The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Town site trustees for Oklahoma will be
| appointed by the secretary of the interior
and not by the governor OF the territory.
The United States commissioners OF
| Guthrie hold that they still have juriSdic-
ton in all cases arising until the territorial
courts are convened.
Oklahoma papers all say that corn. cot
ton, wheat, and in fact crops of all descrip-
tons throughout the territory are in a
condition that promises an abundant
harvest.
In an interview with the Oklahoma City
Times Judge Clark stated that the judges
had not been assigned TO their districts and
could not be until the county and district
lines were determined.
Oklahoma has a population of 10000. &C
cordlng TO the estimate made by the GuJh-
RE Capital, made from an examination Of
the records of both land offices. Enough
to make a good chunk of state.
Kingfsher has water power enough
going TO waste TO run a dozen mills and
factories within half mile of the city
Journal Why don't you follow the lead
of the Topeka and dam it, and call on
everybody to help.
The Guthrie papers state that there are
hundreds OF people in that town who are
watching every move of the Cherokee
commission, and are holding themselves
in readiness to rush into that country TO
get claims at the first opportunity.
The World says the Bar association of
Kingisher covered themselves with glory
in the reception Of Hon. &. G. Foster,
Judge of the United States district court
for the state of Kansas. at the Hubbard.
Saturday night. 1t was an impromptu
affair
The Purcell Topic is of the opinion that
there could be much money made in that
country in dairy farming and poultry
raising, and thinks II strange that these
branches or business are not more extern
sively engaged in. Every pound OF butter,
every egg and every chicken would ind a
market at good price right at home.
A cotton growers convention has been
called TO meet in Guthrie on Saturday, May
81. The object is not stated in the call,
but 1t is no doubt important, else the
growers would not be called away from
their crops at time when their presence
Is OF the greatest Importance 10 said crops.
If Oklahoma isn't an earthly paradise
the vicinity of Alfred must be on the next
ad Joining section, if this from the Monitor
Is of any worth as evidence: This country
Is death to 'crOakers Our magnificent
prospects are sufficient to cause even the
deaf, the halt, the manned and The blind
to forget their infirmitieS
The Guthrie quadralateral, that is to say
the four sets of municipal officers OF the
Quadrangular city that has been designat-
ed as the temporary capital OF Oklahoma,
have come together for the purpose OF
united action iii the construction of suit
able capitol building. The News names
the sum of S50,O0 to be expended on the
building
The reception to Governor Steele viii be
given at Guthrie at O'Clock his afternoon
Friday, May -. The governor left his
home in Marion, Ind, Tuesday night and
was to arrive in Guthrie at 6:l0 yesterday
evening. He was to have been given an
reception last evening by the citi-
zens of Guthrie, but the real reception by
the people of the territory will be given
today.
The Edmond Sun does not think that
the sooner question will be an issue in
Oklahoma politics and says: I'VE proba
bly, have as little love for sOoners' as any
body; but we see no sense in making po-
litical issue of the matter of the time
N an came to Oklahoma. There are good
citizens among sOOnerS-men of character,
brains and money. We need this charaC-
ter, brains and cash to build up the great
industries and round up the general des-
tiny of Oklahoma"
Oklahoma City Times: 1--WE had the
pleasure of meeting this morning Mr.
Dilday, the genial and gentlemanly repre-
sentative of the Wichita EAGLE. Mr.. Dill
lay came over from the Kenoes yesterday,
spent the night in the city and left for
Iuthrie this morning He is fattered by
he success and popularity of Kansas
greatest journal in Oklahoma" Thanks
or the compliment to the EAGLE and its /
courteous representative.
Mr.. Baxter, who lives about eight miles
northwest of Alfred. commenced TO dig a
veil some time ago, and after he had
cached a depth of about eight feet was
surprised when he discovered !
hat he had thrown lot of human bones |
tut of the we'll Not wishing to drink /
rom dead mans skull he threw the !
ZONES back into the hole, filled it up and /
coated his we'll elsewhere At this writ /
ng the individual who is repOsing eight /
Get beneath the surface has not been iden- I
The Guthrie News gives the following .
,rief geographic sketch of Hon. w ;. Lur-
y, the new marshal for Oklahoma: Mar /
hal LuFty ran on the Malone Republican
icket last fall for attorney general OF Nir-
1nia, but went down in the general land
lide. He is an eX-officer of the ConfedeT-
tie army. but just after the war joined the
party and has ever since re
NAMED true TO his adopted principles His
ppCintment by President Harrison Is a
tting recognition and another evidence /
hat the war is over