The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-08
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government, it is worthy of note, is by E
paper not in Oklahoma.
The telephone line between Guthrie and
| kiagtisher Is closed on account of dam
ages done by late storm.
| The people of Oklahoma have never
| been called upon TO pray for rain, but ie
necessary, they could do it.
An Oklahomaite in Washington says he
| thinks the contracts with the Iowa aud
| Sac Indians will be ratified within two
weeks.
Guthrie's calaboose was not used on the
| Fourth. Guthrie may have only 6.OOO
! citizens, but they all are the kind that
, keep out of Jail
/ II the announcements for the legislature
| come IN all this month proportiOnally as
fast as they have been, some OF the news
papers in Oklahoma can start "A bank.
Saltwater Gazette: The Otoes vera
down again this week exchanging their
dollars for goods. One of them said 20 us;
| 'Injun man ne no keep money; spend 10
all for goods.
The Cimarron valley in Saltwater county
IS forging 10 the front. William Persons
wife gave birth to triplets, which weighed
respectfully. seven, nine and eleven
pounds, at that place last week
The expense OF the coming election will
| be paid out OF the $4,000 appropriation.
Governor Steele received telegram from
| Washington yesterday that this would ba
done. and the people are thus relieved Of a
considerable burden, says the Guthrie
News
\ lady who lives northwest of town
brought in new, last saturday of a man
and wife being poisoned recently and dy-
ing right al the table from drinking coffee,
in which. investigation revealed, cent?
pede had beea boiled, says the Saltwater
Gazette II is further said that there was
no one else about the place at the time eN-
Cept a litti9 baby. and that IL had worn this
skin off its hands and knees IN creeping
about the house heforS the accident was
discovered b1 neighbors. We failed to
learn the nanIes OF Fne persons.
Guthrie News. sSecretary Martin has
entered into 4 eoDtrabt with + r. McKen-
non 10 rent - isc-lR's. new brick build
ing next 10 tlIe.pssAce hotel for the com
ing session Of tha Ifs Stature This build
ing was first intended for an opera house
and but few changes are 20 be made from
the original plans Pine lower part will be
taken by the council and the upper part
by the house Three committee rooms
will he provided The building is 10 ba
completed by August IS. McKennon says
there need DE no fear but that IL will be
ready by that time.
The Saltwater Gazette. very reliable
paper says: 4 half-breed Otoe. who was IN
town Saturday. says there has beer Jess
rainfall this season than at any time since
he came 10 the territory, in 1853 This Is
the best of evidence that this l. not
droughty country. for there has been =
sufficient rainfall this season % have made
good crops If the ground had been reduced
To good state Of cultivation, and Ia the
sod state a IL now -. there will be fair
4 III
triOusly peddled through the states, that
Oklahoma Is being burnt up and "A repre-
titIOn Of the scenes ~ WESTERN
ern Kansas are being enacted; but ali who
viii take the trouble TO investigate will
learn that Oklahomas crops this year give
promise Of better returns than were realized
from the secOnd-year crops 81 Sumner,
Sed0wick and C0wlcy counties. Kansas.
Oklahoma viii prove herself entitled -
all the praise her people have bestowed
upon her.
4 G Scott. Oklahoma City, a H. Clas-
sen. Edmond, II. H. jenkins. Fl Reno.
Terry saltwater; j. Outright,
Frisco; >. Murphy, Oklahoma City, g n.
DOd.0n, Orlando. d. ". Narquet, Nor
man, j. ]. Eaton, Hennessey, ID. Is. Gar
rett Liuc0l, Frank Rector. Downs. and g.
j. Freeman. Of Guthrie, met under tho
call made aud, agreed upon the following
representation. Another meeting - tbs
central COMMITTEES will be held in Gutbris
on one week from Monday The Republi-
cans ~ each township are 70 meet iu their
respective townships Thurssi8y July fOtb.
80 select "a member of county committee.
The county committee viii meet GA ths
l2Jh and organize The chairman Of the
several county committee shall coDsti-
tute the territorial central committee, and
this committee VIII meet ~ Guthrie. July
a 20 call county convention 70 nom mate
rerrr-eutg~ivrs aud s~uators The bases
Representation q tHe organization ri cgun-
~ committee i- - follows. One member
for each congressional township AID ono
for majority fraction ~ same Ia cities.
one member for each 80 inhabitants and
and additional for = majority fraction
thereof provided, that each CITY having
80 or more shall ~ entitled % elect Dus
member.