The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-11
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The new secretary of Oklahoma comes
from Frisco.
McCabe's boom for governor seems to
have missed fire.
Guthrie thinks 10 has everything now,
but an opera house.
1t is said that the gophers do not trouble
the blrck Jack lands.
Chief Justice Edward R. Greer has a
brother in Lexington, Ok
Most of the disappointed candidates have
discovered that fishing is good.
Kingfisher is another town that would
feel better if it had an opera house.
It IS a question whether Congressman
Perkins or Springer is the father Of Okla
homa.
The Guthrie Capital has changed its
head. 1t IS. now the oklahoma State
Capital.
The citizens of Guthrie and Saltwater
have been together discussing county
! boundaries.
His friends are pushing George Thorn
ton, of Oklahoma City, for chief deputy
under Marshal Lurty.
- FL Reno claims that she will have four
railroads running trains TO that place
within twelve months.
GutLiIc Has TIC SOhcIuOAr ACesLS4aIUIC
and Cherokee commission this spring
This is about her share.
The Guthrie council has granted a fran
chise to dam the Cottonwood river. This
will probably raise a stink.
Mr. Martin. the new secretary, had the
backing of Senator Sherman and the entire
congressional delegation from Ohio.
The inside of the Kingfsher World that
reached US Thursday was blank and said
nothing. 1t was probably disguised.
Reports from the Oklahoma farmers in
dictate that they will be in the midst of
wheat harvest by the 18th or Goth of May.
Milt Reynolds says Oklahoma has mo-
nOpOliZed more time of congress than any
territory since the Kansas agitation in
1854
The News thinks it is about time that
Guthrie commenced to consider as to the
building the first legislature shall assem-
bic in.
Warren S. Lurty marshal of the terri
tory, is a close friend of General Malone
and ran last year for attorney general Of
Virginia on the ticket with him.
Associate Judge Clark's home is at Ian
caster, the county seat of Grant county,
Wisconsin. He is 81 or 30 years old, wears
full beard which was once brown but IS
now almost white. In stature he is small,
being slightly below the medium height.
He Is an energetic campaign worker and
has taken an active interest in Wisconsin
politics for many years. In 1862 he was
elected assemblymOn from his district and
has since served several terms as district
attorney. He was delegate to the Chicago
convention which nominated President
Harrison.
Abraham J. Seay appointed one of the
associate justices, was raised and educated
i'll Missouri and is a bachelor about 80
years old. During the late war he COM
manded the Twenty-third Missouri in
fantry and is spoken of in the official re
ports as brave and gallant officer. He
resides at present at Union, Franklin
county, Missouri, where he served twelve
years as judge of the circuit court. Two
years ago he received the Republican NOM
nation for judge of the St. Louis court
of appeals, but was defeated by the Demo
cratic Nominee, the district being over
whelmingly Democratic.
FL Reno Herald: At a meeting of the
stockholders of the Oklahoma State Fair
association, held at FL Reno today. the
following named gentlemen were elected
as officers of said association for the ensu
ing two years Major John \. Foreman,
president William j. Grant, secretary; |.
JaLOnlck, Jr., treasurer; =. w. Sawyer,
vice president; DR.. ID. w. Scott, chairman
OF board or directors; CALVIN l.. SeYery,
superintendent of speed ring. The first
state fair will be held at FL Reno. COM
mencing on Tuesday, October Z, 1890, and
continue four days. Future details will
be announced from time to time as deter
mined by the board of directors.
Horace Speed is one of the Kentucky
family of that name, being nephew Of
James Speed, attorney general in Lincoln's
cabinet, and of General Conley and General
Hawkins. He is 80 years old At the age
of - he entered the United States army rs
headquarters clerk under his uncle, Gen
eraI Hawkins, and was stationed three
years at Omaha, Neb, and three years at
Detroit Mich. In 1872 he resigned his po-
sitiOn and entered the law Office of Presl-
dent Harrison at indianapolis, Ind, rs a
law student. He remained in the Office
three years and in 1876 began the practice
of the law at indianapolis. In the winter
of lSSS-S9 he removed TO Winfield, Kan,
where he had large land interests, and
from that place he came to Oklahoma on
the memorable 22d. On April - also he
was appointed by Secretary Noble TO the
position of secretary of the Cherokee com
mission, which position he has since held
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