Wichita eagle., 1890-03-14
GUTHRIE GOSSIP.

| To the Editor OF the Eagle
! GUTHRIE. Ok, March II, 1890
There has been so much of importance
going on recently that i havn't had time
to write for watching the shifting of the
scenes.
| Politics have not been dull. Last Fri
! day night the Democrats held their prl-
mary, and, as predicted in NV last, the
! Papooses, after electing their delegates
from among their own number, went
| down and undertook to elect the Conan
ches' delegates for them, and then tine
fun began. After quarreling .-.ad cuss-
ing and discussing for time the chair
man, who was Comanche, Snatched the
records out of the hands of the secre-
tary, who was a PapOose, and ran out of
the back door with them. Then
general melee began. a large sized
Papoose joyked piece of a
scythe blade out of his pants
leg, and jumping up on table swung it
around his head two or three times and
gave a war whoop, when a Coulanche
bowed the light out and the whole bust
ness rushed out, carrying the front doors
with them. Once In the street, fusii-
ade of pure, original COraanche dialect
ensued Two old warriors wanted to
draw a ring and fight it out. but better
Judgment prevailed. The next evening
the Comanches met in close communion
and selected their own delegates, and
they all left this morning for Oklahoma
City with their war paint and toEa-
hawks.
The streets of Guthrie have been
crowded for several days with. settlers
coming in TO move on their claims, and
with boomers who have come here 10
stay until the strip opens. IL Tcport5 are
true, large numbers Of boomers are on
their way here to make Guthrie thelr
headquarters until the opening of
the strip, as they can buy
provisions and other necessaries
here cheaper than elsewhere. and at
the same time have only few miles
drive to reach the promised land when 1t
opens. The merchants all report a good
business, especially hardware and gro
Gerry merchants. Colonel ). Il. Bevans
returned today from Washington and
New York. He thinks we viii get ter
iItorial government at an early day.
Dennis Flynn, our postmaster. SAYS he IS
afraid his postofiice bill will get lost IN
the shuttle. II the congressman iat 70
wait in the line at the office once or
twice for their mail until two or three
hundred in front OF them could be served
taey wouldn't forget II.
There are various candidates for the
various offices. but the most of them are
afraid to say so openly for fear the pa
pers will jump on TO them for being
''sooners'"
The so-called raiding Of the saloons
here by the United States rnarshals IS a
roaring farce. Tie officers notify them /
fthe saioonistsj that they are coming and I
then 20 down and get q detachment ~ 4
troops and march around win a great /
sbow Of severity. ! don't see the neces-
sitv Of raiding the saloons a. all: but if 4
SO. why all this farce:
There IS some talk Of raising fund to /
send Tor cur Washington representa- (
tiyes. The question a. u whether they i
are not doing Us more harm lhsn good Il 1
debatable.
The Ladies Literary society did up
Iongfellow last week and now tbev have
Jumped onto Shakespeare. Poor SHAKE.
Death has some charms after all
Harry Clark, our census supervisor,
has received has commission ard VIII En-
ter upon the duties OF his office az once.
lie has two OF three applications for the
appointment Of eBumeTstO! frouo each
township. 7.