The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-02
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Some claim that the Iowa lands will be
open within sixty days.
The enterprising town, Orlando, is 60
ing to have a new depot.
Purcell is the town that is making the
preparations for a Fourth of July.
Oklahoma hasn't as many people as
Guthrie, but they drink more beer.
The first legislature will have fourteen
counselors and twenty-five representatives.
Those are the magical numbers, SIS, 5S4.
How near they came to the estimate,
$1,000.
The population is quite equally divided
over Oklahoma. 1t ought TO make good
foundation:
Oklahoma, with population of 10000,
will soon knock at the door of Uncle Sam
for admission into sisterhoOd.
1t would be good idea for Oklahoma not
TO bring too much politics in the election
of the legislature. Elect men.
When we see the census now, we are sur
prised that some of the small towns sup
port as good papers as they do.
A Guthrie Chinaman paid S. in cash
towards the new capital building. Here
is one Chinaman who wont go.
A man from Marshall county, Kansas,
claims to have been robbed of $1,000 in
Oklahoma City last Thursday night.
The fellows who are kicking about the
census will only have to wait a little while
for the report of the national census.
Guthrie comes smilingly forward with
the first bank to engage IN national bank
ing. This is enterprise with big K.
FL Reno employed census taker to
count its people and he came in 30 per cent
ahead of the government enumerators.
Governor Steele has appointed Quincy
Burgeser. of Union City, as treasurer of
FL Reno county, vice Editor Grant, re-
signed
Petitions are in circulation asking the
commissioners to incorporate Oklahoma
City and South Oklahoma under one city
government.
Mr.. John A. Servent. a groceryman of
Guthrie, has been interviewed at great
length in the New York Star. He thinks
Oklahoma is Democratic.
Twenty-one notarial commissions have
been issued to parties in this county, eigh-
teen of whom reside in this city, says the
Oklahoma City Journal.
Milt Reynolds fine Arabian mare has
been stolen and he wants to catch the thief
so that he can hang him. After this when
Milt wants to go to the county seat he Will
have TO use his pass.
Commander Barnes appointed on his
staff the following officers: VI. ID. LOsey,
assistant adjutant general; c. w. Smith,
quartermaster general; 7. II. Seward, aid
de camp; J. w. Hour, abide camp.
Topeka Journal: The coat of arms of
Oklahoma is said to be the figure of a
boomer digging with a spade. The figure
of man keeping off claim-jumpers with
shot gun would be more true to the fact.
Kansas City Times: One county in No
Mans Land Is 100 miles long. The pros
pect of having that much room in which
to move the county seat around Is taking
hundreds of old Kansas settlers into the
new country.
C. NJ. Barnes, of Guthrie, has been ap-
pointed and qualified as department com
mander of the department of the Indian
territory and Oklahoma, by K. A. Alger,
commander in chief of the national de
partment @. 4. K.
The Oklahoma City Journal thinks there
are other ways of raising revenue for city
purposes than by fines on saloon keepers
Let that fund 90 where it belongs and
where the law puts it-into the school
fund. Even under a city or village gov
eminent 1t would have TO 90 into that
fund. There is no getting around It.
South Haven Era: An old German from
county dropped in on q last
Saturday TO make inquiry about Okla
homa and the strip and find out if possible
the best way to get through that country
without loss TO life or limb. He seemed % |
have very vague ideas regarding the COW
boy element Of that country. but as near /
as we could get at his views be regarded
{ hat important factor in the cattle bust !
ness as a kind of combination Of Texas !
steer and mountain lion. with the horns II /
the former and the bloOd-thirstiness OF the /
latter; and he was DESTROYS of securing the !
services OF some man Of nerve 20 escort /
him beyond the danger line AZ least A. !
we were otherwise engaged we did not /
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