthrie. as supervisor of the
1890 census for Oklahoma. Mr. Clark is
the present city treasurer OF Guthrie.
Farmers in the Chickasaw nation ara
shipping hogs To Norman where they are
slaughtered and the hams and bacon re-
shipped to that country for consumption.
The Oklahoma City daily Democrat
claims the distinction OF being the young
est paper in Oklahoma But, if Oklahoma
keeps up her present lick, il Will not be SO
long.
The residents of four townships corner
ing at Frisco have taken action, or are
about TO take action. upon the adoption
of a herd Law. Ii IS 10 be pu. 10 a fair test
of vote.
II all the crops in Oklahoma yield as
they are expected to- and which they PROM
fair 10 do. every farmer boy viii have
bicycle and every girl cabinet organ by
this time newt year.
The register ard receiver of the King
fisher land Office rendered q decision N the
Aaron Snort * q. ". Fletcher contest
las. week. Is Was on the southeast cf
2-I7-1, and the case presented some pecu-
liar features. II scans tha. Short home
steadsd the land IN question, but shortly
Afterwards relinouIshed 70 El@tcne-- after
wards fling 4 contest 70 set aside tue re-
laqulsh nasDt. claiming that be ETas drunk
at the time OF making - aid iacsraGltzSeSi
from doing business The eyidtnce proved
the claim aEd also that flescEeE asa
friends had get short drunk fog tG4s ex-
press purpose Of securing the rel5rqllss-
mear while re was ia faat condition The
officials dscideG IN favor O. SaoTS azs
pE2@lily sgt iAe res.1eRSaneas assae'